there are cable actuated discs that will work with short pull road levers. The Avid BB7's are the best ones out there at the moment. The cable ones work pretty well but are heavier than the hydraulic systems. The Dropbar 29er crowd is always talking that 'one day' someone will develop and sell a hydraulic road lever system. Part of the issue is that most people want the integrated shift/brake lever too. So it gets complicated with the hydraulic reservoir in the lever too.
~Mike~ Mike On Mar 31, 8:30 am, Joe Bartoe <jbar...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I know I've seen drop bar bikes with disc brakes. I'm not a disc brake > afficionado by any means, but are some disc brakes hydraulic and others not? > > Joe > > Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:51:10 -0700 > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Grant's latest post. > From: cyclotour...@gmail.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > I'm 100% in the same boat as you. My 29er came w/ hydraulic discs, so I'm > kinda' locked into some sort of a straight bar. Marys, Space or Misfit Fubar > are all good options. > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > > I have some flat bars on the 29er... I think with a 9d sweep. They > > are the only choice with hydraulic disc brakes. I have not tried the > > Mustache bars yet so I don't know how they would be. I prefer drop > > bars in most cases and would put them on the 29er if they would work > > with hydraulics, but I would use one of the mountain drops like > > Midges, the WTB model or the new Salsa Woodchipper. Just wish they > > came in silver! > > ~Mike~ > > On Mar 30, 11:23 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > This isn't the best picture of them, but I just put on some Origin8 Space > > bars. Low rise bars with a nice sweep back. They are wonderfully > > comfortable so far, although I haven't gone for an extended ride yet. > > They're pretty similar to OnOne Mary bars. Made in China. Available at > > your LBS through J&B distribution. $30. > > > I'm planning on putting some Ergon grips on soon. > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/4474534194/ > > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > A few years back, right before I moved to Portland, I was at a > > > friend's house and saw his new "cross bike" with "cranked stays" which > > > he had set up with flat bars, WTB 700x44 Mutano Raptors. The bike > > > (made by Rick Hunter in SC) seemed so perfect for riding in the SF Bay > > > Area. The perfect machine for the Marin Headlands and Tam given that > > > so much time is spent on the road getting to the trails and that the > > > trails primarily consist of fire roads. I was really impressed and > > > enthralled with the bike. When I moved to Portland I purchased a Surly > > > Cross Check to use as a commuter. I did set the bike up with a pair of > > > Mutano Raptors and took it for a spin in Forest Park and it was great > > > and seemed like all the mountain bike I need. I think once I get my QB > > > dialed in that I may start using that for commuting and maybe set the > > > CC back up as a "mountain bike". Surly has a great bar coming out > > > later this year that'll be perfect for my CC. Good for the Hunqapillar > > > or Bombadil. > > > > My friend's Hunter: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335...@n00/4475760673/ > > > > New Surly Open Bar: > > >http://surlybikes.com/parts/open_bar/ > > > > As for Grant's article. I think part of why it appeals to me so much > > > is the tone--encouraging and thoughtful. > > > > --mike > > > > -- > > > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. 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