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  • I’m sorry, but I’m calling an intervention on the gravel (dirt) drops. They are not road drops and if you try to set them up as such they are pretty much unrideable. Although they are ugly, I think they need a pass from bdhu.
    Soma Fab even except that they are wrong.
    Just my 2p


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  • buhd propaganda.

  • I don't think you are providing actual evidence that those bars makes sense mounted like that.
    Are you suggesting that gravel bars should only be operated from a specific position in the drops and therefore sacrificing the "tops to hoods transition" is acceptable?
    And if that is the case does that make a compelling argument for purchasing such bars you think?

    If so I think they can be exempt from the BDHU doctrine as the point of this is to provide better position for riders on dropbars in both the drops and on the hoods. But then I'd argue that such bars are a shit purchase compared to a bore BDHU compatible flared dropbar that will allow you a "road like on the hoods" style riding for flat stretches and riding in the drops on descents and very uneven surfaces.

  • A bit, maybe, not at 45 degrees. I have gravel bars and they're almost parallel to the ground.

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