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

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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. The curved handlebars offer a comfortable grip and allow you to ride in a more upright and relaxed position, the saddle is wide and has thick padding. Having experimented recently with drop bars, trekking bars (of a sort) and upright bars (Albatross shape), one observation I have is a caution for those who still ride at speed regarding braking with the swept bars. Probably just end up with a Nashbar trekking bar (it will play nice with Ergons and grip shifts), but do want to keep my options open.

Maybe it was related to a combination of causes specific to me, but I always found braking on a drop bar with brifters to be a bit awkward. It used to be quite common to see bikes with "drop" handlebars turned upside-down, to provide a posture similar to what you seek, and I have seen other bikes where "longhorn" bars were installed in place of drops. These bikes have a surprisingly tall frame, which allows the rider an excellent view of the road in front of them. In the context of road cycling, people often recommend yoga and core strength exercises to help get you more comfortable in a lower riding position – I assume the same would apply in your case.

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.

I did consider bars like what you described, but I went with what has been working for me on the other two bikes. Their great popularity in the cities clearly shows that the classic Dutch bike model is far from ready for the scrap-heap yet.For example, one of my family rents a good 7-speed Dutch bike for €18 a month from a Dutch start up company. Most of your weight should be supported by your feet, some of it by your butt and only a relatively small amount with your arms/hands. General Cycling Discussion Have a cycling related question or comment that doesn't fit in one of the other specialty forums?

After a few days of such tours, my wrist usually starts hurting and my neck from "looking up" while biking.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.

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. Better yet, many Dutch bicycles feature a step-through frame that allows you to swing a leg over no matter how formal your work clothes are. Rear Rack - Most, but not all, Dutch bicycles come as standard with a rear rack so that you can add panniers or strap down bags of yourown.

That said, I wasn't aware that there's such amount of different handlebar diameters (with models differing to fractions of a mm). Swept back - comfort designed - dutch style handlebars, in heavy duty, aircraft grade, semi matt finished alloy. About a year ago I converted my 82 Schwinn World Sport Road Bike with these VO Postino Bars and love them. 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! 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.