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Tom Nakashima
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"Tom Nakashima" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:...
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> "C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> Tom Nakashima <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>I not sure who started it, Tyler Hamilton in last years Tour? But a lot
>>>of
>>>the Peloton now tilt their handlebars upward.
>>>It does seem to be more comfortable.
>>
>> Are his bars really tilted upwards? Or are the brake levers just near
>> the upper part of the bend? I think the current trend among pro riders
>> is to have a very low handlbar (several inches below the seat), but to
>> mount the brake levers in the upper half of the handlebar bend. This
>> gives them a good aero riding position on the drops, but also a higher
>> position on the hoods for cruising in the peloton.
>
> The bars are also tilted upward... The way you could tell is the bottom
> section of the handlebars are also angled.
> If just the brake levers were raised on the bars, the straight section of
> the drop would be parallel to the ground.
> -tom
Also the link of Tyler Hamilton on his bike, notice the handlebars are also
tilted up, not just the brake levers mounted higher.
http://tyler.db94.net/
-tom
>
> "C" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> Tom Nakashima <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>I not sure who started it, Tyler Hamilton in last years Tour? But a lot
>>>of
>>>the Peloton now tilt their handlebars upward.
>>>It does seem to be more comfortable.
>>
>> Are his bars really tilted upwards? Or are the brake levers just near
>> the upper part of the bend? I think the current trend among pro riders
>> is to have a very low handlbar (several inches below the seat), but to
>> mount the brake levers in the upper half of the handlebar bend. This
>> gives them a good aero riding position on the drops, but also a higher
>> position on the hoods for cruising in the peloton.
>
> The bars are also tilted upward... The way you could tell is the bottom
> section of the handlebars are also angled.
> If just the brake levers were raised on the bars, the straight section of
> the drop would be parallel to the ground.
> -tom
Also the link of Tyler Hamilton on his bike, notice the handlebars are also
tilted up, not just the brake levers mounted higher.
http://tyler.db94.net/
-tom