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So do flat bars+bar ends make an actually better climber? In other words, would it make sense to put such set up, if I where to build a bike meant purely for road climbing?
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Anyway ... assuming one has a "flat-bar" bike, then yes ... the combination of flat-bars + bar ends does make for increased efficiency when climbing out of the saddle.
Quite simple, really: more bio-mechanically efficient than trying to climb out of the saddle 'on the grips' (or 'tops' on a drop-bar bike); parallel to using the 'hoods' on a bike with drop bars.
Examples above; here's another (mine):
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Thanks guys.. worked hard on getting this bike to look just as good as my Road.
well thanks, i have about 5000sq ft of interlocking/stone work covering the front and backyard.
well thanks, i have about 5000sq ft of interlocking/stone work covering the front and backyard.
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I don't pop over here often anymore, but I liked this thread. I thought it was fine in the Road Forum.
My pictures, first shows the bars and saddle to bar drop (when it was a 2x9 with the more Aero wheels). Second picture shows current build, 1x9, with a more touring oriented wheel. The shadows in the 2nd photo make the bars look really goofy, hence the inclusion of the first pic.
My pictures, first shows the bars and saddle to bar drop (when it was a 2x9 with the more Aero wheels). Second picture shows current build, 1x9, with a more touring oriented wheel. The shadows in the 2nd photo make the bars look really goofy, hence the inclusion of the first pic.
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I don't pop over here often anymore, but I liked this thread. I thought it was fine in the Road Forum.
My pictures, first shows the bars and saddle to bar drop (when it was a 2x9 with the more Aero wheels). Second picture shows current build, 1x9, with a more touring oriented wheel. The shadows in the 2nd photo make the bars look really goofy, hence the inclusion of the first pic.
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My pictures, first shows the bars and saddle to bar drop (when it was a 2x9 with the more Aero wheels). Second picture shows current build, 1x9, with a more touring oriented wheel. The shadows in the 2nd photo make the bars look really goofy, hence the inclusion of the first pic.
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Here's my 2013 Trek 7.7 FX.
It has the identical frame to the Madone 3.1:
https://www.trekbikes.com/ca/en/bikes...1_h2_compact/#
It has the identical frame to the Madone 3.1:
https://www.trekbikes.com/ca/en/bikes...1_h2_compact/#
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I've been thinking of building one of these flat-bar road bikes from a very-slightly used late-'80s Schwinn Tempo frame I have laying around that is a little too small for me (56 as I ride a 58cm) as a road bike but should fit fine as a set-up like this. At my age (over fifty) I don't really care about "getting into the drops" and I rarely use them, anyway. This thread is inspiring me to do just that.
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I've been thinking of building one of these flat-bar road bikes from a very-slightly used late-'80s Schwinn Tempo frame I have laying around that is a little too small for me (56 as I ride a 58cm) as a road bike but should fit fine as a set-up like this. At my age (over fifty) I don't really care about "getting into the drops" and I rarely use them, anyway. This thread is inspiring me to do just that.
The Postino has no rise.
The Milano has a little more rise. Both would look good on a vintage bike IMO.
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Yea!..them are my kind of bars!....the Metropolis's on my bikes don't have much of a rise...I think I'm gonna flip em on my Kona when I get home after Christmas. I been wanting to try em low for awhile to see how I like.
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That carbon trekking bar is sexy-time.
Here's my 2013 Trek 7.7 FX.
It has the identical frame to the Madone 3.1:
https://www.trekbikes.com/ca/en/bikes...1_h2_compact/#
It has the identical frame to the Madone 3.1:
https://www.trekbikes.com/ca/en/bikes...1_h2_compact/#
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I've got a set of short straight bars on a 1989 Rockhopper comp. They look cool but really get your wrists uncomfortable after a short time. I've always wanted to try something like the VO style bars.
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*ROFL* This is the funniest thread I've read on these forums. None other has made me laugh so much. I haven't seen this many bunched up panties since reading the general mayhem political forums.
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Hopefully you're talking about the roadies who followed it over here just to complain. Really who cares if you take a road bike and put flat bars on it.
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I don't pop over here often anymore, but I liked this thread. I thought it was fine in the Road Forum.
My pictures, first shows the bars and saddle to bar drop (when it was a 2x9 with the more Aero wheels). Second picture shows current build, 1x9, with a more touring oriented wheel. The shadows in the 2nd photo make the bars look really goofy, hence the inclusion of the first pic.
My pictures, first shows the bars and saddle to bar drop (when it was a 2x9 with the more Aero wheels). Second picture shows current build, 1x9, with a more touring oriented wheel. The shadows in the 2nd photo make the bars look really goofy, hence the inclusion of the first pic.
I,m going to do something like that to my ridley this winter
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Here's my 2013 Trek 7.7 FX.
It has the identical frame to the Madone 3.1:
https://www.trekbikes.com/ca/en/bikes...1_h2_compact/#
It has the identical frame to the Madone 3.1:
https://www.trekbikes.com/ca/en/bikes...1_h2_compact/#
How did you manage to get bar ends on with the IsoZone handle bars?
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Here's my 2013 Trek 7.7 FX.
It has the identical frame to the Madone 3.1:
https://www.trekbikes.com/ca/en/bikes...1_h2_compact/#
It has the identical frame to the Madone 3.1:
https://www.trekbikes.com/ca/en/bikes...1_h2_compact/#
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Well mine is at the other end of the spectrum. Old style 21 speed road bike about as cheap as you can get and still be at an LBS. The brakes were awful so I switched them out. I also don't enjoy riding in the drops so I fitted a flat bar with integrated pods for indexed shifting. You could as why, and the answer would be it makes it much better for its intended purpose - fair weather commuting.
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Switched out the grips for a better color match a few weeks back and installed dual pivot brakes at the back. I tried to do the same in the front but the frame is setup for bolt ons and the set I got was for recessed. The v brake levers make for a bit of a mismatch, but I got the cable tension to a point where the brakes work well enough to keep me happy.