Ron, thanks again. I dug that picture up in an old thread when ready about the MAP bar. Ben, I thought about going bullmoose, but I don't think the stem would get the bars up high enough to match the height of my saddle. It's a bummer because I really like how they look.
I rode into my favorite LBS this morning to look at some handlebars in person. They had the VO Postino, Soma Oxford, and Jones Bend bars in stock, in addition to a bunch of generic riser-style bars. The Jones Bend was very, very tempting, but I didn't want to take the extra steps to convert to a threadless 31.8 clamp. And so, I bit the bullet and ordered a Surly Open Bar with 40 mm rise. I like the idea of the almost Jones-like 666 mm width, and the curve and sweep is also pretty similar to the Jones Bend. I also like that it's cromoly and won't (likely) snap. I'll pair it with a dirt drop stem to start and if that doesn't feel right I'll give a Technomic a go. Let the experimentation begin. Thanks again for all the great suggestions and ideas! Bob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
