Road Bike Saddle Handlebar Drop

Finding the best road handlebars for your bike can make a huge difference to your comfort help you.

Road bike saddle handlebar drop. Drop handlebars mountain handlebars urban and cruiser handlebars view all handlebars. This chromoly rail road saddle adds much added comfort with its soft additional padding while still main. Horizontal distance from the center of the handlebar top to the center of the furthest extension of the bend where brake hoods are mounted. They re made from butted aluminum and have a 31 8mm clamp.

85mm or more is considered long. Drop bars were invented to allow a comfortable cruising position on the tops with the option of getting aero by going down on the drops when you wanted. Most bikers adjust them to about 3 4 cm below the saddle. What is the recommended handlebar saddle drop for racing.

Most companies measure a bar s width between the center of each drop. But when it comes to handlebars quite a lot of people made do with what comes on their bike. This is the giant contact comfort saddle. I have only about 6cm drop on my bike.

Saddle to handlebar drop was measured by placing a spirit level on top of the saddle and dropping a plum line at the end of it to line up with the handlebar and measuring the distance from. Adjust the height until it fits for your body. Try different heights until you find the height that fits you. Generally drop bars are used for road bikes to optimize the biker s performance because they provide an aerodynamic position.

I don t understand why but i cannot have the saddle as high on this bike as on my old road bike. For general riding though there s a lot to be said for having the bars about level with the saddle. It s about 1 2cm lower i also have a fixed wheel bike which has a saddle about 3 4cm higher but perhaps this is compensated by the momentum. A reach of less than 80mm is short.