Oh, it just occurred to me that if I had a "pop-top" stem, I wouldn't have to adjust a threadless headset each time I did this. So the threaded/threadless choice isn't really much of a difference. Maybe it'd take more bolt-tightening on the threadless setup. But that's no big deal. And I'd only need one stem, probably (since I'm using the same kind of stem on all of my cockpits anyway).
As it turns out, of course, I like the *look* of quill stems much better anyway. Given that I'm reading and posting to *this* list, I'm sure that surprises no one. (Dirt Drop lovers, unite!) So, I guess that if I had a pop-top stem with a threadless headset, the up-side would be that I'd need only one stem. The only downside for this multi-cockpit notion (or any other notion, for that matter) would be that I'd have a pop-top stem and a threadless headset! Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean On Aug 11, 7:09 am, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi, all. > > Where does one put one's mirror on one's moustache bars? I've tried it > in a couple of obvious places. But there's always some negative aspect > to the positioning; either I can't see what I should be able to see or > I can't move my hands around in the way I'd like. I've got the > CycleStar 5-inch arm round mirror Peter White sells. I also like the > RBW-sold mirror and would get one if I had a good idea about where to > put it. > > I have bar-end shifters and forward-mounted drop-bar levers (i.e. sort > of the traditional RBW set-up, I think). > > I'm willing to give up a mirror. But I'm pursuing a multi-cockpit > approach to cycling (as opposed to the substantially more expensive > yet more convenient multi-bicycle approach to cycling) and would like > to have the choice of cockpit for any given ride/day/week be all about > which bars I feel like riding and not about which "amenities" (if a > mirror can be said to be an "amenity" when one is riding in even > moderate traffic) I'm willing to give up. > > Let me tell you, I've effectively got two Hillbornes right now: one > has high&lovely ride-'em-all-the-live-long-day Albatross bars and the > other has go-get-'em moustache bars (which, by the way, are at least > an inch above the saddle; "go-get-'em" is definitely in the eye of the > beholder). Two completely different bikes, separated only by their > inner cables. Each "cockpit" has its own front housing set; I don't > vary the two rear housing pieces just to get the color right or > anything. Silver rearward housing goes with anything on this bike. > > I've got the pieces/parts for the Noodles awaiting an opportunity to > be set up. I can't wait to see what *that* cockpit is going to be > like. > > Some things I hadn't thought through before going with this multi- > cockpit notion: having the front derailer be non-indexed (where > indexing would be annoying anyway) makes it a *whole* lot easier to > run a new cable to it. And so far I've found the XT low-normal (Rapid > Rise) derailer to be quite simple to connect and adjust. And I'm not > sure I'd even consider this notion if I weren't using linear-pull > brakes. And personally I'd rather pay for extra stems (each cockpit > has its own) up front than have to adjust my headset every time I did > this. So for me, having the headset be threaded is also a big plus. In > any case, I can now do a whole cockpit swap in 15 minutes, including > the test ride and rear index-ing adjustments. And trust me, I am *not* > a bike mechanic. > > Anyway.... mirror positioning? > > (Once I get all the cockpits taped/twined/tweaked/tested, I'll put up > some shots of the different arrangements.) > > Yours, > Thomas Lynn Skean > P.S. > Turns out I'm kind of "into" bikes. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
