Post your risers
03-26-12, 10:43 AM
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mine, in front, a couple weeks ago
my previous bike, before I bought the Raleigh
my previous bike, before I bought the Raleigh
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Here are my risers plenty wide and I can still squeeze through tight spaces.
03-26-12, 02:57 PM
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03-26-12, 04:33 PM
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no way! i love icing my elbows because theyve been locked straight all day with my thumbs touching the stem.
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03-27-12, 04:42 PM
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03-27-12, 04:58 PM
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or just the way that alot of people configure them?
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i've had risers on my fg before and they were quite nice and fun for short trips around town that aren't long enough to warrant a cycling kit and clipless shoes.
again one day I want to buy a new frame for fixed gear road riding purposes and convert my khs100 to a risers setup up w these
edit: sry i suck at computers and i can't make that image smaller
again one day I want to buy a new frame for fixed gear road riding purposes and convert my khs100 to a risers setup up w these
edit: sry i suck at computers and i can't make that image smaller
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03-27-12, 05:19 PM
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you spend alot of time at 30mph plus huh?
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03-27-12, 05:22 PM
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personally i wouldn't use risers on my bike if I even planned on approaching that speed...
but again i think the problem u have isn't risers themselves but the way ppls configure and use them, which i agree is stupid
but again i think the problem u have isn't risers themselves but the way ppls configure and use them, which i agree is stupid
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03-27-12, 05:35 PM
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I had to run a 160mm stem to get bars over the front axle.
03-27-12, 05:40 PM
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03-27-12, 05:48 PM
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And track bikes aren't "meant" to be ridden on the street.
Who cares? I mean seriously for a lot more people than are willing to admit it, fixed gear bikes and culture are about aesthetics. Nothing wrong with that. Bikes are fun and functional works of art.
Many people aren't riding over 20 miles or over 20 miles per hour. Riser bars are often really comfortable for what most people do, most of the time. I like the way they look. I like how something meant for mountain bikes with long stems and huge widths have been appropriated by fixed gear culture to be these short curvy things with room for not much more than a set of ourys.
I have a much bigger problem with track bars which have exactly 1 comfortable riding position, the drops, and huge seat to stem drops for riding to the local coffee shop.
You can't seriously ride a fixed gear and argue about practicality.
Who cares? I mean seriously for a lot more people than are willing to admit it, fixed gear bikes and culture are about aesthetics. Nothing wrong with that. Bikes are fun and functional works of art.
Many people aren't riding over 20 miles or over 20 miles per hour. Riser bars are often really comfortable for what most people do, most of the time. I like the way they look. I like how something meant for mountain bikes with long stems and huge widths have been appropriated by fixed gear culture to be these short curvy things with room for not much more than a set of ourys.
I have a much bigger problem with track bars which have exactly 1 comfortable riding position, the drops, and huge seat to stem drops for riding to the local coffee shop.
You can't seriously ride a fixed gear and argue about practicality.
03-27-12, 05:55 PM
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Back in the day of long stem XC bikes, bars were much narrower. Now 28" bars are often run on stubby stems. Trading one for the other kinda balances out the steering physics.
