pics of riders on bullhorns
 

just wondering how far extended everyone arms are while on their bullhorns. i recently adjusted my ride's seat angle, bar height and angle and im feeling that i could probably stretch out a bit more. i know, i know, ride what feels right... im just wondering if theres a kind of standard position thats intended for riding bullhorns.

im considering going to drops...

If you haven't used drops yet, you should definitely give it a shot. That's my first bit of advice. It's worth trying out what's been a standard for 100 years, there may be something there for you.

As for me, my own personal rule is that I ride the bar on the flats except when a) sprinting, b) climbing, c) looking for a more aero position (in fact, i've been known to drape my arms in the bars slam bar style). Consequently, using the forward parts of my bar--which is a chopped and flipped set of drops, so it will vary from proper pursuit/TT bars--aren't necessarily that comfy. The rest of the time I ride the flats or corners very much like you might on a drop bar.

I second this guy's request--I'd really like to see what it looks like to be riding on them before I drop the cash to get the aero lever, bars, new cable and stem. I run drops right now, and I never _never_ use the drop part--far too uncomfortable for me. I generally use the flat part of the bar, or the part at the top of the drop before it curls under. Like this

http://www.rustbox.com/handposition.jpg

Forgive the bad drawing, but I like the pink handlebars.

http://home.conceptsfa.nl/~rivala/moser.jpg
http://www.lequipe.fr/Xml/Cyclisme/D...ser_230184.jpg

some examples...

those guys can probably endure more pain with so many drugs in the system.

Moser is just PURE talent.!

S/F,
CEYA!

somebody is awfully judgemntal...who whizzed in your cheerios? i think that a good majority of riders are clean and ultra talented...

strength does not equal drugs!

Some people don't recognize humor when they read it. :)

If you're never using the drop part of your bars, you should take a look here: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/handsup.html

And it looks like your drawing has a turkey wing on the lever. If you really do, you should ditch it if you can, they really only degrade braking performance.

Oh, and you don't have to spend much money to try it out if you go the drop-n-chop route. Go to your local bike co-op/collective and see if they have a set of used drops (hint: they do). Cut 'em off with a hacksaw and you're in business. You can either recycle all your current brake hardware or pick up a cheap BMX/MTB/CX lever while you're in.

I don't know what pictures of people on TT bars will do other than show that it's possible. Whether it's good for you depends a lot on you personally, the length of your top tube, the reach of your stem, the length of your bars, their angle, their drop, etc, etc. In other words, the best thing to do is to find someone who has a set and see if they feel good. Of course that's not your bike and not your bars so even that may be misleading. 2nd best is to buy a set of used bars and try it out for yourself. Not free but not expensive.

eBay is the biggest Jumble Sale (US readers - this roughly means "Yard Sale"), in the world. I'm doing a bike project and have found it invaluable... I buy something used and then as sometimes happens and it doesn't fit I can just resell it; Obviously you'll lose some money if you do this with new components but with used you should get about the same for it - sometimes even make a tiny profit. So why not get a few different bars for cheaps - try them out, then if you really like one you've already tested it so sell all the test ones and go out and get a new unmarked version of the one you really liked. Simple!

i just went from bullhorns to new nitto drops and then back to the horns. for riding in the city, i feel more heads up and it's easier to stop (for me).

sorry, i didnt clarify... ive been riding bullhorns for a while, switched over from moustaches. currently i am riding profile stokers, before then i rode those el toros. ive got a bunch of drop bars in my parts bin but it wont be necessary for me to chop any of them. the reason i was asking for pics was so that i could see the rider position and arm angle. i ride differently from the pic of moser, my arms are more extended and at less of an angle. im just wondering what kind of positions are ridden on bullhorns and how the different angles affect riding style.

dont want to spend extra cash on a new stem without trying other things to improve my ride postion.

Gotcha. In that case, I'll just point to what I wrote above. That's me personally. No pics since I don't usually ride with a mirror and besides, I still say it's about you. What's comfortable for me may not be for you. It sounds like you have some idea of what you want to change, so maybe you shoudl give that a shot. Also, Sheldon has an article on where poor fit can make your hurt and that may be useful to track down the right thing for you in this case.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/pain.html

Maybe YOU should send pictures to US and people can see if there's anything obviously wrong with your position.

Really? How? I never use the drops on the bars, so I never actually use that real brake lever. I use the horizontal bar. It's pretty useful, and im not really that worried about the brake performance since the brake I have is a relatively cruddy centre pull dia compe.

The lever typically slots in so that it sits on "top" of the actual brake lever thus reducing the amount of travel available swhen actually used to brake. Additionally, it usually doesn't actuate the brake the full range so that's another reduction.