Finally stopped raining for a while when I had some spare time. I got the bike out for a shakedown cruise.
Wow, the bars had too much drop for me and the size and geometry of the frame.
So I flipped the bars over and they worked well. I have two sets that are similar one with 3” rise and the one mounted with 4.5” rise. I switched out for the 3” rise set which worked better but then I flipped them upright which is where I’m at for now. I still want to use bars with some drop...just need to find them.
This may end up more of a gravel cruiser than gravel grinder.
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Wow, the bars had too much drop for me and the size and geometry of the frame.
So I flipped the bars over and they worked well. I have two sets that are similar one with 3” rise and the one mounted with 4.5” rise. I switched out for the 3” rise set which worked better but then I flipped them upright which is where I’m at for now. I still want to use bars with some drop...just need to find them.
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This may end up more of a gravel cruiser than gravel grinder.
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