I spent the last two months trying some different bars and stems on my Lotus. At first, I really liked the feel of being more upright and relaxed. On shorter rides it was a beautiful feeling. I consistently ride this bike on 30-50 miles routes, and that is where I had a lot of issues with being upright. I had way more weight on my tailbone and my seat felt uncomfortable. I was also getting tightness and sore in the upper back and shoulders. I tried a few different stem set-ups, but each one created discomfort somewhere pretty early into my rides. The brightside to all of this is I found the Soma Hwy One bars on sale at Jenson, so they went on the bike this past week. I did two long days in a row and was comfortable the whole time.
Bonus picture of the bike when I received it at the end!
by rainydaywomen1
6 Comments
26“ Gravel King?
It takes an upright saddle.
Saddle is too high for that kind of bars
What size stems for each? I enjoy both positions but find I like a longer stem for swept back bars to stay a little closer to the front axle.
What a nice bike! Both of them.
I could never get into swept back bars either. To me it feels like I can’t get any power to the pedals. I probably bike wrong, though.