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View Poll Results: Favorite handlebar style on your SS/FG bike?
Drops
58.11%
Bullhorns
29.73%
Straight
8.11%
Other
13.51%
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Favorite & Preferred SS/FG Handlebar style?

Old 01-25-14, 07:15 AM
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Favorite & Preferred SS/FG Handlebar style?

I have bullhorns on my Bianchi. Next bike I may try track drops. My geared commuter has drops but I am always on the hoods. Never rode in the drops for very long.
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Bum bars.
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RB-002; risers.
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flats, with 4" on either side of the stem
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Just a 110 stem, no bars.
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You guys are funny.
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road ride: drops, classic bend, with hoods

town ride: risers

bullhorns are a nice intermediate. I used rb-002 and syntace bullhorns in the past and liked them.
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Originally Posted by TMonk
road ride: drops, classic bend, with hoods
+1. Specifically Cinelli Giro d'Italia bars for me. Have Tektro 341 levers but kinda wish I'd splurged on some Cane Creeks.
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Bullhorns, slightly sunken.
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what is a "slightly sunken" bullhorn?
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Originally Posted by NateRod
what is a "slightly sunken" bullhorn?
how bout slightly brotures?
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I get bored pretty easy so i'm just going to say drops, risers and bullhorns. I plan on using my risers I have on now for a while though.
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Originally Posted by NateRod
what is a "slightly sunken" bullhorn?
You seriously can't figure that out?

Ok then, more literally: Bullhorns with a slight drop, commonly referred to as pursuit or TT bars.
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I don't really see the point in this poll though, it's person preference. It's like saying "What saddle is your favorite?".
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Flat top compact road drops all around.
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Originally Posted by Philasteve
I don't really see the point in this poll though, it's person preference. It's like saying "What saddle is your favorite?".

Just a fun poll. Build a bridge and get over it.
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Originally Posted by steve-in-kville
Just a fun poll. Build a bridge and get over it.
Awww shnap.
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Originally Posted by steve-in-kville
Just a fun poll. Build a bridge and get over it.
I'm gonna build a bridge into your mothers bedroom.
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Originally Posted by steve-in-kville
Just a fun poll. Build a bridge and get over it.
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I like whatever bars all of your mothers prefer.
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I like whatever bars all of your mothers prefer.
Seau must like these then:

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