Silver Gary bars were listed, but not available in the States when I ordered mine.
$60 including shipping for Midge bars is pretty fair. Cheers, DE On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Ralph Rognstad Jr. < rognsta...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > I recently bought a silver Gary bar from my LBS, and my Sun Tour bar > ends work fine. > > David Estes wrote: > > FYI, you are not able to run/rub/rock bar end sifters on Gary bars > > w/out consumer based modification > > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/3143008958/>... > > > > > > > > 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 > > <mailto: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 <http://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 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > > > > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
