• I think drop bars aren't as big a deal as people make out. If drop bars are really holding you back that much that you need flat bars, you're probably wanting a suspension fork as well.

    Tyres are different, you get extra traction, comfort, tyre choice wherever you're riding. I mean, everyone now accepts that 47mm 650b tyres are a good choice in the right circumstances, so I don't know why the same logic would not apply to 55mm MTB tyres (which is what 2.2" is)

  • Agreed, off road, any descents and get on the drops. Locked in, loads of brake leverage, it’s ideal. I prefer it to a flat bar for what I ride - the quantocks / triscombe trails, but if I wanted to go faster flat bar would aid this for the steeper stuff

  • I think it's as much about geometry as sus forks, but yeah, agreed. On the tyres point I think 650x47 or so works well as it helps road-like geometry stay possible and it's 'big enough' if the bikes fairly road-biased. Bigger wheels cope better with bigger bumps though. It's the other big pros-cons thing alongside bar type.

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