It’s all about use case certainly. If I have time for a long ride without a destination I’m going mountain biking.
I do longer commutes/trips on my rig but they tend to be in bike path and road situations where I prefer to be more upright anyway. And I like the flat bar for cranking out if the saddle and the odd bit of single-track.
But, I’m not trying to sell anyone on a conversion. I started putting straight bars on road bikes when I was commuting for my first shop job over two decades ago, so my bias is well established.
March 5, 2023, 8:29 a.m. - Andrew Major
It’s all about use case certainly. If I have time for a long ride without a destination I’m going mountain biking. I do longer commutes/trips on my rig but they tend to be in bike path and road situations where I prefer to be more upright anyway. And I like the flat bar for cranking out if the saddle and the odd bit of single-track. But, I’m not trying to sell anyone on a conversion. I started putting straight bars on road bikes when I was commuting for my first shop job over two decades ago, so my bias is well established.