People with Drops but no Hoods

i was toying with the idea of one of those thalidomide levers for my new bike but decided to go for a pair of real levers and one will just be for symmetry and for riding on the hoods.

That was all mere speculation BMMF, Object put his money where his mouth is and went link-tastic! :-p

I wasn't speculating. I only deal in the concrete, empirical, and natural. tynan would be proud of me.

Had no hoods for about 7 months and it's OK for short distances, but thinking about getting some hoods, plus a back break.

i was toying with the idea of one of those thalidomide levers for my new bike but decided to go for a pair of real levers and one will just be for symmetry and for riding on the hoods.

...until one day I grabbed a handful of the wrong brake.

Been busting my own bollocks over this far too much. Build started with bullhorns and E-lever, went to drops and E-lever. Just fitted aero levers but the thought of one of them doing nothing makes me feel sick. Will most probably fit back brake too now.

If you miss them keep them on.

If you don't miss them you can take them off if you like.

I wasn't speculating. I only deal in the concrete, empirical, and natural. tynan would be proud of me.

It doesn't necessarily have to be empirical for me, I am also happy to deal in reason, logic, deduction, induction and so on.

Also tarot cards.

Been busting my own bollocks over this far too much. Build started with bullhorns and E-lever, went to drops and E-lever. Just fitted aero levers but the thought of one of them doing nothing makes me feel sick. Will most probably fit back brake too now.

Watch it, you are a hairs breadth away from mudguards and a pipe.

It's all about the risers, the steeper the rise the better, not in terms of looking like BMX bars mind, but in terms of curved area compared to flat area, I got some specialized MTB risers and they've the smallest area between flats I've seen aside from faux BMX bars, they rock my socks!!

risers are going to allowed in the tour next year, and not just for the time-trial

only because of pressure from Lance "mr fixie" Armstrong

and they are only allowed on the prolougue and town stages, not in the mountains

mind over matter, we do not need hoods on trackbikes :)

let's start the "is it a track bike if it's not ridden on the track" thing again!

I wasn't speculating. I only deal in the concrete, empirical, and natural. tynan would be proud of me.

It doesn't necessarily have to be empirical for me, I am also happy to deal in reason, logic, deduction, induction and so on.

Also tarot cards.

I imaginised it. I only deal in the ethereal, the speculative, and the supernatural. tynan would be so disappointed in me.

I only deal in the contradictory, the ambiguous, and the befuddled. tynan would be best not displeased without me or not at all.

let's start the "is it a track bike if it's not ridden on the track" thing again!

That sounds fun :-)

Just to spice it up a bit, can we also talk about the peugot road frames they use at herne hill when they run out of hire bikes?

Had no hoods for about 7 months and it's OK for short distances, but thinking about getting some hoods, plus a back break.

I would strongly advise against the latter.
Unless you really want to meet Jimmy Savile...

risers, drops and flat bars. all depends what you do on your ride... since i don't gear any more i haven't missed the hoods.

Like RPM says risers through town just give you a bit more vision and comfort.

I have track drops on the surly... and nothing feels as comfortable in windier conditions, i find in that riding position to i can get into a decent rhythm quicker and sustain it for longer without figgeting too much. I like the feeling of my knee caps just skimming my elbows.

But... with track drop through town just feels a bit weird, like theyre asking to be caught by something.

mind over matter, we do not need hoods on trackbikes :)

that's because they are banned on the track :-)

A matter in my mind at this moment: I love using my hoods and I feel more connected to my bike with drops but my dummy lever buzzes and I sometimes break a nail returning to the hoods from the tops. What is a girl to do?

brian... um gloves.

I totally misunderstood this thread. Sorry.

Exits.

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I did miss the hoods and I've never had them before!

My current is my first bike with drop bars, but the bike came set up with cross levers. If you hold the bars anywhere apart from where you'd hold flat bars, you are miles from the brakes. I was going to get bullhorns with levers on the horns, but thought I'd try drops for a while, as I'd never used any before.

Well I liked them, kept them and stuck Cane Creek levers with hoods on.

The drop bar is a bit more painful on the wrists, but the variety of hand positions more than makes up for it.

As Shin says, you can get into a really good settled rhythm on the drops. And if you want be upright and look around more you just grab it like a flat bar. You got more.

Watch it, you are a hairs breadth away from mudguards and a pipe.

Brother, guilty as charged. My shiny new frame has sexy Paul track ends on it, I had the framebuilder braze guard eyes onto them. Seriously.

Now where did I leave my briar?

Brier
coughs
retches
stinks the place out

A matter in my mind at this moment: I love using my hoods and I feel more connected to my bike with drops but my dummy lever buzzes and I sometimes break a nail returning to the hoods from the tops. What is a girl to do?

HTFU and pull the spring/circlip/pin out and remove all the internal bits and enjoy quiet cycling.