Confess about your geared ride

Its the angle of the photo. They are pretty wide, which is a little annoying in the summer, but very useful in the winter, or when pulling/carrying heavy loads.

Riding off-road with your hands squashed into the tight bends of a pair midge bars, is something everyone should try :)

Thanks for the nice comments. There is nothing porn about a OEM CX frame with low-end Deore MTN groupset and touring kit. But it is the most useful bike I have ever owned. Which has cut my car usage, while increasing my weekly cycling miles, and for these resons, I love it.

thanks, you really inspred me as to the choice of bars for my Empella CX now the roads are getting wetter and the tracks muddier. wondering whether you can ride with your hands on the hoods on the more relaxed stretches, with the brakes fitted like that?