am new to the road bike world and can't figure out the proper angle for my handlebars. i ride every day totaling about 90 miles a week, not racing, just exercise. any advice would be appreciated.
It differs with different bars - just make sure they're comfy for you. Adjust them and see what feels best.warbritton914 said:am new to the road bike world and can't figure out the proper angle for my handlebars. i ride every day totaling about 90 miles a week, not racing, just exercise. any advice would be appreciated.
I agree, I ride the tops and I have to have the top of the bar angled flat to maybe a 1/4 inch higher.wheelist said:It differs with different bars - just make sure they're comfy for you. Adjust them and see what feels best.
I find myself leaning on the brake hoods a lot - if the bars aren't angled right this soon becomes mightily uncomfortable.
I don't have brifters but I recognize similarities to my problem, I have raised the bar angle because the brake hoods are too low for me. Unfortunately, the brakes are taped so that I can't adjust them with out taking the tape off and retaping... and I was more interested in riding the bike rather than playing with re-taping the handlebars... now that its fall, I think I will have to undo the tape, and play around with the angle of the bar, and the position of thefauxpas said:I am finding there are 3 issues with handlebar position... this does not include proper sizing...
1. Angle of the top section of bars as they enter the hoods.
2. Angle of the drops for riding in them and sprinting.
3. Position of brifters.
As I like a flat top bar as it enters the hoods, I had to raise the bars to get them flat. This made the brifters too high so I had to undo the handlebar tape, reposition the brifters, then redo the tape. I have bars that are not parallel. Meaning the top and bottom are not at the same angle. I will need to buy some bars that are parallel as the bottoms are now on a funny angle upwards. Some people like them like that, I don't. Some people like the bottoms flat like me, but don't mind the tops sloping forward into the hoods.
Play with them and ride a little in between each adjustment. Getting them right is as important as correct saddle choice and position.
I'll post some pics when I get home...
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