Thanks. I'm considering the Nitto 176 - can't quite tell from photos of it - is the angle between the ramps and drops the same as the Noodle? I'm also considering the Nitto B115. Anyone used that one?
On Monday, October 1, 2012 11:27:18 AM UTC-5, Jeremy Till wrote: > > The normal Nitto choices (Noodle, 176 Dream, Marks, Rando, etc.) and the > similar (in shape, not saying anything about quality) Compass/Grand Bois > and Velo Orange options are the broad range of go-to choices around here, > and a lot of people like their classic looks and roomy curves. However, > the flip side of flat ramps and roomy curves is that these bars often have > a lot of reach and sometimes drop, so if you feel like these might stretch > you out too far with your preferred cockpit length (TT length and stem), > there's tons of good options in the short reach and drop department. The > tradeoff is tighter "ergo" curves on the bars which may or may not jive > with your aesthetic sensibilities. > > The aforementioned Salsa Bell Lap and Cowbell fit into this category, and > both feature drops which are slightly flared. Other "short" bars include > the Salsa Pro Road, the Soma Hwy 1 (available in silver with a 26.0mm clamp > diameter), and a number of Nitto designs not sold by Rivendell. Check out > the Soma online store, which is the retail outlet for Nitto importers Merry > Sales (any LBS with a Merry Sales account can also order most of these > bars): > > http://store.somafab.com/nittoroadbars.html > > If you want to try the short and shallow thing without investing in nice > new bars and can work with a 31.8mm clamp for a while, a lot of LBS's that > sell contemporary road bikes will often have a "take-off" bin of stock drop > bars from current road bikes, from when they are swapped out by customers > for a different design. I'm running a pair of Felt-branded generic drop > bars at the moment and they've convinced me that I prefer shorter reach > bars. Maybe i'll buy something nicer sometime soon. > > I'm leaving out full-on flared drop bars like the On-One Midge, Salsa > Woodchipper, Origin8 Gary V1, Nitto RM-014 and older WTB designs, since in > my mind these are a distinct category of bars requiring a completely > different cockpit geometry from normal road drop bars to be set up > comfortably. > > > On Thursday, September 27, 2012 4:10:59 PM UTC-7, tragicallyaverage wrote: >> >> Building up a bike and it needs some new drops. Any suggestions? What do >> you ride? >> I know Noodles of course, and I've tried them in 3 different widths and >> for some reason they don't hit home for me. >> If you had to put a drop bar other than a Noodle on your Riv/Riv-ish >> bike, what would it be? >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/YaHZX44_2TgJ. 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.
