commuting handlebars?

[Grog]

Doesn't the upright vs. aero position depend more on the geometry of the bike? I'd guess a recreational touring bike or specifically commuting bike with drop bars would give a good enough position (upright) to have good visibility, no?

I'm interested in the topic since I'm planning on getting my first real commuter bike this summer.

[mountainchick]

I commute on my road bike, but thats because its the only bike I have. So drops for me.

[Geonz]

I'm a flat bar woman, wherever I ride. Welp, except the Gazelle that has those old-fashioned curvy ones.

[roguedog]

alimey - can you send pics of your set up. can't picture it how it'd be comfortable...

[xeney]

I have albatross bars on the bike I usually use for commuting, but my new one (which is STILL being built, arggh) is going to have bullhorns. I am not sure if I will like them but it seemed like a good compromise between being somewhat upright (which I prefer for traffic) and having a good position for hard braking ... that is my big complaint about the albatross bars, if I ever have to brake hard (as you do sometimes in traffic, no matter how careful you are) I'm just not in a good position for it.

I'm going to start off with cross levers on the bullhorns but I may swap them out for something else later.

I was originally going to stick with drop bars but my husband pointed out that I will never ever ride this bike in the drops and that bullhorns would look so much cooler.

[madscot13]

I have a trek 520. this is a touring bike with dropped handles. It is pretty great for me. I ride in a city/suburban area and I appreciate the advantages of a workhorse bike with plenty of agility. I think the geometry of my bike is what makes biking in an urban area okay. My head is still pretty upright and it doesn't strain my body in any way.

I love my bike. I love my bike

[roguedog]

Xeney, how will they configure the bullhorns with shifters and the brakes? I was thinking bullhorns but then wasn't sure what to do with shifters...

Or are you building a singlespeed or something?

[alimey]

Hiya

Here is a picture of the bars on my commuter as requested. Obviously using the hoods is out of the question - but the setup is oh so comfy. I did try creating bullbars by turning drops upsidedown & then cutting them, but it just didn't work (not enough straight to take the sti's and my hands). But the bullbars were cheap & now I love them.

Sorry about the mess in the background - we are having our house remodelled & I can't even find most of my bikes . . .

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Hope this helps

alimey

(just about to collect a pink Bike Friday with bullbars too . . .`