During a recent visit to the LBS I had a moment of impulse-buying madness and left with a set of butterfly handlebars (aka trekking bars). Here's a pic: http://tinyurl.com/nvwoh
My rationale at the time was the fact that me existing riser bars have a crimp in the end due to a high speed stack. As a result I can't add bar ends. I've been having trouble with sore shoulders after any longish rides, so I was looking for something that offered more hand positions.
So having brought these things home, I'm starting to have second thoughts. I'd love to hear from anyone who has a set. In particular I'd like to know how long it took to get used to them. Whether or not you had to change your stem length. Any other general comments.
During a recent visit to the LBS I had a moment of impulse-buying madness and left with a set of butterfly handlebars (aka trekking bars). Here's a
I bought a set for my MTB and used them to go from Port Augusta to Kurrumba on the Gulf. They worked. I did change the head setup. I've now gon back to bar ends for town. Not exactly sure why but I think its because its narrower. /dlh.
During a recent visit to the LBS I had a moment of impulse-buying madness and left with a set of butterfly handlebars (aka trekking bars). Here's a
I bought a set for my MTB and used them to go from Port Augusta to Kurrumba on the Gulf. They worked. I did change the head setup. I've now gon back to bar ends for town. Not exactly sure why but I think its because its narrower. /dlh.
I bought a set for my MTB and used them to go from Port Augusta to Kurrumba on the Gulf. They worked. I did change the head setup. I've now gon back to bar ends for town. Not exactly sure why but I think its because its narrower. /dlh.
During a recent visit to the LBS I had a moment of impulse-buying madness and left with a set of butterfly handlebars (aka trekking bars). Here's a
I bought a set for my MTB and used them to go from Port Augusta to Kurrumba on the Gulf. They worked. I did change the head setup. I've now gon back to bar ends for town. Not exactly sure why but I think its because its narrower. /dlh.
I replaced my drop bars with these, as the bike wasn't a good fit with drops. Also the drops were too narrow. I put them on upside down originally, but that was too low. I also put the caliper levers on the front as on Sheldon's site as opposed to the close flats like Cheeky Monkey's site. That way I can even use the hoods.
I think they're great, but putting on and taking off the grips was a pain. I'll use tape next time.
Well, after a couple of trial runs I decided to stick with the butterfly bars. I must say that I'm now quite happy with the setup.
I have the brakes/shifters on the flat part. I used gel bar tape rather than trying to reuse my MTB grips. For good measure I even added a bell and a mirror - kinda naff I realise, but really handy, especially the mirror (how have I commuted without one all this time?).
The flats are slightly closer than my old riser bars, but at about the same height, so the overall effect is to sit me up slightly higher. The outermost curve of the bars feels a lot like riding on the hoods on drop bars. Nice and comfy. The front curvy bit gives a nice areo position that I can emphasise even more by dropping my arms slightly and resting my wrists on the flat part.
So, in summary I'd say that anyone contemplating a set should certainly give them a go.
