I am kind of pumped about the bars. Assuming Nitto meets its always high standards, CroMo steel handlebar showing between the tape and stem would add a nice, understated touch to a quality bike. In fact, I would be tempted to shorten the tape.
On Mar 11, 10:04 am, Shaun Meehan <meehan.sh...@gmail.com> wrote: > As a point of reference, "back in the day" (when "mountain" bikes > still used flat handlebars, thumb shifters, and no suspension) > light-weight aluminum bars were becoming all the rage for mountain > bikes; Answer/Easton was introducing the Taperlite and Hyperlite bars > in a variety of zany anodized colors and competitors were following > suit. I remember Salsa bucked the trend for a long time and offered > their "Moto" handlebar in butted 4130 chromoly. The weight was fairly > comparable to an aluminum bar and the claim was that it was more > durable and that it offered better vibration damping properties than > the aluminum bars. > > Shaun Meehan -- 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-bu...@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.
