SIT UPRIGHT DUTCH STYLE BIKE HANDLEBARS WIDE COMFORT LIFESTYLE 70mm RISE 600mm

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We may have an apple to oranges situation with definitions, but the other advantage when I switched to the Dutch bars and hand brake levers (instead of brifters) was I was able to brake more effectively. Bicycles Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for people who build and repair bicycles, people who train cycling, or commute on bicycles. I currently have a cheap, battered down touring bike that is nevertheless doing the job surprisingly well, and I think it can work for quite some time more with the proper maintenance.

To me (and, I think, most cylists), a touring bike is a drop-handlebar bike similar to a racing bike, but with more relaxed geometry, mounts for racks and fenders, and longer seat-stays so that your heels don't hit your panniers. I am surly free to install any handle bar on my bike that I want, tough I am interested why people don't do it, or rather what are the arguments against a curved handlebar. General Cycling Discussion Have a cycling related question or comment that doesn't fit in one of the other specialty forums? Typical tourers have reasonably narrow tyres (25mm or maybe 28), whereas yours seem much wider (35mm+).My only point is that when you are braking from high speed, upright bars require you to use hand strength to maintain your position as you decelerate since your palm is moving along the bar, not being pushed into it.

And if you're not comfortable even on a ride as short as 5km, I'd say your bike is a long way from fitting you. A pair of traditional Dutch style parallel handlebars, of chromed steel, with quill style handlebar stem. I'm just afraid that on a bike as upright and compact as the Venture, the grip ends would end up positioned somewhere over my knees! I think we all have our sweet spot, and it's nice that there are so many variations to choose from these days. Fitting different handlebars won't make any real difference, because you already find it hard to reach the flat part of the bars you have, and those will always be the closest part.You might get some mileage out of moving the saddle forwards on its rails, but that will also change your position with respect to the pedals. Also, if you're carrying stuff in a rucksack, you might be more comfortable with that load in panniers on the racks your bike already has. I'd need longer cables too, and maybe a wider seat in case the increased weight on it makes it uncomfortable, but it's still cheaper and I end up with a better bike than in option 1.

I feel there must be something wrong with it, otherwise I would have seen plenty of bikes like this already. I don't want to do this, not because I can't afford it, but because I park my bike in the street all the time, and bike theft is a thing here, not a rampant problem, but it happens. That said, I wasn't aware that there's such amount of different handlebar diameters (with models differing to fractions of a mm). OTOH, when you are going fast downhill with curves and bumps and all the other things that actually happen in riding, there is a safety factor to a braking position that resists your momentum as the bike slows.But, some modern designs offer a diamond frame, which is much more similar to the shape of many road bikes. They won't add all that much weight, and are a practical solution to a real problem if your wrists happen to prefer swept bars. But that cool aero position was putting a lot of weight on my hands, which was a problem for me when I used drop bars. THESE ARE THE TYPE OF HANDLEBARS THAT PEOPLE LOVE ON THEIR BIKES AS ITS MORE LIKE THE DUTCH HOLLAND TYPE VERY UPRIGHT RIDING POSITION. These have a width of 525 mm and a stem height which is quoted as 300 mm but which I measure as 280 mm.

Aesthetic - The Dutch style is one of the biggest draws to this style of bicycle, so it’s well worth getting a frame that you’re excited about. After converting the road bike to single speed, I did not need the brifters, so I bought some wide-sweep handlebars and added hand brakes.You could keep the shifters/brake levers in the same position as they are now but this would be a disadvantage since you will have to change hand positions to be able to reach them (especially problematic when you have to brake suddenly) assuming your hands are on the top of the bars and not near the shifters/brakes.