I have interruptors on all my drop bar bikes, but don't use them on descents, especially technical ones. They're great in the JRA position on the tops though.
On 9/2/13, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > IME, the problem with all bars other than "straight" mountain bars for > descents is that braking requires you to maintain a forward bar grip rather > than a rearward one, meaning that your weight is further forward rather > than further rearward. For me, and for many, no doubt, beneficial tradeoffs > outweigh this essential disadvantage, but it is a real disadvantage. > > FWIW, I've used M-bars, the Midge, and many other non-"mtb" bars off road > and greatly prefer my current B135 Rando bar to any mtb bar I know of, but > they all have this liaibility. > > I just removed the interrupter levers from the B135s, since the > "rando-rise" to the ramps makes gripping the flats uncomfortable, but IME > too, interrupters on all but the flats of the widest drop bars are pretty > much useless on steep, delicate descents where you want max control. > > No doubt trekking bars or the old AT bar with built in bar ends -- or mtb > bars with bar ends -- which all reverse the brake position, putting levers > closest to the saddle, are the best solution if you want both an extended > position and a close-in braking position. > > On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 10:53 AM, cyclotourist > <cyclotour...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I'm not understanding the problem with descents on M-bars (new or >> old). I find that hands up in the hooks portion is incredibly natural, >> sort of like a mountain bike bar on descents. Your weight gets pushed >> onto it and it's really secure and able to grab the brakes. It's the >> best feature of the M's in my opinion. Midge bars are the only ones >> that may have a better off-road braking position, and that is at the >> expense of multiple other positions like the M's have. >> >> Anyway, my $.02 >> >> -- > *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* > Certified Resume Writer > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > > Albuquerque, NM > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Cheers, David "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
