Track bars vs. road bars
 

What are the advantages and disadvantages of both?





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Road bars are ideal for a wide range of uses on both the road and track. They are built for comfort and utility, offering numerous hand positions and ergonomic designs. Track bars are suitable for a handful of applications on the track and make your fixie look hella dope on the street.

Track bars look cool when you are pushing your bike down the sidewalk

Running shoes vs combat boots

What are the advantages and disadvantages of both?




Go.

All I need to hear.

yep

nothin' wrong with looking hella dope, however.

just know what you're doing and don't fool yourself. you're either a pimp and a boss or a total tool with this route in life; there is no middle ground.

Running shoes are lightweight and comfortable with a wide range of applications, but not durable in some situations. Combat boots look hella dope when worn with baggy jean shorts.

what.

Thank you gentleman, and Scrod too. I can always count on you guys for solid and sound feedback.

I believe they're called jorts.

Now my next question is, I'm going to run a rest brake with a regular road brake lever, should I run a rest lever on the right side for balance? Also, this would keep my OCD from going into defcom 4 after 20-30 miles of riding with only a front brake lever.

Do you mean hoods? I plan on doing the same with some cane creak levers i bought from a certain reputable online distributor and running the unused cable under the tape for symmetry

A lot of people run two levers/hoods - not only for symmetry but also for the added hand position - with only one connected to the front brake.

Cane Creek SCR-5 levers are spring-loaded and don't need a cable to keep them from flopping around.

Correct.

A typical installation:

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=365336

"rest brakes" - I like it!

Hey thanks man! Yes I'm thinking this is gonna be by set up. I like the Cane Creek brakes.

Threw my track bars away.

It was like my hands and the bars were in a bad porno cause we kept trying different positions but nothing worked.

yeah I made that mistake as well they looked really nice but there were only two hand positions, next to the stem and in the drops, everyplace else was just awkward and uncomfortable

Gotta remember this one!!

I road my bike today with the track bars. Its definitely do able but not comfortable. Same as an above poster said, drops or near the stem. I'd prefer road bars but the track bars do look better. But practicality or looks is more important.

I am up in the air on what I want still.

Track drops = for the track
Road drops = multi use

Strangely enough, that's why they were both designed the way they are.

Track bar because my friends cannot ride my bike.

A conversion I bought a while back came with hideous unwrapped gold track bars. I even wasted bar tape on them to give it a fair chance, but no, they suck on the street. One hand position is one thing, but it's just unsafe to bomb streets in Denver without being allowed the upright and alert position.

EDIT: I tossed them and went with Noodles. Best bike move I've made in a while.

3ttt Competizione Gimondi bend - best of both worlds.
Also I'm liking compact ergo bars a lot for general use.

Though if I had the cash I would probably ditch all aspects of comfortability and practicality and get some 3T Scattos just for looks.

I use nitto b123 track bar and i like the top position indeed. That curvy corner is giving me a comfortable hand pose.
I have no problems trackstanding, skidding, fakie by using that part :p

:rolleyes:

Seriously.