Xiorell
Über Member
- Location
- Merthyr, Wales
hey people
Have any of you been using dropends on an otherwise flat bar bicycle? If so, how are they working out? Would you recommend?
I'm thinking it's time to change my ride and I'm currently weighing up a few contenders, couple of tourers and cyclecross/adventure bikes that just come with drop bars, but there are a couple of flat bar contenders too.
The riding I do is a mix of short daily commutes and longer leisure rides in my own time, so I don't need one setup more than the other, I'm in a bit of a no mans land. On my commutes, I'm often faced with dog walkers and joggers etc so the easy access to brakes is handy. However it often gets windy up here and on my current bike I do miss having drops for that and also just on my longer leisure activities.
I came across some dropend attachment options and thought maybe that'd work well on a flat bar bike, maybe installed inside the normal grips, so I can tuck in when the wind is up. But they do look a bit messy and at that point maybe I should just buy something with drops.
Have any of you been using dropends on an otherwise flat bar bicycle? If so, how are they working out? Would you recommend?
I'm thinking it's time to change my ride and I'm currently weighing up a few contenders, couple of tourers and cyclecross/adventure bikes that just come with drop bars, but there are a couple of flat bar contenders too.
The riding I do is a mix of short daily commutes and longer leisure rides in my own time, so I don't need one setup more than the other, I'm in a bit of a no mans land. On my commutes, I'm often faced with dog walkers and joggers etc so the easy access to brakes is handy. However it often gets windy up here and on my current bike I do miss having drops for that and also just on my longer leisure activities.
I came across some dropend attachment options and thought maybe that'd work well on a flat bar bike, maybe installed inside the normal grips, so I can tuck in when the wind is up. But they do look a bit messy and at that point maybe I should just buy something with drops.