hackbike 666
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downfader said:
Aye I've always thought extra wide shoulders were a good idea.(Like an American footballer)
Is my new bike causing all these close calls !
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Aye I've always thought extra wide shoulders were a good idea.(Like an American footballer)
GrasB
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I noticed something similar going from flats to bullhorn bars. Flat bars are typically between 520 & 600mm wide. Drops/bullhorns are typically sub-500mm wide. I know that extra 50mm or so per-side doesn't seem that much but visually it makes a cyclist look a lot narrower, your arms aren't flairing out from your shoulders. The result is closer passes as the motorist perceives your road position differently. My best advice is to ride a little further out than you used to.
downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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hackbike 666 said:
Well I got so sick of it before christmas that I wrote "1.5m -->" on my yellow bib.
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mr_cellophane
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potsy said:You should try flat-bar with a bar end mirror!! I've had mine clipped twice by knobs overtaking too close
That's me too. Just measured the 2. The drops are 5 inches narrower plus the mirrors.
downfader
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I think the other thing with drops I found was that you were lower down. More hunched compared to my old flatbar. I think if riding past parked cars or junctions I found I needed to sit up a little.
potsy
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I thought of sawing a couple of inches off my bars but not sure whether to or not.It's quite a difference from the drop bar bike,especially when filtering through tightish gaps,although I do fold the mirror in when I do this.mr_cellophane said:
Crankarm
Guru
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This is what you need to do to make drivers give you room, get some of Ortlieb's new environmentally friendly organic panniers,
Courtesy of Jan Houtermans CGOAB.com
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=RrzKj&page_id=136159&v=51
Courtesy of Jan Houtermans CGOAB.com
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=RrzKj&page_id=136159&v=51
downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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Crankarm said:This is what you need to do to make drivers give you room, get some of Ortlieb's new environmentally friendly organic panniers,
Courtesy of Jan Houtermans CGOAB.com
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=RrzKj&page_id=136159&v=51
