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Do you need to make adjustments on bike sizing or stem length on bikes designed for drop bars if you want to use a flat bar or risers?
It makes sense to me that you may need to but how much difference does it make?
Thinking on a touring/commuting bike and dont want to use drops.
Any opinions?
IIRC correctly drop bar bikes have a shorter top tube length than flat barred bikes (or is it the other way round?!). So there would be some stem tinkerage involved with the potential you'd end up with a long tiller like stem for the flats to avoid too much sit-up-and-beg'ness.
If you're thinking of a flat barred commuting/touring bike then it's probably hybrids you want to be looking at, unless you've got a drop bar bike now and you want to change it.
drop bar bikes are shorter so you'd need a longer stem to try and get a better position (weight distribution, aero, comfort, etc.).
some frames are designed to be flat-bar road bikes - the Cotic Roadrat for example came in two different lengths so you could choose.
Thanks, it is as I thought
I was just looking at a Singular Peregrine and it makes a point of saying it is designed for drops.
breatheeasy - MemberIf you're thinking of a flat barred commuting/touring bike then it's probably hybrids you want to be looking at,
what he said.
modern hybrids are ****ing awesome.
(fast, light, strong, reliable, cheap, hydraulic disc brakes, etc.)
any suggestions of a nice hybrid frame? I don't need to buy a whole bike.
Pinnacle Lithium
[url= http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pinnacle/lithium-5-2012-hybrid-bike-frame-ec046837#features ]£85?[/url]
nice price! 🙂