Category: Handlebars
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How I Made My Own Bullhorn Handlebars For Super Cheap (photos inside)
from Rookie’s keyboard, Hello, friends A while back I realized that I barely use the drops on my road bike except for one short descent on the way home. Most of the time, I ride with my hands on the flat or curved part of the bars. Truth be told, this wasn’t always the case.…
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Bike Theory For Dummies: Aggressive Handlebars Battle (part 1)
from Rookie’s keyboard, Hello, friends What’s up? In this episode of Bike Theory For Dummies (BTFD), I will compare the two most common handlebars from the “agressive category”, namely bullhorns (BHs) and drop bars (DBs). Upfront, I’ll tell you that I prefer BHs for “aggressive commuters” and DBs for racing. Let’s go. Hand Positions Standard…
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Carbon Bars’ “Comfort Effect” Is Overrated (sorry)
from Rookie’s keyboard, Hello, friends What’s up? I decided to write an evening post inspired by another customer from the bike shop where I work part-time. A man came looking for carbon handlebars to “soften the ride”. Honestly, I wasn’t exactly surprised, but I also have to be honest – I am not a fan…
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2 > 4? (BMX Bar Talk)
from Rookie’s keyboard Hello, friends I hope your afternoon is going just fine. Mine is ok apart from a few family issues. Anyway, it’s time for some BMX Bike Theory (BBT). Today, the lesson is about the two most common types of BMX handlebars – 2-piece and 4-piece. The 2-piece models consist of two distinct…
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The Most Commonly Confused Fixie Handlebars…
from Rookie’s keyboard Hello, friends The untrained eye can’t tell the difference between road bikes and fixies. This is how disconnected non-cyclists are from the sport. But sometimes there are details that even a dedicated cyclist cannot always pinpoint. One example would be – bullhorn handlebars and pursuit bars. If you don’t know what to…
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My Take On The BMX Handlebar Trend
from Rookie’s Keyboard Hello, friends I received an e-mail yesterday from a reader under the name Sam asking me about my take on the use of BMX handlebars in other disciplines such as mountain biking. It seems that the practice is becoming increasingly common. And today, I am going to follow up on the request…
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One More Reason I Hate Carbon
from Rookie’s Keyboard Hello, friends A while ago, when I was into bike touring, I saw two road cyclists tinkering with what appeared to be a fancy set of aero bars. “Be careful,” said one of them while the other was tightening the bars. I’ll admit that at the time, I was a rookie and…
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Never do this…to carbon handlebars
from Rookie’s keyboard, Hello, friends Today, I saw a cycling friend of mine try to do something that should never be done – he was about to cut carbon handlebars to length with a pipe cutter. I stopped him. This is a very bad practice for many reasons. Where do I even start? The first…
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Why I Don’t Like 35mm Handlebars (31.8mm crew for life)
From Rookie’s keyboard, My mom didn’t raise me to be an opinionless chicken. So, I like to tell it like it is on every occasion. Well, today is one of those days. And I have another confession to make – I don’t like 35mm handlebars. I consider them another pointless product that the bicycle industry…