YEah, I've been wondering that too. Will just have to sit on a few to know the answer to that.I don't know if this matters but would the flared drops of a gravel bike be ok for your shoulder?
Alphington, VIC., Dude is 186cm, and over double your current budget...I don't have FB (will have to get wife's PW), where is it located?
I am about 180, I Think. what's the price on it?
Oops forgot about the $2k part,Alphington, VIC., Dude is 186cm, and over double your current budget...
A narrow flat (or low-rise if appropriate) bar with sticky-uppy bar-ends (remember those things from years ago?) might work for you too - all other things being equal, a narrower bar will put you more upright (and back) than a wider one, it's basic triangulation. The fitting of bar-ends will enable that more natural palms-inward (aka thumbs up/forward) hand posture.I think drop bars will be better. It's not the drop but the thinner width and that the thumbs are forward that help with me. I am also on the assumption at that the thinner bars will have me a little more upright with less weight on my hands than as with the experience on modern MTB geo/wide bars. I have to test ride one to test that assumption though.
This is the one if budget is the absolute limiterWhen I was considering a Gravel bike back in covid, I settled on a Norco Search for best value... now they are 40%.
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Had a polygon. Spend most of my time trying to keep the stock wheels rolling straight , then the frame cracked . 3 months of bikes online stuffing around and I ordered the norco search in the meantime .What about this one, fits the budget , nice stack which will help your shoulder, some decent width rims and even has a dropper post for when you want to get rad on it or like me when stopping at intersections.
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Good buying at that priceThis is the one if budget is the absolute limiter
It's probably my biggest annoyance with gravel bikes - that they went 12x100mm front axle and ended up throwing another hub "standard" in the mix. If they'd gone 15x100 front and 142x12 rear it would've been mint.The good thing about gravel is they use the 142mm standard so past wheelsets come back to life. Old XC wheels go well on a modern GG.
Wait til you hear about road boost...It's probably my biggest annoyance with gravel bikes - that they went 12x100mm front axle and ended up throwing another hub "standard" in the mix. If they'd gone 15x100 front and 142x12 rear it would've been mint.
I thought you were joking.Wait til you hear about road boost...
And still kept the 12mm front axleWait til you hear about road boost...