Bars Setup

[Grover]

hey guys,

just wondering if anyone has their bars setup like this :?

http://www.farkin.net/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=3247

[Rik]

That looks rather oldschool?
An... intersting.... postition, that's for sure.

[Chilli]

how old is that pic?
it may be just some wierd old proto bars or it could be some special XC bars :? :?:
really no clue....

[Grover]

i just thought it was riser bars turned around facing forwards :?

[®ider]

or maybe that mountain biker does heaps of road riding and needs a bar shaped like a road bike handle bar,becuse he cant get used to the mtb handle bar?
just guessing.

[Rik]

I think he wanted a lower, more forward position, and it looks like the bars are specific to that purpose.

[Wattsy]

what the fuck? thats weird, but kinda funny.

[LordNikon]

Another possibility is that his bars came loose mid lap...

have seen it happen.

[CHEWY]

Another possibility is that his bars came loose mid lap...

have seen it happen.
yea, but if his bars had come loose look at the position his levers would have been in!

[LordNikon]

good point...

Maybe he's just a weirdo then. lol

:wink:

[Mommers]

nah the photo doesnt look that old cos i think he is wearing a fairly recent Giro E2.

[dunk]

They look like handleber moustache handle bars, some US single speed riders use them, they sweep to the rear.

I'm sure I've seen that bike somewhere before.....I'll have a look when I get home tonight.

[dunk]

Mountain Biking Magazine

"So, imagine you're a previous NORBA US national champion, an Olympian, and a high profile professional racing for the most well known mountain bike race team in the sport. It's the last race of the domestic season. You've had modest results all year and aren't a contender for the overall podium spot or the US National Championship. You're about to race the short track. What bike do you use? Your team issue hardtail? A full suspension? If your TRAVIS BROWN (Trek/VW) you roll to the start at the Durango STXC race on a custom, fully rigid Trek T1 singlespeed with moustache handlebars and a titanium fork. And you finish in fifth place, you best short track finish for the year."

You can get the bars here:
http://rivendellbicycles.com/webalog/handlebars_stems_tape/16027.html

[Simo]

he's in the lead (from what i can tell) so they are doing something right!

[dunk]

Seems like you get a lower position and a nice wide grip for cranking on climbs, kind of like built in bar ends on a drop bar.

[singlespeeder]

Kinda like the Bullhorn bars from the 90's....

[_J_]

looks like he stacked badly and now they are bent!