Are you looking to build some massive forearms? I guess we’ll see
diabolis_avocado on
If you’re tilting just to tilt, any tilt is too much.
Do what you feel is comfortable. Ain’t no UCI here.
gailsboobs on
That looks uncomfy for me but if it works for you then its all good i guess
jucesddit on
I believe it is a matter of preference. But since you are asking, anything other than leveled looks terrible to me but to each their own.
WillyCZE on
yeah imo like half of this, I’d suggest getting some sort of a bike fit or something
ApprehensiveClub6028 on
wtf is happening here
Junk-Miles on
Just tilt or not tilt to make them the most comfortable. There isn’t too much or too little unless it’s uncomfortable.
Beginning_Put_2861 on
Why are you tilting? I have them tilted, way less, because i got a bike fit and the bars are slightly too wide for me. So instead of changing the cockpit he tilted them in.
zhenya00 on
Too much for a gravel bike ridden off road. Braking from the drops will be compromised.
RecognitionFit4871 on
This much
plebbitarian on
Thanks for the feedback. in the default position the brake levers have a small outward tilt (microshift sword), and because of this my wrist was in discomfort, it turned back a lot. I have broad shoulders, and a narrower handlebar would squeeze them even more. I don’t know if this makes sense. otherwise I don’t go on rougher terrain. ele, dirt road and gravel, and asphalt.
dispenserG on
If you’re tilting inward, you’re going to get tired faster and mess up your elbows long term.
millenialismistical on
That bar/shifter setup (and others like it) look like it has decorticate posturing.
But do whatever is comfortable for you. Some of my bikes are set with various degrees of inward tilt. I’m starting to get used to it.
Pizza_900deg on
It’s your bike and you ride it. It’s your arms, shoulders and back that are going to get tweeked if the alignment is not correct. So why are you asking strangers for their opinion? Go ride and see how it feels. It’s your bike. If the answer is “I can’t tell the difference”, then that’s your answer.
Fiveohfourtwenty on
Just get smaller bars
MeIsBadWithMoney on
I’m not a small guy, i run 36cm bars with the shifters turned in (a bit less than these but still a lot) and it’s the most comfortable i’ve even been on a bike.
Riding wide(r) bars feels really unnatural for me.
amaterasu88 on
I ride with about the same tilt on 36cm bars but on road bike.
If it’s comfy for you – tilt as much as you like. Our bodies are all different and there’s no absolute rights or wrongs here.
Lazy-Bike90 on
Whatever’s comfortable.
I don’t like any inward tilt. It makes my elbows flair outward and gets uncomfortable.
Mammoth_Nugget on
If you don’t have flared bars, I don’t really get how you can comfortably break from the drops
Glittering-Word-161 on
Looks good to me
Zealousideal_News863 on
It really depends, my gravel bike bar has 16 degree flares which the brake levers are already inward even installed directly straight. So that’s enough for me, i didn’t feel uncomfortable so just let it be straight then.
henrypretz on
If it feels good to you and you’re able to shift and brake effectively, that’s where you want them to be.
I don’t really think it looks good except on flared bars.
connorlawless on
A lotta bit less than that
chesapeake_bryan on
Loosen them up a little, and then go for a bike ride. As you’re riding, move them around until it feels right.
johnmflores on
Ask your wrists.
bmgvfl on
You can get a better cda with the levers tilted, so it is quicker.
To me it is ergonically better to have a slight inward tilt and have some pronation in my wrist/underarm.
It becomes an issue if it affects your ability to brake, and with very small bars there may be a bit less control, but the latter is debatable.
The UCI restriction regarding the tilt is somewhat necessary. The one regarding the width between the hoods and the minium width of the bars is bullshit and a disadvantage for smaller riders.
MechaGallade on
If you need to tilt this far, you need a different handlebar all together
DragonSlayingUnicorn on
You don’t know until you try.
Bring a 5mm T wrench next time you ride or are on a trainer and adjust until it’s comfortable.
31 Comments
That’s too much for me
Are you looking to build some massive forearms? I guess we’ll see
If you’re tilting just to tilt, any tilt is too much.
Do what you feel is comfortable. Ain’t no UCI here.
That looks uncomfy for me but if it works for you then its all good i guess
I believe it is a matter of preference. But since you are asking, anything other than leveled looks terrible to me but to each their own.
yeah imo like half of this, I’d suggest getting some sort of a bike fit or something
wtf is happening here
Just tilt or not tilt to make them the most comfortable. There isn’t too much or too little unless it’s uncomfortable.
Why are you tilting? I have them tilted, way less, because i got a bike fit and the bars are slightly too wide for me. So instead of changing the cockpit he tilted them in.
Too much for a gravel bike ridden off road. Braking from the drops will be compromised.
This much
Thanks for the feedback. in the default position the brake levers have a small outward tilt (microshift sword), and because of this my wrist was in discomfort, it turned back a lot. I have broad shoulders, and a narrower handlebar would squeeze them even more. I don’t know if this makes sense. otherwise I don’t go on rougher terrain. ele, dirt road and gravel, and asphalt.
If you’re tilting inward, you’re going to get tired faster and mess up your elbows long term.
That bar/shifter setup (and others like it) look like it has decorticate posturing.
But do whatever is comfortable for you. Some of my bikes are set with various degrees of inward tilt. I’m starting to get used to it.
It’s your bike and you ride it. It’s your arms, shoulders and back that are going to get tweeked if the alignment is not correct. So why are you asking strangers for their opinion? Go ride and see how it feels. It’s your bike. If the answer is “I can’t tell the difference”, then that’s your answer.
Just get smaller bars
I’m not a small guy, i run 36cm bars with the shifters turned in (a bit less than these but still a lot) and it’s the most comfortable i’ve even been on a bike.
Riding wide(r) bars feels really unnatural for me.
I ride with about the same tilt on 36cm bars but on road bike.
If it’s comfy for you – tilt as much as you like. Our bodies are all different and there’s no absolute rights or wrongs here.
Whatever’s comfortable.
I don’t like any inward tilt. It makes my elbows flair outward and gets uncomfortable.
If you don’t have flared bars, I don’t really get how you can comfortably break from the drops
Looks good to me
It really depends, my gravel bike bar has 16 degree flares which the brake levers are already inward even installed directly straight. So that’s enough for me, i didn’t feel uncomfortable so just let it be straight then.
If it feels good to you and you’re able to shift and brake effectively, that’s where you want them to be.
lol… and then I’m like the complete opposite…
[https://bikepacking.com/gear/ritchey-beacon-xl-review/](https://bikepacking.com/gear/ritchey-beacon-xl-review/)
I don’t really think it looks good except on flared bars.
A lotta bit less than that
Loosen them up a little, and then go for a bike ride. As you’re riding, move them around until it feels right.
Ask your wrists.
You can get a better cda with the levers tilted, so it is quicker.
To me it is ergonically better to have a slight inward tilt and have some pronation in my wrist/underarm.
It becomes an issue if it affects your ability to brake, and with very small bars there may be a bit less control, but the latter is debatable.
The UCI restriction regarding the tilt is somewhat necessary. The one regarding the width between the hoods and the minium width of the bars is bullshit and a disadvantage for smaller riders.
If you need to tilt this far, you need a different handlebar all together
You don’t know until you try.
Bring a 5mm T wrench next time you ride or are on a trainer and adjust until it’s comfortable.