Thanks, Jeffrey. Good to know the guidonnets are still on the market. Others: Any idea if the Dia Comp 139s would work with mechanical discs? Probably don't pull enough cable .... as I guess they're designed for cantis or calipers. They would be nice on the MAP bar with cable discs, though.
On Mon, Mar 29, 2021 at 2:23 PM Jeffrey Arita <jeffreyar...@gmail.com> wrote: > Patrick, thank you! > > The handlebars are Velo Orange *Porteurs*. They measure out to about > 48cm at the widest point (where the bar cons go). The brake levers are > Dia-Compe DC139s, I'm guessing nicknamed "Guidonnets." I did a quick > search and Blue Lug sells them, available in black only (Universal Cycles > was out of stock). Apparently they are available in either 22.2mm or > 23.8mm clamp sizes. They are an interesting design, I'm thinking designed > to follow the curves of a porteur-style bar, enabling braking from many > hand positions. > > I'm not certain if they would work (well) with mechanical disc brakes. I > would assume the two would need to be carefully paired together to ensure > the cable pull of the DC139 is appropriate for whatever mechanical disc > brake caliper is chosen. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfguqOzqwmb4h4HSqxM8C7aCetgt9ahSdLY%3D7imC1VRBfqQ%40mail.gmail.com.
