Good point, Steve. I was trying to say that the Dream Bar was more a 1970s
bar, whereas the Noodle is more a 1950s bar in the mold of the Philippe
Professionel. (There were other 1950s bars, some of which had almost no
ramps at all.)
Jan Heine
Editor
Bicycle Quarterly
www.bikequarterly.com
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On Fri, 2013-04-26 at 15:29 -0700, Jan Heine wrote:
> The handlebars on the 1980 René Herse are Cinelli 64s. As Matthew
> pointed out, Rivendell used to sell these as the "Dream Bars".
Not so. The Nitto 176 is the Dream Bar. I have 5 of them in service.
The Cinelli 64 is very different: for one
The handlebars on the 1980 René Herse are Cinelli 64s. As Matthew pointed
out, Rivendell used to sell these as the "Dream Bars". For comfort, the
older Philippe Professionels are much more comfortable. The Nitto Noodles
are loosely based on those, and the Grand Bois Maes Parallel bars are a
clo
Maybe placement but I much prefer the feel of these old Super Record levers
(close to Mafac proportions) to the modern. The bars on this bike are what
Riv used to sell as Nitto Dream Bars. I think but am not certain these are
close to what Riv now calls Mark's bars.
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Jan,
Thanks for sharing a part of history and evolution of artisanal frame
building. I really enjoyed the points you made about the differences
between Rene & Desbois. I have to concur with Michael that the brake
levers/ hood placement look uncomfortable.
Best,
Hugh
Sunland, CA
On Friday, A
I enjoyed looking at these photos. So much eye wash, or as my coworkers
used to say, bike porn. The HBs and levers don't look as comfortable as
modern noodles and more contemporary levers. I was also surprised by how
very short the straddle cables are. I have posted Racers on my tandem,
whi
