You are reading a single comment by @Dammit and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@Dammit
Ignore the unravelling bartape and hold an imaginary ruler to the underside of the drop section:
I agree this "rule" doesn't really work with modern shallow drop bars:
But with traditional deeper drops it works very well: