do i really need drop bars? maybe not.
Pondering the reasons for maintaining a drop bar bike in my stable for the last several years, I find that none of them seem to be terribly compelling anymore. I find that I am most comfortable, and ride most confidently, with some kind of upright bar, even in racing situations.
So probably in the next week or so, the drop bar on the 26"-wheeled bike is going away.
Ultimately, this may compel me to consider the neccessity of having four bikes with upright bars -- and one of those may ultimately go away, but not immediately. Anyway, I suspect that changing the drops to uprights may invite me to ride that bike more and enjoy it. So there they go.
(Anyone want a used set of 42cm Noodle bars with aero brake levers, cheap? I may even toss in the Nitto stem and just leave the whole thing intact.)
So probably in the next week or so, the drop bar on the 26"-wheeled bike is going away.
Ultimately, this may compel me to consider the neccessity of having four bikes with upright bars -- and one of those may ultimately go away, but not immediately. Anyway, I suspect that changing the drops to uprights may invite me to ride that bike more and enjoy it. So there they go.
(Anyone want a used set of 42cm Noodle bars with aero brake levers, cheap? I may even toss in the Nitto stem and just leave the whole thing intact.)
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