I dislike flat handlebars so much that back in the days when I had an MTB, I took the flat bars off it and substituted drop bars after the first couple of rides. Drop bars offer multiple different hand positions, which I find very useful on long rides:
1. holding the straight section of the bar each side of the stem 2. hands on the curve of the bars behind the brake levers 3. hands on the brake hoods with the body of the lever between thumb and forefinger 4. top of the lever hood hooked into the base of my palm, with my forearms resting on the bars behind the lever 5. on the drops When I'm riding away from traffic, I probably spend more time in position 4 than any of the others. I have the tops of the bars pretty level with the saddle. Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/54f31419-1c4e-4bc7-b2f5-6e6bc86f455en%40googlegroups.com.
