Tops of the bars. But, some say the rule has no universal basis in a good fit. The research published in Bicycle Quarterly the past few years sheds light on the matter for me. Depends on whether the bike is designed to race, or carry a load in the rear or the front. But it worked really well on my early 70's Falcon, branded an Eddy Merkyx 531 db bike, which I used for everything. It had a GB stem and handlebars with the engraved outline of the UK near the stem...and eyelets on the back dropouts, so it wasn't just for racing. And, it was orange.
Bill Gibson, Tempe, Arizona, USA, thinking about a ride...
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Daniel Dahlquist <
daniel.dahlquist@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Group, Could someone remind me what the old rule was back in the
> 70's?
> regarding the eyeballing of the handlebars and the front hub. I remember
> that if the stem had the proper extension, the handlebars would visually
> "cover" the front hub...but was this when one was riding the top of the
> bars, or the drops? Thanks in advance,
>
> Daniel Dahlquist,
> Galena, Illinois
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Bill Gibson
Tempe, Arizona, USA