daryldeal

Personally, what are your thoughts and preferences on these 4 kinds of handlebars? pros and cons?

1. Dropbars
2. Bullhorns
3. Riser
4. Pursuit

Spoonrobot 

5. 780mm flat bars

seau grateau

Drops for president. Mucho hand positions, classy looks, ride many miles, very nice. Risers are good for being chill and/or booping around town on your sweet fixie. I'm pretty sure bullhorns are mostly for nerds at this point, and pursuit bars are for those who are either under the age of 18 or doing pursuits.

mrjohnmalton

I recently switched from drops to risers on my everyday bike. Obviously there are not as many options when it comes to hand positioning. I messed up my left wrist pretty bad back in the day and the risers are a much more comfortable option for that particular situation.

TenSpeedV2

Currently using base bars from a tri setup on mine. Absolutely loving them because of the flat tops and short horns. Such positions. Much comfort.

Source: Zipp - Speed Weaponry | Bars | Vuka Alumina

Altimis

I loved traditional dropbar

Going drop is zoom zoom for me and I am flexible and comfort on drop position

But if you ask for super comfort ride, go for flat

Leukybear 

Compact shallow drop bars with hooded levers are my favorite. The most generous of hand positions.

After that would be bullhorns. Followed by pursuit bars. Then risers.

Scrodzilla

Handlebars are for suckers.

JeremyLC

So... just grab the stem with a monkey wrench?

nightfly

Used to ride bullhorns when my fixed gear was my only bike and got used for longer rides. Nice to have a variety of hand positions.

Since I've gotten a road bike for longer rides, I switched to risers on my fixed gear and recently from risers cut very narrow to wider risers. Really enjoying the wider risers. Make squeezing between cars a little sketchy but feel like I have more power and they are just sorta fun. Nice to switch things up sometimes.

Wendell F

48cm risers for fixed (though considering MAP Ahearns), drops with hoods for road. Never saw the point of drops without hoods for street riding.

Also don't get the super wide riser trend.

TenSpeedV2

I know the feeling. I have tried short risers and a few different sets of drops on here. The last drop bar I bought was really the best one of all, and I may still throw it on there for a change.

franswa

+1, except I'm probably never going to ever use pursuits or risers. Although, never say never......right?

Carcosa

^ This as well. Drops all day. And then maybe bullhorns.

Philasteve

Risers or drops, bullhorns aren't that bad but I wouldn't use them for an extended period of time. Pursuit bars never.

JohnDThompson 

Nah, fix a boxer's mouth protector to the top of your steer tube and steer with your teeth. Hold your arms behind your back for that super-aero benefit.

TMonk

1 and 3.

TimothyH

hardboiled718

^ pretty sure that bike belongs in the jack-awesome thread

SquidPuppet

Leukybear 

A good way to experience his steering abilities is to put both your arms up to that similar position, and see how maneuverable they are from side to side...

SquidPuppet

Not just the total lack of control, every time I see a Harley dude with ape hangers I think about how fatiguing that would be. It seems like it wouldn't take long at all for some serious dull ache to set in. Lame award.

50voltphantom

I really liked my Profile Airwing tri base bars, but yeah, it's hard to top modern compact drops with SRAM levers. So comfy and versatile.

Dean V

Bullhorns. More comfortable to hold than brake levers for climbing.
I really only miss having drops for sprinting, but don't do that often anyway.

Dave Cutter

Drops. I've been riding dropbars since 1964. I don't think I could get used to anything different.