That's the problem w/ wide dirt drops (lower case). They seem to be made to only be used in the drops. At least the Midge/Garys are like that, not sure about the WCs.
And Philip, that Winter Cycles stem is beautifully mdade. Definitely not a kludge IMHO. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:11 AM, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > Well, one could use the Woodchipper bars in 25.4 with a DritDrop > stem. > > The Luxy bars look like the Woodchipper with a tighter bend. Possibly > a good idea, although I do find myself on the lower part of the > Woodchipper on some climbs on the Salsa Fargo. The whole does seem to > work well together. Seems to me the difference is the Luxy is planned > for riding the tops, and the Woodchippers are all about riding in the > drops most of the time. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Aug 28, 1:04 am, Philip Williamson <philip.william...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Kludge! I used the same word to describe my Delta extender and short > > stem combo for my Midge bars. Without good stem choices, any dirt drop > > bar setup is going to be kludgey. > http://www.biketinker.com/2010/projects/stems-for-dirt-drop-bars/ > > > > I have long thought that Rivendell could offer a Nitto stem that > > approximated the old Salsa steel stems with some rise. And a dirt drop > > bar.http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipwilliamson/3663090328/ > > That combination on the Quickbeam ties the whole room together. > > > > Of the Midge vs WTB classic, the WTB wins (for me) hands down. > > > > Philip Williamsonwww.biketinker.com > > > > On Aug 27, 10:28 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Kludgy. > > > > > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com > >wrote: > > > > > > my understanding is 31.8 only. Which does not leave any quill stem > > > > options. we will have to use one of those adapters with a > threadless > > > > stem. > > > > > > ~Mike~ > > > > > > On Aug 27, 9:14 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Are they going to be 25.4 or 31.8 only? I think a bar like that is > > > > missing > > > > > from Rivendell's offerings. > > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 9:03 PM, Michael_S < > mikeybi...@rocketmail.com > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > yea baby! and yes it works with bar end shifters. and it's > Silver! > > > > > > here is a linky to a proto of the bar > > > > > >http://singularcycles.posterous.com/ragley-luxy-bar-latest > > > > > > > > it would look great on the Hunqua too. > > > > > > > > ~Mike~ > > > > > > > > On Aug 27, 6:43 pm, velomann <velom...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > A midge-like bar in silver? Sweet! Now if it accepts bar-ends > (and > > > > why > > > > > > > wouldn't it?) I can stop my futile searching for a vintage dirt > drop > > > > > > > bar. > > > > > > > > > On Aug 26, 7:32 am, Michael_S <mikeybi...@rocketmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I'm waiting for that new one from Ragley called the Luxy. It > was > > > > > > > > designed by the Midge designer after getting all the input on > the > > > > > > > > midge/junebug/wtb/woodchipper and it comes in silver. > > > > > > > > goin' on the new dropbar 29er. > > > > > > > > > > ~Mike~ > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 26, 6:49 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > FWIW, Origin 8 has one they call the Gary Bar. It's real > cheap > > > > > > through your > > > > > > > > > LBS. > > > > > > > > > > > Only negative is that it does not accept bar ends without > some > > > > slight > > > > > > > > > modification < > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/3143007318/ > > > > > > >. > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 8:27 AM, jandrews_nyc < > > > > > > jasonaschwa...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any of these trail-type flared-out drop > bars > > > > they > > > > > > are > > > > > > > > > > tired of looking at? > > > > > > > > > > Jason > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > e...@googlegroups.com> > > > > <rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com > > > > ><rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > > > > �...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > Redlands, CA- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > 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-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > > . > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > e...@googlegroups.com> > > > > <rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscrib...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > > . > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > David > > > > > Redlands, CA- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > -- > > > > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > e...@googlegroups.com> > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > David > > > Redlands, CA- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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