On the topic, looking at the pic of him and his bike, how do you think he has mounted his shifters? For a geared knock about bike, I quite like the idea of flat / slightly swept bars but with STI shifters mounted for braking / shifting / offering a different hand position.
I thought yesterday's piece on Obree was much more interesting:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2011/sep/07/cycling-graeme-obree-interview
On the topic, looking at the pic of him and his bike, how do you think he has mounted his shifters? For a geared knock about bike, I quite like the idea of flat / slightly swept bars but with STI shifters mounted for braking / shifting / offering a different hand position.