Patrick, I think the Grand Bois Maes Parallel type bars look quite nice. Peter Weigle used them on his "Black Tie" bike that was featured in BQ. Here's a link to Weigle's Photostream of that bike: http://www.flickr.com/photos/49353569@N00/sets/72157625305683679/with/5209479494/
Still it begs the question, why would you want to replace the Nitto Mod. 185 bars on your Riv customs? I think the Mod 185 is one of the nicest bars I've used. Just thinking... Jim Cloud Tucson, AZ On Jun 6, 6:01 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Has anyone tried these or the functional equivalents? > > http://www.compasscycle.com/images/MaesPara800.jpg > > (From Compass Bicycles:http://www.compasscycle.com/Handlebars.html) > > Copies of these, apparently:http://www.bikequarterly.com/images/Hersefixed.jpg > > Me, Ahm 'a thinkin' that they may well do very nicely as replacements > for the Nitto 185s on the 8 cm Nitto stems on my two low-bar Riv > customs. > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Bill M. <bmenn...@comcast.net> wrote: > > 52 years young here, and for me drops are the only comfortable long- > > distance option. I do have and like the Noodles, but I find that the > > modern 'compact' or 'short-n-shallow' shaped bars have some > > advantages. The short drop makes the drop position easier to reach > > without the raising tops so high that standing to climb feels > > ungainly. The short reach seems to me more appropriate when using > > modern brake levers. Long reach bars were designed for non-aero brake > > levers. Modern brake levers (be they brifters or Tektro or SRAM aero > > levers) allow a hand position that's a couple of cm further forward > > than did non-aero or even early aero levers. The shorter reach of the > > compact bars compensates for that extra reach. > > > I use a 3T Ergosum bar on my go-fast (with Campy brifters) and find > > its very comfortable whether on the hoods, the ramps, the hooks or the > > drops. Unfortunately it's only available in black and 31.8. Ritchie > > now makes a bar called the Classic Curve that looks similar, same > > drop, a bit less reach, still 31.8 but polished silver. It should > > look OK with a silver VO stem and a threadless adapter. > > > I have another bike with a Salsa Woodchipper off-road drop bar. It's > > very short reach, very short drop, very wide and very flared in the > > drops. It looks a bit awkward and makes parking the bike harder, but > > once rolling I find it's pretty comfortable. > > > the Noodles are on my Riv, but with a shorter stem than I used to > > ride. Even with the tops at saddle height the drops feel low and the > > hoods far away. I'm tempted to try the Classic Curve on that bike. > > I'm already using a threadless stem and adapter so the swap would be > > easy. And the threadless + adapter combo is actually lighter than the > > Technomic Deluxe it replaced. > > > Bill > > > I really recommend you try a compact or short-n-shallow bar before you > > write off drops. Grinding into a headwind on North Roads just isn't a > > lot of fun. > > > On Jun 6, 8:55 am, canali <jwcoll...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> just wondering if it's just me and i need to take my time adding the > >> mileage and being consistent and patient (and getting back into > >> shape) > > >> OR do alot of us as we get older no longer find being so bent down as > >> comfortable...thinking of swapping out drops on atlantis for jeff > >> jones h loop bars or the north road bars. > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com > > A billion stars go spinning through the night > Blazing high above your head; > But in you is the Presence that will be > When all the stars are dead. > (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- 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.
