Hi, Bill. I'm glad the folks at RBW are helping. I'm sure you'll stabilize the bar unless the stem itself is problematic.
I use Albatross bars with a Dirt Drop 100 with a shim with mo problems, even on torn-up roads and hoof-beaten trails. Maybe not as bad as what you've got. But I weigh ~245. Never a slip. I'm curious... what's your PBH (without shoes)? How's the standover on you Hunqapillar? What size tires do you use? I'm trying to decide between a(nother) 60cm Hillborne and a 62cm Hunqapillar. I'm not a crotch worrier, really. But I'm also not insane and have no desire to buy a bike which promises grievous bodily harm with every dismount. Unfortunately, I think it's the 62 or no Hunqa for me; I really like my bars way up there. Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean On May 2, 10:30 pm, Bill Rhea <billr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I spoke with Jay who consulted Mark at Riv. > > Next logical step is blue loc-tight on the bar and shims. Gnurling > (gnarling?) or roughing up the point of contact was discussed, but is > better suited for shim-free situations. Stay tuned. If that doesn't > work I'll consider an old-school 25.5mm mountain bike stem similar to > the one I've got on my X0-1. I'm thinking, 12cm and about as flat as > they used to make 'em would work.... > > I like the Albatross bar for offroad; I think they climb great on > crazy steep stuff and feel good going down loose fire roads, and you > can shift and really keep your grip at the same time. Not my first > choice for super-steep and rocky, rooted downhill singletrack, but if > I were riding a chair lift in Tahoe I'd probably rent a bike to fit > the terrain. La Hunqa is perfect for my neighborhood :-) > > In the back of my head is the quickie bar conversion using cable > splitters to a bullmoose configuration. I had a Nitto bullmoose-type > bar on an '82 SR mountain bike and h'bar failure never even entered my > mind, and that's a good feeling for an old fart that doesn't bounce > back from crashes like he used to. > > Happy trails, > > -br > > On May 2, 3:23 pm, Bill Rhea <billr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for the reply, Minh. > > > If the stem were about ready to close on itself (i.e., get to the > > point where both sides of the stem clamp were touching) then I would > > try the bigger ship option. Never underestimate the power of the beer > > can shim :-) However there is still plenty of room for the stem to > > tighten before this happens. > > > I'm thinking, maybe a steel mountain bike stem (25.4mm) with a wider > > clamp and 2 bolts (if such a thing exists)? I'm sure the lugged stem > > would hold a drop bar or mustache bar (26.0mm) just fine - it's just > > the leverage you get on a 'Tross that makes this an issue, I think. I > > mean, on the road this is a non-issue, as it holds just fine. It's > > bombing down rocky trails at speed where it'll give if you hit > > something hard.... > > > Has anybody ever tried scoring the shim with something sharp in order > > to make a less-smooth surface? Or is this just dumb?? > > > Cheers, > > > -br > > > On May 2, 2:57 pm, Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I think you need more shim, soda can? > > > > On May 2, 5:08 pm, Bill Rhea <billr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for mentioning this Jeremy, but yup indeed, I've got a Nitto > > > > shim in there to drop the clamp diameter down to 25.4mm. > > > > > I wonder if anybody has a trick o' the trade? The bar, stem, shims > > > > and clamp are devoid of grease (though the binder bolt has been > > > > greased liberally). > > > > > -br > > > > > On May 2, 1:18 pm, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > This may be obvious enough that you neglected to mention it, but do > > > > > you have a shim in the bar clamp, since the lugged stem is 26.0 and > > > > > Albatrosses are 25.4? > > > > > > On May 2, 12:14 pm, Bill Rhea <billr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > I spent some time on favorite trails yesterday and snapped a few > > > > > > cell > > > > > > phone cam photos of my 62cm Hunqa: > > > > > > >https://picasaweb.google.com/115167041841412610078/HunqapillarInTheHi... > > > > > > > I really like the Albatross bar set up on this bike. Being able to > > > > > > lean back a bit when descending lends confidence, I think, and I > > > > > > like > > > > > > touring with this kind of bar. However, I've got a vexing issue: No > > > > > > matter how hard I cinch the binder bolt on the lugged stem, the bars > > > > > > will still move a bit when going through rough spots at speed. Does > > > > > > anybody have any suggestions to help sure this up? I replaced the > > > > > > stock binder bolt with a higher-tensile strenght variety, but still > > > > > > have snapped a few trying to get sufficient bind on the bar.... > > > > > > > I found that I have to angle the grip ends of the bar downward > > > > > > somewhat in order to keep my hands from slipping forward on the bars > > > > > > on steep, rough trails, but the amount of downward slant you see in > > > > > > the photos is after slipping somewhat and is a bit more than I like. > > > > > > Frankly, I'm getting a little paranoid about that little binder bolt > > > > > > failing on me at an inopportune moment.... > > > > > > > I had really good luck with 'trosses on my old XO-1 and have toured > > > > > > with them plenty, but that's with a mountain-bikey stem with a bit > > > > > > wider, 25.4 clamp. Also, those bars I never have angled down so > > > > > > much > > > > > > because it never really got much use as a mountain bike. > > > > > > > Shmaybe I'm pushing these bars a bit much for a big (210 lb.), > > > > > > lay-off- > > > > > > yer-brakes kind of guy (?) Is it bullmoose time? > > > > > > > -BR- 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. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
