Originally Posted by
DynoD500_SR20-d
I was riding today and I saw a guy with drops attached to his mountain bike straight bars.
Now I find myself in the hoods and the top of the bars most of the time. If I bought my bike with straight bars it would not look as "racy". So my question is, "Are drop bars an illusion?" for most of us riders who want to fit in?
The way many people have them set up... yes. They may as well be riding a set of bull horns. Some folks I ride with literally never use the drops. Ever.
As others have pointed out many people have them set up too low.