Road bike owners, how often do you utilise the different hand positions

[vickster]

last time i looked i had gained some weight 147 llbs

You’ve gained 147lbs...ouch

 

[cyberknight]

You’ve gained 147lbs...ouch

haha i meant im that weight total

 

[vickster]

haha i meant im that weight total

What’s that in proper U.K. measurement (not that American nonsense)?
Google she say 67kg or thereabouts

 

[si_c]

What’s that in proper U.K. measurement (not that American nonsense)?
Google she say 67kg or thereabouts

So about 30kg lighter than me then

 

[cyberknight]

What’s that in proper U.K. measurement (not that American nonsense)?
Google she say 67kg or thereabouts

i dont work in EU metric nonsense

 

[Drago]

Generally i'm up on the hoods. It's a good compromise between control and maintaining all round visibility.

I'll only go to the drops when it is safe to do so vis a vis the traffic around me, which isn't terribly often. I rarely use the flats as supinating my right hand aggravates my titanium elbow.

i dont work in EU metric nonsense

Me neither. The proportion of the time I spend on the drops is about 144 fathoms.

 

[cyberknight]

Generally i'm up on the hoods. It's a good compromise between control and maintaining all round visibility.

I'll only go to the drops when it is safe to do so vis a vis the traffic around me, which isn't terribly often. I rarely use the flats as supinating my right hand aggravates my titanium elbow.





Me neither. The proportion of the time I spend on the drops is about 144 fathoms.

as long as you can do 20 000 leagues under the sea whilst singing to a seal your fine

 

[Mike_P]

Hoods largely, tops often in traffic / unknown road (due to probability of pot holes) or when I just want to look better at the surroundings, and to assist have cross over brake levers as well. Drops rarely.

 

[faster]

I shouldn't think the bloke gave a tupenny f**k: it's likely he was soft-pedalling if going at less than 25mph.
He'll have less hand positions than you, so you 'beat him' on that score too: bravo!

Err - yeah. Merry Christmas Ajax!

 

[Ajax Bay]

Merry Christmas Ajax!

And you too, Speedy Gonzales.

 

[Illaveago]

I'm constantly swapping around, sometimes just one hand on the top leaning back . Mostly on the tops or hoods.
I tried a couple of flat bar rides on 2 mountain bikes this year and found them uncomfortable due to the lack of being able to vary my position .

 

[Gunk]

I'm constantly swapping around, sometimes just one hand on the top leaning back . Mostly on the tops or hoods.
I tried a couple of flat bar rides on 2 mountain bikes this year and found them uncomfortable due to the lack of being able to vary my position .

This applies to me, I took a flat bar hybrid to France last year and it persuaded me to go back to drops.

 

[Mo1959]

Probably about 75% hoods, 20% drops and just 5% tops. More on drops if I hit headwinds.

 

[Arrowfoot]

Swapping around hoods, tops, sides, rarely on drops.