View Poll Results: The steering bars on my commute bike are:
standard road bars with drop curves
38
38.78%
standard straight mtn bike bars
32
32.65%
curved mustache bar
11
11.22%
bullhorn bars
11
11.22%
aero bars, integrated
0
0%
aero bars, clip on
1
1.02%
aero bars with bar end shifters
0
0%
other setup which I describe in this thread
14
14.29%
Bars?!!! bars are for wimps, no hands all the way
0
0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 98. You may not vote on this poll
What type of bars are you using?
03-08-06, 08:07 PM
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What type of bars are you using?
On last poll, some said I didn't have good selections. Let's see if this is better.
03-08-06, 08:12 PM
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One my fixie and my derailleur-geared bike, I use drop bars. On my three-speed, I use an inverted Nitto Albatross.
03-08-06, 08:54 PM
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Jones H-bar. Found 'em used--still too expensive, but I like the positions available. Mostly ride pretty upright--very comfortable--good control. Strong headwind the other day so I rode on the front extensions, arms tucked in and felt pretty aerodynamic comparatively.
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03-08-06, 09:01 PM
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What no option for treking/butterfly bars? They're great for commuting.
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03-08-06, 09:20 PM
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sorry, don't know what a butterfly bar looks like.
03-08-06, 10:01 PM
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On my touring bike/nice commuter: drops (randonneur style).
On my beater bike: flat MTB bars, chopped down to 20 inches. I like the latter for control and visibility, the former for multiple hand positions, speed and getting out of the wind.
On my beater bike: flat MTB bars, chopped down to 20 inches. I like the latter for control and visibility, the former for multiple hand positions, speed and getting out of the wind.
03-09-06, 03:36 AM
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North Road bars on all three steeds. The drops that came on my 520 will be filled with sand and get bent into something resembling 'midge bars' that have been desribed to me. Just for grunts-n-grins.
03-09-06, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by HiYoSilver
sorry, don't know what a butterfly bar looks like.
ta da
https://www.nashbar.com/profile_morei...ku=9756&brand=
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Strange, now put two of those together and you have a bar 8 logo.
03-09-06, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Emerson
Jones H-bar. Found 'em used--still too expensive, but I like the positions available. Mostly ride pretty upright--very comfortable--good control. Strong headwind the other day so I rode on the front extensions, arms tucked in and felt pretty aerodynamic comparatively.
I so want to check these out, neighbor. Ever do the Thursday night bar/bike hop?
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03-09-06, 09:37 AM
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On One Midge bars, and old school randonneur bars similar to the Nittos below.
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03-09-06, 11:28 AM
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Soma "Arc" bars. Flat bars with a continuous arc all the way 'round. I don't know if I like them, actually. They're pretty, and I like them in theory, and hanging onto the ends is nice for standing up, but I think where my hands go needs something flatter. So, I really like the option of positions and the angle of the sweep, but the actual curvature to the bars is a little funky. The Jones H-bar would be my dream bar, I think.
03-09-06, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by TimJ
Soma "Arc" bars. Flat bars with a continuous arc all the way 'round. I don't know if I like them, actually. They're pretty, and I like them in theory, and hanging onto the ends is nice for standing up, but I think where my hands go needs something flatter. So, I really like the option of positions and the angle of the sweep, but the actual curvature to the bars is a little funky. The Jones H-bar would be my dream bar, I think.
03-09-06, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by lala
On One Midge bars, and old school randonneur bars similar to the Nittos below.
03-09-06, 01:25 PM
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I voted bullhorn as I'm running some Scott MTB bars with integrated bar-ends on the winter bike. Plain old drops on the Fuji, which hasn't seen the light of day in 5 months.
03-09-06, 02:01 PM
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I passed a guy today commuting on a unicycle. So, no bars at all for him...
03-09-06, 03:13 PM
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I've posted this info in other threads, but it's pertinent here, as well.
The setup on my 1983 Austro-Daimler mixte goes like this:
Mini-bmx handlebars mounted by the top crossbar to the stem.
A pair of drop bars are fashioned onto the side pipes of the bmx bars with long bar-ends.
And finally, aerobars mounted onto the top crossbar.
My headlight is mounted on the bottom crossbar, where the bars are meant to be attached to the stem.
My top mount shifters are down on the "drops" and my cyclometer, with night light, is on a swingbar mounted to the stem.
Due to all of my "accessories", it's hard to make out exactly how this is all set up. So I made a couple of line drawings that should clear up any confusion.
Whole bike
From the back
From the front
Here are the illustrations. At the risk of pointing out the obvious, here's a little legend:
Red=BMX mini bars (pulled off my son's old toddler bike, from when he was 3 yrs old).
Blue=Aerobars
Yellow=Long bar ends as drops
Green=Minoura Swingbar
Everything else=frame & stem
Full frontal
Side view
The setup on my 1983 Austro-Daimler mixte goes like this:
Mini-bmx handlebars mounted by the top crossbar to the stem.
A pair of drop bars are fashioned onto the side pipes of the bmx bars with long bar-ends.
And finally, aerobars mounted onto the top crossbar.
My headlight is mounted on the bottom crossbar, where the bars are meant to be attached to the stem.
My top mount shifters are down on the "drops" and my cyclometer, with night light, is on a swingbar mounted to the stem.
Due to all of my "accessories", it's hard to make out exactly how this is all set up. So I made a couple of line drawings that should clear up any confusion.
Whole bikeFrom the backFrom the frontHere are the illustrations. At the risk of pointing out the obvious, here's a little legend:
Red=BMX mini bars (pulled off my son's old toddler bike, from when he was 3 yrs old).
Blue=Aerobars
Yellow=Long bar ends as drops
Green=Minoura Swingbar
Everything else=frame & stem
Full frontalSide view
03-09-06, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by HiYoSilver
On last poll, some said I didn't have good selections. Let's see if this is better.
North Roads bars??
03-09-06, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by lala
I so want to check these out, neighbor. Ever do the Thursday night bar/bike hop?
In any event, I would be happy to meet up for you to take a look at the Jones bar in person and take a spin if the bike fits. Let me know if you want to.
03-09-06, 03:22 PM
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In cool weather I use wine bars, in warm weather beer bars, in Alaska polar bars. 
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I killed me a bar when I was only 3... 
03-10-06, 03:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Tightwad
North Roads bars??
https://i2.tinypic.com/r22ff9.jpg
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