Abe, I sent you a PM for the albastache bar, thanks! On Thursday 2 May 2024 at 09:22:16 UTC-5 Pancake wrote:
> If you go the Albastashe route … I have Albastashe bars with Shimano > Tiagra levers and a Nitto tallux stem (with shim for 25.4 to 26) that > originally came on a Charles Gallop prototype direct from Riv. I’ve got > Silver bar end pods for both sides too (or a micro shifter as in the photos) > $100 shipped for the bars and levers (or $85 for local pick up in Napa or > the SF Bay Area) unless someone tells me that’s more or less than the going > rate. Add $15 per pod or the microshift shifter. > [image: image0.jpeg][image: image1.jpeg] > Abe > > On May 1, 2024, at 2:58 PM, esoterica etc <esoter...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Michael, > > Due to an overseas move last year, I had to scale down to a single bike, > but I didn't want to have to choose between drops or upright bars because I > like them both equally. So I implemented a "quick swap" cockpit system that > I'd been playing around with in my head for a little while. It uses the > Ritchey Quick-Disconnect system for the brakes, and I relocated the shifter > to the downtube using an Origin8 adapter. Each cockpit has its own stem, > brake cables, housing, and a pair of Ritchey Q-D brake units. Garth > mentions having to readjust the seat every time a different cockpit is > used, but I haven't found the need to do that with my Selle Anatomica > saddle. It takes about 3 minutes to do the change- simply unscrew each Q-D > unit, line up the cable slots in the front cable hanger to extract the > cable, and remove the threaded stem. So far it's been a great system that > I'm very happy with; so much so that I'm in the process of putting together > a third cockpit with a Jones bar for some of the trickier singletrack > that's nearby. > > ~Mark > Kailua, HI > > > > On Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 7:39:36 AM UTC-10 Pancake wrote: > >> [image: IMG_8915.jpeg]I have a bit of a crazy solution that I ran on my >> Sam and currently run on my Charles Gallup prototype: albatross bars, >> upside down with handlebar extensions at the midpoint of the bend in the >> bar. This gives me a drop similar to the Albastash, a sort of in the hoods >> position on the midset bar ends, and a couple other positions so I can >> stretch my hands out on longer rides. I’m about to use it on a century this >> weekend. >> >> >> On Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 11:23:08 PM UTC-7 Michael wrote: >> >>> Looking for a single bike for casual rides on bike >>> paths/paved/gravel/dirt roads with the occasional 100 mile ride thrown in. >>> Will suggest the Sam Hillborne, which I'm leaning towards. I assumed I >>> would build it with drops for the long rides but I recently fell in love >>> with albatross bars for upright lazy bike path rides. >>> Is there a way to quickly/easily swap handlebars or are two bikes >>> inevitable? >>> Would a Sam with drops and an appaloosa or atlantis w/ albatross be a >>> good combo or is that too much overlap? >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/XdQP74LqU7E/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a573208e-7bd9-4f00-b57b-3030c3c61been%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a573208e-7bd9-4f00-b57b-3030c3c61been%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > <779F3EB7-0413-4AE6-9AD8-796B52DD75E0.heic> > <158C139E-D7AA-4D0B-BBC2-E3A1245E81FC.heic> > > -- 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/f27f0d82-9ed2-4ac5-babf-e4ba94d7c06fn%40googlegroups.com.
