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If you have not tried them, you would not know how comfortable they are. They are easy to ride because you choose where to put your hands, from full width to maximum aero or anywhere in between.

We are engineered to keep you aero for longer. Leaving your tops alone means you can bend your elbows or centre your hands as you wish. Generous reach and drop give you options for different conditions. We carve out the underside of the bar tops for access in and out of the drops and to match your natural forearm angles, then shrink the corners so cushioned tape fits without bulk. Our classic bends through the hooks are proven, the long drops are trimmable and support your hands through the full extension of your reach, generally off sensitive nerves, and the inward bend of the hooks sits perfectly well in the hands.

SVELTE™ models are designed and tested with angles from mild to racy to rad. Carbon models flare back out gently at the ends to improve knee clearance out of the saddle and create a wider support path through the drops and hooks, aligning your hands better with your elbows in different positions.

Typical bars are limiting. Compacts restrict hand placement. Drops flared out were designed for heavy touring bikes decades ago and catch more wind resistance, which is not what you want. Undersized tops do not fit you by definition, and are neither comfortable nor ergonomic when you are stuck with them all the time. Worse, they are twitchy and make riding nervous for you and everyone around you — a bad idea in groups. We did not invent the drop bar. We made it better.

Full-gas sprints are about 1% of time on the bike, and true sprinters are a fraction of the peloton. Short sprints from the tops are more common, and there you want leverage, not twitch. If you are bobbing left and right much, you are wasting energy.

Our tops are normal, and the drops come in then back out a little down below. It is good to be narrow in a bunch, and you do not want bar ends sticking out to catch someone. For a wide stance underneath, slide your hands up in the hooks. The bars are sculpted underneath to help secure your forearms in an aero drops sprint. If track riders can sprint in tight drops, so can you.

Wildly fast, yes. Restrictive, no. Our tops are normal and the fast drops support new positions. Aerobars and extensions cause problems because they fix your hands, forearms and elbows in one place, which can restrict breathing and inhibit oxygen uptake.

We do not. We let you bring your hands in to get aero without locking you up. Even with hands in, you are free to take natural, comfortable body positions to optimise your profile. That is sustainable for longer and adapts to more conditions, which ultimately makes you faster almost everywhere.

We support 90-degree elbows too — one reason we left your tops alone. It is fast in the right conditions: straight roads, smooth tarmac, minimal crosswinds. But control is compromised, drafting is not recommended, it forces your head down, and it is hard to sustain. Contortion and discomfort cost watts as well. You want more good options for real-world riding, and you can ride in our drops for longer, with control, in more situations.

There are times for tops and times for drops. We are stable because a tight position compresses your body into a weighty package with a small profile — think cannonball rather than belly flop. A compact weight distribution means you are less likely to be moved off your line, and it is secure at speed.

You can adjust your aero profile anywhere along the drops as conditions demand, without ever raising up or taking a hand off the bar. High in the hooks is about as wide as on the tops, and the ability to react instantly is inherent to the design. It is remarkable how much more stable this is than extensions, which make you long but open you up at the same time, and compromise steering and braking.

Not at all. With tiny bars you are stuck with small tops all the time. Our tops are traditional and fit your body for proven comfort and control. We do not limit you to unnatural positions for a marginal gain. When it is right, you choose when and how far to exploit the inward curves, then a flick of the wrist returns you to nearly full width high in the hooks. No bar ends poking out sideways, either.

Our models are good for the sport and the sort of innovation governing bodies prefer. You should not have to contort yourself or take on risky behaviour to find a good position. Our efficiency leads to better performance in breakaways, chasing, in the wind and getting back after a mechanical — and ultimately to faster splits and more excitement. Unlike most aero positions, shifters and brakes stay at your fingertips and you can modulate safely for control.

We recommend setting your brake levers vertical. New lever and shifter designs that flare outward are perfect: with ours they end up straight up and down, and you get all the same advantages.