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@melon
i like riding up hills and sprinting out of the saddle, i dont understand how you can ride with short bars as effcently, it doesnt make sense to me. surely with normal bars your arms counteract you legs to give you more purchase on the pedals. if i ride for a while with my hands on the stem it just makes my wrists ache.
but then again i also think anything but drops (horns are alright) on a road bike is a bit silly, so thats what i like to ride with. i dont live in london so i dont have to fit into these tiny gaps that you speak of. but for me, if the width of a gap is in question, i probably shouldnt be riding down it. im not in that much of a rush.