Nick, kudos on the Schwalbe rear/RH front tire combo, I've long wanted to try this for longevity/best of both worlds. Have you liked the setup?
On Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 11:02:13 AM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > The photo far overflows the window but clicking on it reduces it to full > view within the window. > > But yes, +1 for photo sizing. > > On Thu, Aug 22, 2024 at 10:57 AM John Bokman <jpbc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Jay, maybe you can post a smaller picture? Can't see what you want to >> show. Thank you! >> -John >> >> On Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 10:12:57 AM UTC-7 Jay Lonner wrote: >> >>> More Jones bars proselytizing — here’s a photo of how I have them set >>> up on my Hunq. OP mentioned a desire to use thumbshifters and they work >>> well here. OP also mentioned wanting to be able to grip close to the stem >>> and these bars offer a range of options for hand positions in that region. >>> I probably spend most of my time with my hands choked up near the >>> confluence of the loop, shifters, and brake levers — lots of space to >>> spread out the pressure on my ulnar neuropathy-prone hands. I’ve had >>> different flavors of Bosco bars on this bike before, and the non-moose >>> version was way too flexy. The loop adds a lot of torsional rigidity, and >>> also provides plenty of real estate for mounting gadgets. >>> >>> [image: IMG_2007.jpeg] >>> >>> Jay Lonner >>> Bellingham, WA >>> >>> Sent from my Atari 400 >>> >>> On Aug 20, 2024, at 8:52 AM, Kiley Demond <khde...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Dan, >>> >>> >>> This is my wheelhouse, so to speak. I am 5'10" with a 91 PBH. (Juxtapose >>> that to my 6'7" beau with a PBH of 94. He has a much longer body and longer >>> arms.) Clearly, the issue is really the ratio between leg length and arm >>> length, with body length thrown in for good measure. I have had the >>> Albatross, on a Cheviot that I swapped out for Boscos, and Boscos on a Clem >>> L that I swapped in from Toscos, which did not provide enough back sweep to >>> be comfortable because my arms aren't that long for how far back my seat >>> needs to be (my femurs are crazy long). I compare that to where the car >>> seat is when I drive: I have the seat all the way back (except in European >>> autos were it is almost all the way back) and need a telescoping steering >>> wheel to have an even remotely comfortable reach. I sit very upright in a >>> car. Compare that to the beau, who has the seat all the way back (has even >>> re-seated seats back in prior vehicles), but sits so reclined, it feels >>> like nap time to me, but not to him. >>> >>> But I digress. The other variable is width. I don't find the Riv bars >>> narrow. Just wait until you try to go through someplace narrow and you will >>> see they aren't narrow at all. My shoulder width is approximately 16" so I >>> can go narrow; stability wants wider, so the choice is from there. I >>> suppose body width plays for knees. I can't speak to that as we are both >>> slender so our legs are in a straight line from our hips. >>> >>> Now for the best news of all: if the back sweep is too much, you can saw >>> off the excess. I used gloves instead of grips until I figured out my >>> shifters, brakes, etc., and then made the arrangement "permanent" with cork >>> grips; you could do same for adjusting the back sweep. >>> >>> kiley >>> >>> On Monday, August 19, 2024 at 2:03:32 PM UTC-7 Dan wrote: >>> >>>> So I have ordered my Appaloosa and am trying to get my parts in order. >>>> I plan on making the purchase of the "you pick the fun stuff, we pick the >>>> rest" to go along with the Appaloosa. My biggest conundrum is the >>>> handlebars. I have 91.5 PBH and have concerns with kneeing my hands or the >>>> handlebars. Originally I was thinking the Billie bar because I like the >>>> option of gripping next to the stem but looking at whatbars.com, >>>> comparing to other riv handlebars, they seem to sweep back a bit more than >>>> others. I have never used swept back bars before and have no option to >>>> view >>>> these bars in person so here I am yet again looking for some insights! >>>> Basically, I'd like a bar that comes back to a comfortable position >>>> without >>>> me having to lean too far forward and allows me to get a tight grip when I >>>> want to. Just dont want to get a setup that causes me to get too close to >>>> the handlebars is all. 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