Road Bike Drop Handlebars Setup

This post addresses setting up drup bars road bicycle handlebars.

Road bike drop handlebars setup. If you skip on the drop bars this becomes a non issue as component manufacturers have designed mtb shifters to work flawlessly with mtb derailleurs and wide range cassettes. Always use caution and never do this while riding the bike. Though of course movements such as cornering should come largely from shifts in body weight your handlebars are pretty crucial too and if they re the weak link. The aim of this pursuit is to get low climbing gears on a bike with road shifters.

But you know what. Most will likely be better off with compact bars and a longer stem rather than a shorter stem with a bar with. Many bike brands aren t exactly helping in this matter in terms of how new bikes are assembled at the factory. Finding the best road handlebars for your bike can make a huge difference to your comfort help you achieve a better fit and potentially dampen more vibration before it makes its way to your hands.

This post explains different road bar geometries. Traditionally the bottoms of drop handlebars have been set up nominally level with. By using elbow rest triathlon handlebars to beat laurent fignon on the last stage of the 1989 tour de france lemond effectively killed off the use of road bikes in time trials and thus deprived. Preferably you will have the bike set in an indoor trainer for these steps for easy adjustment and self evaluation.

I ll start with road drop style bars and the move to flat and riser mountain style bars. A workstand elevates the bike off the ground so you have easier access to it from both sides and the wheels and gears can spin freely. Many people especially those used to flat bars coming from city or mountain bikes have problems setting up comfortable position on a road bike.