Drop or straight bar commuter?? | Thread profile

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I commuted all of last year and most of this on straight and I've made the jump to drops and I'll never go back. Being able to get out of the wind is the main reason for me. Even though I was crawling yesterday, I didn't feel like I was fighting a sail. On the flat bar, to get low, i would either rest my forearms on the bars or rest them along the whole bar. Neither ...

My experience was buying a used comfort bike for $50 and riding it for 9 months and then buying a drop bar bike. After riding for a while you will be more likely ready for a drop bar. If you are a young whipersnapper then just buy the drop bar bike and go for it.

personal preference. i prefer the drops at the moment b/c they offer 4-5 different hand positions to the flat's 1.

I prefer drop bars. I am almost never in the drops, but the top has enough hand postions to keep me happy.

Originally Posted by steve-in-kville Such a basic decision yet I can't make up my mind. The few straight bar bikes I look at are tough to come by in my frame size. The drop bar bikes are more common, but I hear that the rider's position takes some ...

Originally Posted by JeffS That's odd, every shop I go in is loaded with hybrids. That's the same way around here. Haven't they got the word -- all that's old is new again. Drops are nice. Since "...

Maybee I see things funny, but, isn't the top of a drop bar a lot like a straight bar? (just shorter usualy) Hangin on to the top of my drops feels a lot like riding a straight bar bike to me. I have one of each and the drop bar bike gets 90% of the use now days. The variety of hand positions is realy usefull.

Originally Posted by EasyEd Maybee I see things funny, but, isn't the top of a drop bar a lot like a straight bar? (just shorter usualy) Hangin on to the top of my drops feels a lot like riding a straight bar bike to me. I have one of each and the drop ...

I would use straight on a mountain bike frame, and drops/TTs [LOVE tts] on a road/track frame.