hahahah

Track bars make great Bum bars!

Track bars get you at least 10 more likes on Instagram.

Da ladies be lik'in dem track bars.

but road dorps tho

Ma sqrl laiks ma horns.

I tried track bars, and really wanted to like them, but the lack of hand positions frustrated me. I went with a set of Japanese alloy randonneur bars from my parts box. The slight flaring puts the drops out wider a bit. While these are normally found on touring type bikes, I like the way that they work on a fixed gear as well. Here's a recent, but hazy, side view. I wound up using the Cane Creek levers, too. PG

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=365751

you can also try these knob grips from velo orange: http://store.velo-orange.com/index.p...nob-grips.html

Or he could just use the extra lever without needing to spend an extra 5 bucks for a dumb little knob.

lil sausage grips

So what does "classic bend" mean? Road or track?

Relevant:

http://www.cyclingcartoons.com/wp-co...9109242238.gif

Source: http://www.cyclingcartoons.com/the-fixie/

i use FSA compact drop bars the drop curvs out so you dont hit your wrist on the top of the bar while rockin back and forth in the drops sprinting.

http://one9.us/images/bike/hipster-handlebar.jpg
the classic

I like bull horns the most.

I LOVE track drops. I got used to them.

This just had me rolling on the floor!LOL

Says "VeloNewbie".

I've been riding the track bars since I got the bike and I do not like them. Very uncomfortable on in the wrist and palms. Looks like I'll be putting road bars on.

Yepper. Track bars are meant for racing on the track and are not designed for comfort. If you are riding on the road, then road bars are the way to go. That's why I recently changed out the track bars on my Bianchi Pista Concept to road bars, since it's now being used primarily on the road. It makes a world of difference.

Because I like the look of quill stems too much I might ever get to try them, but Salsa has some nice bars. They are a compact design and curve out also for better wrist comfort it seems. The Salsa Cowbell bars.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jtSCsaVm9q...nmay11+002.JPG

which type track racing specialty? Sprint or pursuit ?

The only issue I'm having is finding a set in chrome or aluminum that aren't black to match my crime bike AMD stem.

I'm going to assume that by "aluminum" you mean silver and that you have a 31.8mm stem, which means most of the road bars in that size are either black or white. There are a few choices like the Ritchey Classic Logic, that is silver aluminum and comes in various widths:

http://www.universalcycles.com/image...dium/42593.jpg

Yes that's correct.

Nitto makes 31.8 compact drops too. Also, there's the HWY ONE by Soma.

Thanks Scrod. I've been looking over your site. I'll be ordering a stem shim from you for sure.