Re: Handlebar with shallow drop for small hands - Ritchey Biomax Pro?
- From: "Jan Lindstrom" <jan.t.lindstrom@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 2 Feb 2006 23:45:34 -0800
41 wrote:
Jan Lindstrom wrote:
Since I ride both from the drops and the hoods, I want a handlebar to
have as shallow of a drop as possible. The plane of the drops and that
of the tops should also have a smallest possible angle, i.e. if the
drops are level with the ground, the forward part towars the hoods
shouldn't have a big downward slope.
Sounds to me like you have your bars too low to begin with. Try raising
the stem so that the top of the bars is between level with the nose of
the saddle, and half an inch below. This way all of the handlebar is
usable, with a standard drop. You don't want the drop too shallow
because then your hands and forearms won't fit well into the bars, even
if your hands are small. And you want the variety in the positioning
that a reasonable (140mm) drop gives you.
I would be amazed if the standard Nitto B115, at the proper height,
would not suit your needs. I see you want a 25.8 (ttt standard?), and
Nittos are 25.4 or 26.0, but the latter may fit. In any case, if you
want to get your bars up to the proper height, you'll probably need a
new stem anyway.
The bars are exactly where they need to be. Does this look unreasonably
low?
http://jan.linja.org/tour_report/day4_files/image006.jpg The drop from
the saddle to the top is 1,5 cm, practically nothing.
I know of the Nitto, but really do like the ergonomic design, it fits
me better than the conventional bar geometry. Perhaps I'll rephrase my
question: Does anyone know if the Ritchey Biomax Pro is worse in terms
reaching the brake levers from the drops than say TTT Morphe Randonneur
or TTT Prima. I get the levers just close enough to comfortably descend
Alpine passes.
Jan
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