what u prefer for commuting ,drops or flats?

[cloggsy]

Deffo drops!

 

[snorri]

Drops. And they look cooler as well.

Only for those who consider retro to be cool.

 

[Maylian]

Got to admit when I've had to put a bike in the shop and go back to flats I hate the completely upright position, so much wind resistance and just feels sluggish even on my relatively light hybrid.

 

[biking_fox]

I've got very short flats with drop barextensions. Works very well. Necessary because the Rohloff gear shifter won't fit around the curve of the drops. TBH I ride mostly on the hoods, but still prefer the drop configuration to flat.

 

[Norm]

Got to admit when I've had to put a bike in the shop and go back to flats I hate the completely upright position, so much wind resistance and just feels sluggish even on my relatively light hybrid.

The flats on my flat-barred commuter are lower than the tops on my drop-bar commuter, so it handles the wind pretty well.

 

[Gez73]

My commuter has Butterfly bars on it and I find them very comfortable for the 11 mile commute. I also have a fair bit of traffic free cycling on the route so plenty of chances to vary positions and not need instant access to the brakes. I have just bought a drop bar Kona Dew drop so looking forward to using that and seeing how I get on. Not had a drop bar bike since being about 12. It was a Viking with the brake levers on the horizontal as well as the drop. Will feel weird putting a rack on a sporty type bike but I need to lug gear on my commute. Gez

 

[daSmirnov]

Have to say drops.

Handy when fighting a headwind.
Way more hand positions on longer rides. I find my hands getting a bit achey / figity if I'm on flats for more than an hour or so.
Don't have to have the handle bars much lower than you'd have a flat, so you can still be fairly upright if that's a concern.

 

[DCLane]

Drops - my commute's 10 miles each way on dual-carriageways with hills

 

[hoopdriver]

I much prefer drops. Although I seldom use the drop position there is a very nice variety of hand positions on the tops and hoods. I also much prefer the aesthetics of drop-barred bikes.

 

[ferret fur]

Depends on your commute. I'd go for flat bars if it is busy urban. Better visibilty and quicker access to the brakes if you end up riding on the bars on a drop bike. (& better braking if you are on the hoods). If it is mostly rural I'd go for drops.

 

[HLaB]

Depends on your commute. I'd go for flat bars if it is busy urban. Better visibilty and quicker access to the brakes if you end up riding on the bars on a drop bike. (& better braking if you are on the hoods). If it is mostly rural I'd go for drops.

I would have said similar before but I'm finding the drops are more visual to divers, perhaps because its easier to change your position which is more eye catching

 

[clarion]

I ride drops (I can't ride on flats because of my wrist, so it's not relevant), but I am almost always on the hoods. So I've changed my fixed over to bullhorns, which are very good. The control over the brakes is very good. I'm thinking of changing my tourer over to bullhorns too.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I ride drops (I can't ride on flats because of my wrist, so it's not relevant), but I am almost always on the hoods. So I've changed my fixed over to bullhorns, which are very good. The control over the brakes is very good. I'm thinking of changing my tourer over to bullhorns too.

Another fan of bullhorns here, I have them on my fixed, the fixed gets used for commuting and winter club/leisure rides, I've also done a couple of forum rides on the fixed, very comfortable.

http://www.cyclechat.net/useralbums/forum-rides.17/view

 

[Andrius.B]

Flats for city commuting.
Drops only for longer rides.

 

[BentMikey]

Drops are good, a tiller is even better.