Re: Drop bars: Why dont i like them?



me@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
People seem to swear by drop bars on touring and cross
bikes..... but at age 50 they make me "hurt".

anyone else here dislike drop bars on say a cross bike?
If yes...what shape have you replaced them with?

Have you considered moustache handlebars? I just did a search and found this link:

http://www.stanford.edu/~dru/moustache.html

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