bdhu

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Can't believe the reception we are getting on this initiative

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY

it looked better after

More important than that is doing it without your friends noticing

It 'got' me and I had to had a closer look since I discovered this thread. The problem is, once you see it you can't unsee it anymore, @Hulsroy has to carry a great burden. What makes it easier for me are these things in my opionion:

– manuals from several companies recommand for different bars different setups (what is already said here, there's no ONE way to do it), like here: https://company.3t.bike/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/UserManual.pdf
Salsa: *"Drop Bar Shifter and Brake Lever Positioning

1. With the shift and brake levers loose, position the hoods to create a flat surface across the top of the handlebar. [...]"*
   
   

– the bar itself: I had to struggle with my bars, the higher the hoods, the more the levers are 'bend out' or I don't know how to say, the brake levers can't be used in drop position anymore, I'd say because of the flair of the bar.

Anyways, the whole weekend I tried to find a setup which works for me, way better than I had it, and as also said here, it looks 100% better than before! Next bar tape, next setting, but for now no way I am touching it again.

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Looks good man. Is reach not adjustable on those levers?

Reach is adjustable, that's totally OK, even with my small hands.

What I had a problem is the more higher I mount the levers the more they are twisted out and levers hard to reach in drop position.

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full bike photos please!

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beautiful

I tried raising the hoods more, but this ended up being optimal for comfort

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those drops look so inviting

I agree it looks better, but I'd really like to see some before/after hand positions ... it seems like it would be less comfortable, or at least produce greater [finger-to-lever] reach. @Maj maybe you could explain?

there’s more than one thing wrong here

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Thanks! It took a long time until it reached ,never touch again‘ status but then came bdhu

You are right regarding the finger-to-lever reach, probably very often it gets wider, that is adjustable (at least on my levers), I had not to do so.

Another advantage beside comfort and style is longer stem possible? I have to measure everything.

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Petition to put this in the first post on how to do it right.

signed

Definitely, or different, to read and find out to have a glorious moment of getting it

artist interpretation

image labled "bar 2" is the pre adjust image labled "bar 1" is post adjustment

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Six years ago so I think that is within statute of limitations

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I haven't felt this cheated since Lance Armstrong

I was just coming to terms with my not having a clue what I’m doing and now, now, I have to contend with the ends if the bars pointing up?

They’re probably not. The sloping top tube isn’t a good frame of reference. But, yes.

Thanks very much for this. I guess I'm still curious about hand position. For instance it doesn't look like Jala can comfortably reach his brakes in that photo.

My hands are not too big, and I definitely have something fucked up going on with my position on the drops. Feel like I have most weight on the ulnar/pinky side rather than in the palm, so I'm willing to try bdhu, just don't want to prematurely waste a grip tape..

Sounds like you need to share photos of your hand position rather. Then the hivemind can pitch in