Riding with track drop downs a bad idea?
08-10-12 | 02:40 PM
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Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
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08-10-12 | 09:00 PM
#53
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N00b
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You guys are taking my replies way too seriously haha, anyways.
How about opinions on https://www.retro-gression.com/produc...-pro-handlebar VS https://www.retro-gression.com/produc...drop-handlebar
How about opinions on https://www.retro-gression.com/produc...-pro-handlebar VS https://www.retro-gression.com/produc...drop-handlebar
08-10-12 | 09:24 PM
#54
Magnets, how do they work
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LessonLearned is that you?
08-10-12 | 09:58 PM
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Bikes: Bike Count: Rising.
Going to be straight forward with this. Fit is important, a bike that fits properly should be very easy to control and be comfortable without making way out of the ballpark changes. I.E, Putting a 130mm stem on a 50cm frame and having a seat post that is more than double that of the headtube.
Second: Track Drops flat out suck on the road, if you want a to use track drops, get a track specific bike. Road drops with hoods is much more comfortable and tape the bars up, don't give a hoot how much grip you claim you have with just gloves on and no tape. All it takes is one very wet day and you get caught out in the rain and the gloves get drench. When gloves get wet, they get slippery. Now mate that with wet, un-taped handlebars. The result: a very unsafe connection right there.
With that being said....
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Second: Track Drops flat out suck on the road, if you want a to use track drops, get a track specific bike. Road drops with hoods is much more comfortable and tape the bars up, don't give a hoot how much grip you claim you have with just gloves on and no tape. All it takes is one very wet day and you get caught out in the rain and the gloves get drench. When gloves get wet, they get slippery. Now mate that with wet, un-taped handlebars. The result: a very unsafe connection right there.
With that being said....
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