Is It a Mortal Sin to Ditch Drop Bars for Upright Bars?
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(Bike with Schwinn Sting-Ray bars installed, being ridden) > (same bike with Pista bars, sitting in basement)
I'm 5 years older than OP, still fighting to continue using drop bars... but we all know how it ends.
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I say do whatever you want--it's no mortal sin.
Personally, I would never subject my Supercorsa to the humiliation of upright bars and fat tires. When it comes time for me to go that route, I'll just get another bike made for such comforts. The N+1 of necessity.
Personally, I would never subject my Supercorsa to the humiliation of upright bars and fat tires. When it comes time for me to go that route, I'll just get another bike made for such comforts. The N+1 of necessity.
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Whole thread of sinners right here! https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...nversions.html
I have converted a couple road bikes to flat bars for city commuting. With flat bars it's much easier to keep your head on a swivel to see the cars and peds around you.
I have converted a couple road bikes to flat bars for city commuting. With flat bars it's much easier to keep your head on a swivel to see the cars and peds around you.
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And this thread is full of them...primarily vintage mtb's but also other bikes.
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...rsions-37.html
I just finished this build from bare frame last evening and test rode this morning.
Success!
I like it a lot.
From one also in his early 70's taller stems and upright bars just work for me.
The last few years I've install a few drop bars which I pretty much exclusively rode in my younger years but I invariably then swap back to upright.
My riding style has changed and I equip a bike to be comfortable for me.
Enjoy whichever works for you.
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...rsions-37.html
I just finished this build from bare frame last evening and test rode this morning.
Success!
I like it a lot.
From one also in his early 70's taller stems and upright bars just work for me.
The last few years I've install a few drop bars which I pretty much exclusively rode in my younger years but I invariably then swap back to upright.
My riding style has changed and I equip a bike to be comfortable for me.
Enjoy whichever works for you.
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Around here, we're all going to hell due to avarice, so you probably ought to do whatever you want.
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Personal choice isn't the only thing keeping you from putting fat tires on you Supercorsa, but I understand your point. At 52, I'm younger than many of the people on this forum (though not as fit as many who are older), and I'm already perceiving an unfortunate disconnect between my love of Italian racing bikes and the trajectory of my physical reality. I've expanded the number of more touring/randoneur type bikes I own since realizing this, but I'm willing to subject most of my bikes (racing pedigree or no) to whatever makes me want to ride them. In most cases, low gearing and bars level with the stem is sufficient for where I am now. Ten years from now, who knows?
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Do whatever keeps you on the bike and doesn't involve a hack saw or Dremel. If it's some sort of rare or special bike that is otherwise original, maybe keep the parts so you can make it original again, but beyond that go nuts.
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I'm thinking of putting what we used to call in the 70's Ape Hangers on my Conago arabesque milli- vanilli texican special and then i'm going to enter it into the concurs de elegante lacke'.. any comments??
The bars are from a Schwin Stingray replica.. lol
but in all seriousity, i like those moustache type bars on a 70's bike.. there of a certain age cool.. those butterfly bars in the comments are an abomination though, where can i get some?
The bars are from a Schwin Stingray replica.. lol
but in all seriousity, i like those moustache type bars on a 70's bike.. there of a certain age cool.. those butterfly bars in the comments are an abomination though, where can i get some?
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as long as it is not flat bars, as flat bars are evil bad ergonomics that are functional for mountain bikes, but have no place on a road bike
now get off my lawn you whipper snappers
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Several years ago in a "Show your Pegoretti" thread on another forum, a member posted pics of his Peg with a flat bar. He received a ton of negative responses, but they all shut up when Dario (RIP) responded.
What a class act. And if Dario approves, well.....
What a class act. And if Dario approves, well.....
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All my riders have uprights or I can't ride them for very long. I do ride every incoming bike with it's stock bars and I do find it interesting, but I get really happy when some porteur bars are on it!
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Short pull brake levers on long pull brake is a sin, as is the opposite. Get that right and you're golden.
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So we can safely say it's never a mortal sin to ride any bike. (almost)
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Only thing you might want to consider when making that conversion is a saddle that's appropriate for upright riding. From experience, I'll say that the Fujita Belt is brutal as an upright rider.
Fujita Belt Saddle, not an upright saddle.
Fujita Belt Saddle, not an upright saddle.
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I think I will eventually move to a set of trekking bars for the hand position options.
How upright are you talking......THIS upright?
How upright are you talking......THIS upright?
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Larry650 I'm 68 (right behind you). I'm currently taking a framebuilding class, but brought a bike to ride (on a previous visit I brought my Griffon for fitting), my Dawes. I'm just bopping around, as I don't have a ton of spare time to ride. It's very comfy. I'm sure it came with drop bars when new, but my current cockpit is decidedly less sporty. That's the good thing about n+1. Not every bike has to fit all the bike niches in your life.
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Italian Condorino bars
that is what I will use
plenty of retired race bikes in Italy are so fitted
that is what I will use
plenty of retired race bikes in Italy are so fitted
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Only reason I have drops on a bike is when I use barcons, for some reason it just works for me.
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