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hideous mutant morelike
seems like a lot of monstercross bikes don't give you any aerodynamic benefit over flat bars, which are seemingly superior for any technical terrain. i feel like the stack should be at least a little lower than an xc bike.
zmjones_-
You have to be going pretty fast to get any aero benefit but the difference between drop bars and flat bars is going to be decent. To my mind there is a niche for bikes like that but it's this:
- riding somewhere with sustained high speeds where you need aeroz, maybe big headwinds for example
- but you need fork travel
- but you don't need to do technical climbs and stuff
- but it's too technical/bumpy for Tour Divide-style flat bar + aero bars combo (i.e. not a bit of on-road followed by a bit of off-road)
If you're riding for miles on this:
or this:
maybe even this:
I could maybe see it making sense. But for most people no
Edit: maybe this too
- riding somewhere with sustained high speeds where you need aeroz, maybe big headwinds for example
frankenbike
Road bike or mountain bike?