Re: How Best to Raise Handlebars ?

Gooserider said:

Hope that helps you. Raising the bar is something EVERYBODY should do,
except racers, IMHO. I recently put a Nitto Dirt Drop on my road bike, and
I'm much more comfortable. I spend more time in the drops, too. :-)

The way most road bikes are set up these days, I'd say you're right. Mine
reside two inches below the seat height and that's very comfy for me--I
can cruise in the drops for miles, but I've got a long back so a little
lower works fine. I've seen the displays in bike shops with them 4" or
more below the saddle! No wonder the, imho, bogus "flat bar road bike"
boom.

On a city bike I had, I switched the flat bars to a set of nitto "north
road" bend since I had some in steel that were really comfy on a vintage
bike. Bad idea--since I like to ride fast, the bars were actually more
uncomfortable since I wasn't able to use my muscles as effectively.
Leaning over *was* more comfy--the problem was the width--there's no way I
needed super wide mtb bars in the city--sawing 2" off each end did the
trick for comfort.

Starting level with the seat on either road or mtbs seems fair enough.

The dirt drops look tempting, btw, but I'm fairly happy with my Ritchey
biomax bars--despite their goofy look. They've got a very shallow drop,
which I love, I just miss the nice flat in the drop that traditional bars
have...can't win them all. 😄

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 00:02:19 GMT, "Gooserider" <[email hidden]>

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"Magnusfarce" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I need to learn more about how to raise the handlebars on a road bike, and
what effects that will have on handling and frame strength. (Note that I
have posted this to rec.bicycles.tech as well. Please post any replies to
that group, and thanks for any help.)

It's difficult to answer your question without knowing what kind of stem you
have. If you have a threaded(quill) stem, then all you need is a longer
stem. Nitto makes several to raise the bar. They're available several
places, http://www.rivbike.com being one of them. The Technomic Deluxe or
the Dirt Drop would do the trick. If you have a threadless stem, it's a
piece of cake, also. Delta makes a threadless stem riser, which Performance
sells for $19.99.

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=12679

Hope that helps you. Raising the bar is something EVERYBODY should do,
except racers, IMHO. I recently put a Nitto Dirt Drop on my road bike, and
I'm much more comfortable. I spend more time in the drops, too. :-)

Just keep in mind that beyond a certain point the cables may become too
stretched and will need replaced / lengthened.

jj

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maxo said:

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 00:02:19 +0000, Gooserider wrote:

The dirt drops look tempting, btw, but I'm fairly happy with my Ritchey
biomax bars--despite their goofy look. They've got a very shallow drop,
which I love, I just miss the nice flat in the drop that traditional bars
have...can't win them all. 😄

_ If you like the BioMax, try a pair of Salsa bell laps. It's
nearly the same shape with a longer flat in the drop and slightly
more flare.

_ Booker C. Bense

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In article <[email hidden]>,

maxo said:

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 00:02:19 +0000, Gooserider wrote:

The dirt drops look tempting, btw, but I'm fairly happy with my Ritchey
biomax bars--despite their goofy look. They've got a very shallow drop,
which I love, I just miss the nice flat in the drop that traditional bars
have...can't win them all. 😄

_ If you like the BioMax, try a pair of Salsa bell laps. It's
nearly the same shape with a longer flat in the drop and slightly
more flare.

_ Booker C. Bense

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Booker C. Bense said:

_ If you like the BioMax, try a pair of Salsa bell laps. It's nearly the
same shape with a longer flat in the drop and slightly more flare.

will have a look. 🙂

Booker C. Bense said:

_ If you like the BioMax, try a pair of Salsa bell laps. It's nearly the
same shape with a longer flat in the drop and slightly more flare.

will have a look. 🙂