What type of handlebars do you use on the bicycle that you ride the most?

Risers slightly narrower than shoulders. This is partly because the bike looks more 'street' with them and partly because it feels nippier, more responsive. I've switched to and from slightly chopped profile airwing db's, my shoulder width-ish drop bars with aero levers, and the chopped down MTB riser bars over the last year or so. The drop bars are the most comfortable, especially the hoods, shit, it just feels soooooooo nice. But they make the steering feel heavy and sluggish, and it's sometimes harder to lock the bike up against railings. The profile airwing bars are OK, the bullhorns are good for getting up hills and just having a different hand position for a change, but they look shit, and they're not very comfy. I have quite hard grip tape on them, which doesn't help. Finally the risers, very limited hand position, makes me wish I had drops with hoods, but they feel the best to steer with.

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Risers the same width as my shoulders

risers all the way altho i want some drops atm

risers the same width as shoulders.

yeah you missed that one i had to pick smaller than shoulders

same here, i mean '+1'.

Risers slightly narrower than shoulders. This is partly because the bike looks more 'street' with them and partly because it feels nippier, more responsive. I've switched to and from slightly chopped profile airwing db's, my shoulder width-ish drop bars with aero levers, and the chopped down MTB riser bars over the last year or so. The drop bars are the most comfortable, especially the hoods, shit, it just feels soooooooo nice. But they make the steering feel heavy and sluggish, and it's sometimes harder to lock the bike up against railings. The profile airwing bars are OK, the bullhorns are good for getting up hills and just having a different hand position for a change, but they look shit, and they're not very comfy. I have quite hard grip tape on them, which doesn't help. Finally the risers, very limited hand position, makes me wish I had drops with hoods, but they feel the best to steer with.

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bloody hipsters

If you keep on punching them in the face, yes.

stomp them

gouge and smear them

risers because i like riding upright, as being "in the drop" as i call it hurt my back
possibly due to my stem being too long i think
want a set of bullhorns basically because risers are daft for commuting and bullhorns offer different positions

ergo road drops with hoods - greatest variation in positions

@ dancing james

Post a pic of your new ride, didn't get a chance to see it at South's!

see current projects, its not fully finished yet

Nice!

Drops with Tape, mainly because the tape is put on so flippin' well i cant get it off! haha

bullhorns.

Having moved from flats to drops, whenever I go back to using flats, it just feels wrong. So its drops all the way from now on. And riser bars narrower than your shoulders? Well thats just pointless, how the hell do you get up the steepest hills with those?

my main bike has drops, as it is for getting around fast, and going far, I'm getting a beater/ polo/ pub bike together and that will have some sparkly cruiser bars, that I need to collect from hassanr

HI I just wanted to no what type of bars people use and why,has im lost has to what to use? photos would be great thanks

it really depends what position you want on your bike, upright? aero? comfy? also what reach you have, what you are used to? everyone is different.

i like to be comfy had a pair of haro mary bars and loved those

I currently use drops but I'm also partial to bullhorns on the right bike.

Is your stomach too big to use the drops without kneeing yourself in the gut or so large you can't even bend forward that far? The obesity of the younger generation is the real explanation of the fashion for risers.