Hi,
This is how I received my Canyon bike. Usually the are preconfigured and adjusted, but to me it looks wrong.
In my understanding the dropbar should be horizontal to the ground instead of pointing to the ground like it does right now. If true, I would have to move the levers as well.
by Legal_Cupcake9071
7 Comments
That doesn’t look like pointing towards the ground to me…
If you level your drop bar to the ground, your hoods are way too pointed downward? Seems like it would created problems with your wrists.
I wouldn’t focus so much on the drop bar being level, but more on the hoods being in the right position.
the bottom part of the drop bar should be straight. it looks ok to me.
I think top of the drop bar should be horizontal to the ground.
If you can’t move the hood from the clamp a bit backward, because the bar tape being in the way, you could buy a new set of bar tape, remove the old one, adjust the hood position, install the new bar tape.
Nah, you can rotate the bar a bit so that the hoods are slightly angled upwards. That felt very comfortable to me. (Past tense because I switched to a different handlebar.)
>In my understanding the dropbar should be
They should be in whatever position you find comfortable. There’s no rule that says you have to keep them how they arrived or which angle is the “right” way. Just adjust them so they’re comfortable for YOU because it’s your bike.
I would rotate the bars up so the top of the bar is parallel to the ground. Use a spirit level if you have one handy. This will rotate the hoods position slightly up and back and have them tilted slightly upward which is where you want them to be.
Then ride it, then tweak if you want, then do. It again. Bar position is highly personal.