Hip Hop Skid Bikes / Hipster Sleds / HHSB

Damn son! level out that saddle

Nope

WTF is up with the riser drop bars?

aero gains

Risers are moar aero than regular drop bars?

Risers are moar aero than regular drop bars?

They're more aero than using a spacer stack in combination with regular drops.

For mamils who can't slam dat stem, gotcha.

For mamils who can't slam dat stem, gotcha.

Yeah, that Cavendish is a real mamil!

talk to colin strickland

I wouldn't really take this seriously, I think is more something related to steerer flexibility, better shorter tube than taller.
@mdcc_tester can maybe has some ideas regarding this matter?

HHSB thread tho...

Colin has standard bars, it's his huge team mate Aldo that runs riser drops.

Ah ok, so mamils and guys paid to ride new Specialized bikes. ( :) )

What’s going on with the riser bar, you’re probably wondering. To achieve the best aerodynamics, Specialized has developed the stem with a -17 degree rise and then offers two handlebars for the rider to get the desired fit, with the 25mm rise bar shown, or a flat option. What Specialized is attempting to do is force the rider into an aggressive and low position, to minimise drag caused by the rider. With the rider accounting for about 80 per cent of the overall air resistance, this makes a lot of sense - simply hunkering down on the bar makes a massive difference to the power output required to maintain any given speed.

from http://road.cc/content/news/155944-tour-de-france-bikes-2015-mark-cavendishs-specialized-venge

Yes, I remember what specialized claimed, but why all the force the rider into an aggressive and low position when then all is messed up by raising the rider once again?

'force the rider into an aggressive and low position' basically means there's only limited adjustment for the stem height. So as you can't add more stem spacers they made these bars to raise the hoods.

Out of the box, Venge Vias has a good scoblebrick worth of spacers.

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Jesus Christ, that is hideous.

Honestly I've yet to see a good looking bike with 150mm of spacers stack.

PS: pie plate and platform pedals too!!! wooooahh

some ideas regarding this matter?

The idea is the same one people had 30 years ago; make the head tube short and then join the grip portion of the bars to the top of the steerer with the shortest wing section possible. Look have the same idea with their track bar, it has 45mm less drop than a Cinelli 67 allowing the stem to be in line with the top tube for the aeros.

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valves>>>

valves>>>

Shit, all my bikes have valves. Where did I go wrong?

Haha!