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"Peter Clinch" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> wafflycat wrote:
>
>> I'd not used drops until my personal bike mechanic bought me Gino. Prior
>> to that, the bikes I'd owned had flat bars. It took a while to get used
>> to drops - but now I am I'd not willingly go back to flat bars. On a long
>> ride drops offer so many more places to put your hands so it's just more
>> comfortable over a long ride.
>
> It's a chicken and egg thing to some extent though. On many flat barred
> bikes the seating position is more upright, so less weight goes on your
> arms, so there's less need for a load of different positions for your
> hands. The more leaned forwards you are for aerodynamics the more drops
> become an asset, but also more of a requirement.
>
Well, I had done long rides on my flatbar bikes over the years. With that
experience behind me, I now wouldn't willingly go back to flats.
Cheers, helen s
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> wafflycat wrote:
>
>> I'd not used drops until my personal bike mechanic bought me Gino. Prior
>> to that, the bikes I'd owned had flat bars. It took a while to get used
>> to drops - but now I am I'd not willingly go back to flat bars. On a long
>> ride drops offer so many more places to put your hands so it's just more
>> comfortable over a long ride.
>
> It's a chicken and egg thing to some extent though. On many flat barred
> bikes the seating position is more upright, so less weight goes on your
> arms, so there's less need for a load of different positions for your
> hands. The more leaned forwards you are for aerodynamics the more drops
> become an asset, but also more of a requirement.
>
Well, I had done long rides on my flatbar bikes over the years. With that
experience behind me, I now wouldn't willingly go back to flats.
Cheers, helen s