The custom is looking more and more dialed all the time. I find the nearly straight-back sweep to be too much ergonomically as well. Funny enough I find it works OK in a more aggressive position (like, level with the saddle) but if your arms are forward instead of down towards your hips, it puts the wrist at a strange angle - one fix is to angle them downwards quite a bit, which seems to work for a lot of folks. I like my sweep around the 45 to 60 degree range, I think Billies would feel good to me on the upper end.
I really want a Faceplater stem for the Bombadil. On Wednesday, 26 May 2021 at 22:08:11 UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > > Btw a kind listmember has pointed out to me that the Tosco product page > implies a thing I know they didn't intend to imply. Yes, Losco (the low one > I had) has very little flare. Tosco is not like that, it's confusing to > even mention Losco on that page. Of all the 'osco bars Tosco has the most > flare, a smidge more than Bosco. Clear as mud, eh? > > Joe "what did he say??" Bernard > On Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 9:51:51 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> Yes indeed, and it's very conscientious of you to pick that up. I noticed >> the flare on Leah's new Billie Bars and I thought it might be less stress >> on my bad hand than the almost-straight-back construction of Bosco. Tosco >> isn't a Billie, but closer. >> >> Btw I tried to post about your new bike on the Platypus thread and >> apparently hit a delete button right after cuz I'm lame. I love your new >> Platy! 🙂 >> >> On Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 9:36:46 PM UTC-7 Roberta wrote: >> >>> Nice, Joe. >>> >>> I guess it's better for you hand to have it flaired? >>> >>> Roberta >>> >>> On Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 12:15:17 AM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote: >>> >>>> Ok let's try this again with proper pics, sorry if the earlier version >>>> is still in your emails (I don't know how that works). >>>> >>>> This is my nifty new 60cm Tosco on my nifty new 135mm Nitto Face >>>> Plater. The bar is a bit cut down from Bosco and - this is the part I care >>>> about - has a little more flare at the grips. As the Riv ad copy says it's >>>> not quite the looker of Nitto (and it's heavier than my cromo 55 Bosco) >>>> but >>>> it's only 60 bucks! I like the hand positions and the slightly less HEY >>>> I'M >>>> A CONSPICUOUSLY TALL BAR look. Check it out. >>>> >>>> Joe Bernard >>>> >>>> -- 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/be3a1567-afb5-4cf2-987b-ae9f3c5d044en%40googlegroups.com.
