+1. In fact, I’ve not been able to get my left palm comfortable on any type of bar as much as with a drop bar, though I’ve tried umpteens.
There are reasons why drops have been around for 120 years and used by all sorts of riders and not at all only by racers and one of them is precisely their comfort. On Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM Shannon Menkveld < [email protected]> wrote: > Many people don't find drop bars to be "inherently uncomfortable," *and > they are not wrong*. (That's even assuming that the idea of "inherent > comfort" is coherent, which it isn't.) > > Just like none of the17 people who love mustache bars and are not named > "Grant Petersen" are wrong. Just like I, who can't ride the damned things > down to the stop sign without screaming pain in the palms of both hands, am > not wrong in utterly loathing them. > > --Shannon > On Monday, September 22, 2025 at 9:00:45 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > >> Speaking of alternative handlebars, I gave up on drop bars a couple of >> years ago. Unless one is actively racing, I personally question the >> necessity of subjecting oneself to the inherent discomfort often associated >> with their design. >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfguWNBoYMY-7nZDOCcddd9f%2BnC-NTvtMx0gSWkDNRUKxSw%40mail.gmail.com.
