I am baffled by drop handlebars.

[mjr]

With some longer bar ends you effectively have three hand positions - enough for me. If some folk prefer drops, fine of course.

Similarly, swept bars give you four positions (ends, grips, bends, tops). Conventional wisdom is drops offer five (ends, drops, hoods, ramps, tops). Either are enough for me. Single-position straights on my folding bike aren't so good.

 

[T4tomo]

Similarly, swept bars give you four positions (ends, grips, bends, tops). Conventional wisdom is drops offer five (ends, drops, hoods, ramps, tops). Either are enough for me. Single-position straights on my folding bike aren't so good.

I have micro bar ends on the Brompton for that reason. Can't get away with anything bigger without effecting the fold!

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Riding on the drops shouldn't torture wrists if the bike's set up right. Main reason I don't use the drops more is that I can't see shoot behind me as easily and I've got used to that from my other bikes!

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