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I like my flared drops, seems more secure on tough descents and is comfortable as it corresponds to the rotation of my wrists.
Dredge but … this ^
If it’s slippery or steep (downwards) or I’m pinning it over unsmooth surfaces at low cadence then the drops are my happy place.
Nothing to do with aeros. Everything to do with weight. #protip
I still crash.
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To me it's more like if I'm on the hoods and the front of the bike is bouncing hard because should've buyed a MTB I need to hold hard onto it. Going into the drops and I can relax a bit and let it go, absorb the bumps a bit better and use the full travel of the brakes with less effort.
TL;DR hoods tense, drops relaxed.
Netakure
I like my flared drops, seems more secure on tough descents and is comfortable as it corresponds to the rotation of my wrists. I had mildly flared drops on road bike as well and I regret giving them to my brother.
Theses aren’t wide bars though 38mm none of that silly stuff.
But not necessary for gravel