sorry to barge in from brum, ste, but in defence of a poor helpless bike shop worker, 'bullhorns' is not exactly accepted terminology. if you'd have asked for 'base bars', 'pursuit bars' or 'tt bars' you may have had more luck. although there's also a good chance the guy knew what you were referring to but was being difficult/superior. 'bullhorns' is to handlebars what 'the S' is to derailleurs. probably 50% of people below 21 who come into my shop always ask for an S... nobheads.
sorry to barge in from brum, ste, but in defence of a poor helpless bike shop worker, 'bullhorns' is not exactly accepted terminology. if you'd have asked for 'base bars', 'pursuit bars' or 'tt bars' you may have had more luck. although there's also a good chance the guy knew what you were referring to but was being difficult/superior. 'bullhorns' is to handlebars what 'the S' is to derailleurs. probably 50% of people below 21 who come into my shop always ask for an S... nobheads.