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Quoted message said:Ed Chait:
Quoted message said:
"Jose Rizal" <_@_._> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:The point is that the drops are then less comfortable than the hoods. You can optimise the
height of the dropbar with respect to either hoods or drops riding, not both.
The reason drop bars are a good design is because they offer "several" comfortable
So do other bar arrangements.
Quoted message said:and viable hand positions.
Viable? This is a superfluous term as you use it.
Quoted message said:That one of the positions may be more "optimal" than others has no bearing on the viability of
the design.
Read that again and you'll see the fallacy of the latter part.
Quoted message said:No design is going to provide several hand positions which are *equal* in all regards.
Not true, unless you've considered all designs.
Quoted message said:Being able to change hand position to 3 or 4 viable locations is a key issue in regards to
comfort, and drop bars provide this very nicely.
4 "viable" positions on a dropbar?
Yes. More, actually. I have five main positions that I use routinely for extended periods of time,
and a sixth which I use for special situations:
1. On the straight section of the tops: when riding relaxed, or want to sit up higher, and don't
expect to need brakes or shifters in the near future.
2. Sides, just forward of the bends: used for climbing, or when I want to sit up higher but might
want to get to the brakes on shorter notice than the tops.
3. On the hoods: for stop and go riding, when expect to need brakes and/or shifters on short
notice, or want to get a bit lower than the previous two positions, to get down out of the wind
a bit. This is where I spend the majority of my riding because it's a good compromise between
comfort and aerodynamics. I rotated my bars a bit to raise the hoods a bit above their factory
original positions, so that the end of the drops point down toward the road a bit.
4. The drops at the end of the bars: for extended times into the wind or at high speeds, and don't
expect to need brakes or shifters.
5. On the "ergonomic" part of the drops: when I want to be in the drops for aerodynamic situations,
but expect to need brakes and/or shifters.
6. (less commonly). On the forward-most part of the drops, with forearms essentially horizontal for
maximum aerodynamics. This is tiring on the triceps, so I don't stay there for extended periods
of time (not more than a few minutes at a time).
I also spend time at various positions in between the above positions, just to move them around. For
example, I might put my hands on the top curves, with the fingers on either the inside or the
outside of the curve, or sometimes with each hand in a different position.
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