After
http://thorncyclesforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=12815.0, an new thread about handlebars. I know that there won't be a single definitive answer to a question such as "Which handlebar is the best ?". Nevertheless, accurate requirements could narrow the obvious choices.
So... I'm still not decided whether I'l buy a Club Tour or a Sherpa. In either case, it would be lightly build, yet with a fork providing eylets for luggage. My most important usage is basically :
- 15km (one way) daily commute
- 1/3 in a high density city with usually heavy traffic
- groceries once a week on average
My regular position in traffic is "FAIRLY RELAXED" as on the Thorn Brochure. I cannot be too straight because of back ache and so I'd prefer a not-rising handlebar.
Dropbars are nice in heavy traffic because they are narrow. But braking is not that much convenient, especially in case of an emergency, in the upper position. There are inline additional levers but yet, even if it is quite irrational, I've never felt comfortable with dropbars. Besides, aiming at a 1x11 transmission, even in Apex, with the DoubleTap thing, it is very expensive IMO. So I'm looking for something else, with regular levers and cheaper quickshifts.
When I let my arms drop, hands naturally perpendicular to my chest, I can measure 45cm between hands. It's quite like the max distance between my shoulder bones (then there is flesh arround). Yet, with 45cm, why to most handlebars are more than 56cm wide ? In traffic, when between a car and a bus, 5cm on each side is a lot
I'm looking for something which is not flat (because the hands would not be in a comfortable position). I don't think that 5° is enough. But I'd like the dropbar to be narrower than 55m. And I'd prefer bars with zero rise Any Idea ?
When looking for alternative handlebars, I very quickly come to things like Modolo Yuma, Nitto North Road, but everything seems very wide to me. What do you think ?
