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Drop bar hand positions

  • 02-04-2012 9:02pm
    #1
    Hmmzis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭


    Hi Everyone,

    On Sunday I did my first 100+km ride in the Wicklow mountains on my trusty MTB and this week my girlfriend kindly offered her road bike for the daily commute. So first day done on the road bike and of course the drop bars are raising some questions for me :)

    1. How and where to grasp them when getting out of the saddle (setting off, working up hill etc.)?
    Being used to flat bars and raisers I found it quite difficult to control the front wheel when out of saddle. Tried hoods, drops, tops (very scary) and it all felt a bit awkward.

    2. The hoods seems to be the most comfy and safest place to put hands on when in traffic. That in turn gets the place between the thumb and the index finger sort of tired/sore. Is that just something to get used to or could there be some alignment issues of the hoods/shifters?


    Apart from those two issues/questions I found the bike very comfy, pleasant and fast to ride. Managed to repeat two of my PBs on Strava with rather tired legs and very little clue on how road bike handling works.


    Any help/advice is greatly appreciated.

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,278 ✭✭✭kenmc


    1: hoods or drops
    2: you get used to it. you'll be hooked soon!


  • #3
    maloner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 340 ✭✭maloner


    hoods


  • #4
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,038 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Hmmzis wrote: »
    100+km ride in the Wicklow mountains on my trusty MTB
    100+kms on a MTB! Fair play to you!


  • #5
    kincsem
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,013 ✭✭✭kincsem


    You might have too much weight on your hands, not enough on the saddle, due to the bike not being your size (likely unless you are the same size as the user.) Is it a "woman specific" road bike?


  • #6
    Hmmzis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭Hmmzis


    kincsem wrote: »
    You might have too much weight on your hands, not enough on the saddle, due to the bike not being your size (likely unless you are the same size as the user.) Is it a "woman specific" road bike?

    The size might be a bit small for me allright. Had to crank up the seat quite a bit. I'm not sure if it's a womans specific bike, on the frame it says Giant SCR 4 and the size appears to be medium. She's about 175cm tall and I'm about 180cm tall and she says that the bike is very comfortable for her.


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