Jym Dyer <
[email protected]> wrote:
>>> I saw several road bikes with the handlebars turned upside down.
>> A lot of riders call those "DUI bars" since they're often on bikes that are being ridden by
>> people with no interest in riding a bike.
>
>=v= Oh, brother! (Where art thou?) Could it also just possibly have something to do with the fact
>that not everyone has the money to run out and buy new handlebars at the drop of a hat?
If they had an interest in cycling, chances are they'd flip the bars around in the stem so the hooks
are pointing the right direction (even if the "drops" become "vitual mustache bars"). They'd also
probably take the time to set up the brake levers in a less suicidal mode.
Or at least I can say that if I were forced to ride a cheap bike that doesn't fit, I wouldn't
hesitate to spend five minutes to make it much less dangerous - I guess maybe there are those who
would consider that too much work... (?)
>> It puts the brake levers on the "back side" of the bars, which makes it VERY easy to lock up the
>> brakes by accident ...
>
>=v= Of course, the levers can be removed and put back onto the bars in a better location.
Something they'd do if they were interested in cycling, but maybe not if they were just forced to
ride and didn't want to be bothered with leaning over to reach the bars.
Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame