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some Mash vid or something made them trendy in the US a couple of years ago. I think drop bars are du jour again now, at least over here in the Pacific NW. I had some 800mm risers on mine until very recently - someone told me they were "very 2016".
They're great for climbing and super comfy but so dreadful for riding in traffic. Bad for your rotator cuffs in the long run too, I'd imagine.
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Did my first commute in London for ages today (moved out of town a few years ago).
More nodders than I ever remember, which I suppose is a good thing on the whole if a little annoying.
Also noticed that, whilst the trend on fixeh skiddrs used to be for ludicrously narrow bars, now it seems more towards the super-wide, mid-rise MTB style bar. Anyone able to shed light on why that’s changed?