Re: [RBW] Re: Ron's Ortho... stem question

[Richard Rose]

For what it is worth Ron used 25.4 clamp size stems and claims & claims they work great. Got to spread that clamp I guess. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 11, 2024, at 12:09 PM, El Sapo <charlesreese...@comcast.net> wrote:  Wish I would have understood the issues with the 26 mm handlebar clamp prior to purchasing the Ortho Bar. No megusta.The pics posted by iamKeith don’t show that his hair, beard, and hip vibe are much greater riding the bike with ortho bars. On Monday, March 11, 2024 at 7:50:27 AM UTC-7 Chris K wrote: Thank you all for the pics and advice! Very helpful. I'm putting these bars on a 1985 Trek 870. As Riv says on their cardboard geo charts "don't obsess", but geometrically this old frame is not terribly far off some Riv models, setting aside, of course, bb drop and stack (1985 Trek 870: 21.8" frame, 71º hta, 71.5º sta, 58.0 tt, 48.5 cs, 5.0 drop, 52.7 stack, 40.6 reach). My current set-up is Choco bars and an 8cm Dirt Drop. The height feels fine, just slightly above saddle height, and the reach isn't bad either but could be ~1" longer. I'm fairly upright but can lean in and grip forward as needed. I just like the idea of more width and more flare. Are these details helpful? I'm maybe leaning toward the 135mm Faceplater based on your replies, but that does seem long! On Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 5:48:02 PM UTC-6 Dan wrote: I’ve got these bars lined up for my Appaloosa build.  My local bike shop had a NOS Velo Orange Grand Cru stem in 120mm that looks pretty perfect. It’s 26.0, and having no rise should be slightly longer in reality than its length number suggests. I’m hoping that the wider clamp section will help it to grip the bars well too, despite the single bolt.  On Monday 11 March 2024 at 03:33:24 UTC+10:30 Chris K wrote: Hey all, I've got some Ortho Bars in my cart and looking for stem advice from those who use this bar. Obv there are multiple fit and frame factors that play into something like this, but curious what people are generally going with. Here are the options I'm deciding between: - Faceplater 110mm - Faceplater 135mm - Tallux 12cm Will the 110 Faceplater be too short? -- 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/f184e534-6809-40e7-9930-81c5d5b61ca3n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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/147EAC29-DC81-4271-A914-5826CBD65001%40gmail.com.