Warning: Dirt-Drop geek out to follow. As others have noted those are the Wilderness Trail Bikes Dirt Drop bars, widely regarded as the archetypal form of the flared-out drop bars popular on mountain bikes during the 1980's and early 1990's. Nitto also made such bars, although theirs didn't have as much flare. The Nitto bars came stock on some of Grant's earlier and more idiosyncratic mountain bike designs (namely the 1987 MB-1) and up until a few years ago were available through the Riv site.
Unfortunately, the original WTB and Nitto bars are no longer available. The closest bars to them currently are the On-One (UK *) Midge Bars and the Origin 8 "Gary" Bars. Both of these sport smooth, classic curves and large amounts of flare that make them optimal for riding in the drops as the primary hand position. These type of bars, lead by the Midge, have seen a resurgence in recent years among mountain bikers; they are naturally suited to "29'er" type bikes with cockpits that are generally taller than 26" wheeled bikes (their suitability for high cockpits makes them also good for "riv" fitted bikes). WTB, seeing the popularity of the Midge and Gary, have brought out their own version of a flared drop bar, but it sports a deep drop, not much flare (when compared to the Midge) and a segmented "ergonomic" drop section. It has not gotten the glowing reviews that the midge has. So, if you want a bar like the one on Philip W's QB, check out the Midge and Gary. *Unfortunately, On-One doesn't currently have a U.S. distributor for their bars. I've heard you can order directly from On-One in Britain and pay a few extra $ in shpping. Sorry for the long geek-out...midge bars are probably my favorite bars for all-around riding, and I use them on the bike i do most of my long rides with. On Jan 28, 2:54 pm, "colin p. cummings" <colinthehip...@gmail.com> wrote: > First what's for sale: > > 46cm Nitto Noodles.....$45 shipped > Nitto big back rack (57cm + bikes).....$110 shipped > Carradice grocery panniers....$215 pair, $115 apiece > > And the question: what kind of bars are on Phillip Williamson's QB on > cyclofiend.com? It says WTB drop bars, but I don't know if WTB is an > internet acronym or a brand. > > Cheers, > > Colin Cummings > Amarillo, TX --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
