Somebody should check North Shore Billet, they make a whole wack of one piece splined chainrings for SRAM mountain bike cranks... They would be the ones to do something like that.
and yeah exactly, to cover the top of my legs, then with a waterproof jacket and cap, i find i get less wet in that position, risers open me up to the rain so to speak, plus i ride more carefully with those bars
descending on drops would put more weight on the front wheel giving you more grip, it will feel better to corner holding the bars by the stem because you have less control so it feels like it was that much more skill full that you didnt bin yourself. my new drops measure 46cm c-c gonna feel sooooo wide
I may be wrong but when holding by the stem i find i turn with my upper body more, with wide risers i just use my arms, i think its just a fixed gear thing because you general use your hole body more, so it feels like i have more control, but with gears i feel stupid holding by the stem