Scotty,
I'm sorry I didn't get back on this one earlier - was away for Easter. I
guess the suggestion is moot now but may be useful for others. Try turning
your moustache bars upside down. That's how I have mine. I tilt them so
that the couple of inches that this raises them means I don't have
I mightily resisted the Moustaches for many years. I ran Noodles and
Randonneurs, a set of bull horns on my single speed. Nothing felt right.
I tried the Moustaches on a whim, and now they're the only ones I use. I
commute on them, do centuries, group pacelines, everything you can think
of.
Scotty:
I tried Porteur Handlebars with the Diacompe Guidonnet Brake Levers
for the first time, today, on my Rambouillet. I rode for 1.5 hours.
The bars allow me to sit up in traffic by using the swept back portion
and allow me to lean forward to get out of the wind and use will
climbing. The Gu
Today I recieved 48cm Noodles that I traded my moustache bars for. I havent
had a chance to go for a good ride with them yet but I did ride around the
neighborhood a bit and I am thinking these are going to be my solution. I
like the shape and width of them and they feel just right. It seems tha
My first encounter with moustache bars was on my new XO-3 in 1994. I tried
to like them but it just didn't happen. They were swapped out for drop
bars and later for Albatross bars, and both changes were improvements. The
XO left for college and later returned home where it spent some time in
I came across a little-used moustache for naught, and grabbed it. But,
holding it, started thinking I wasn't sure about it.
I've got Noodles on my Ram which I really like(wide 48's, I'm not a little
guy), and was thinking of the moustache for the Bomba, but, started
second-guessing it. I was
On Sunday, April 8, 2012 7:41:57 AM UTC+2, Scotty wrote:
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> I have given myself about a year to like my moustache handlebars. I really
> want to like them, they look so freaking good on my bike, but I dont. Now I
> am just not sure what direction I want to go, but I know that I want to be
> mor
Take a look at the On One Midge bar. Then consider an shorter stem.
You have a choice of 25.6 or 31.8 clamp size. Been using them for a
couple years and I love -em. I have normal aero levers and barcons.
Carl
Cleveland
On Apr 8, 1:41 am, Scotty wrote:
> I have given myself about a year to l
First - I guess you'll *have *to use other brake levers if you want to
switch bars to something even vaguely similar to the Moustache. After that
there are only a few bars that can take bar end shifters - the Albatross
most notably, and Soma Oxford are the only ones I know of. If you have the
s
I'm with you on feeling too far forward. I started with the moustaches
on my Atlantis. Hated them at first and traded them for some drop
bars. Never quite got the drops set right either though with my seat
and ultimately ended up going back to a moustache (I had of course
sold the originals so I h
Yeah, if you don't like them you probably never will. I have a Jamis
Aurora with them and really like them for that bike, but my Sam Hillborne
sports narrow noodle bars which I also love.
I would suggest Noodles on a dirt drop stem, they will give you the flat
section that you want and will
I've been skipping over this thread the last couple of days, thinking it
was about facial hair. Silly me.
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I tried M's on my Hilsen for 6 months and decided I liked them but didn't
love them. I switched to the 48cm noodles (my first drop bar ever) and I
love them. I'll hang onto the M's for now... you know just in case a tall
frame with a short tt falls into my lap.
good luck finding the right bar.
I liked the Woodchipper at first. Then started to hate them. Pretty sure
it was one of the reasons for the return of wrist pain for me last year.
My favorite this year for semi-flat bars are the Soma Clarence. Nice sweep
back. Goes well with Ergon grips, too.
Only tried moustache bars onc
I like the Woodchipper more than the Noodle, but I like Moustache bars,
too. My M-bars are on a 63.5 cm bike with a 58cm top tube, and my prefered
position is out on the hoods.
Taking a moment to appreciate how silly those bar names are,
Philip
Philip Williamson
www.biketinker.com
On Sunday,
I've had a moustache bar for about 13 years but never used it much.
Only recently, since by body has changed with age (72), have I come to
appreciate the moustache bar. Don't get rid of your moustache bar.
Some day BTW, I use it with Nitto Dirt Drop stem and that at least
looks better than a to
SOMA Hwy 1, 26.0 mm clamp, silver finish, choose your width. Done.
Bill
Stockton, CA
On Saturday, April 7, 2012 10:41:57 PM UTC-7, Scotty wrote:
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> I have given myself about a year to like my moustache handlebars. I really
> want to like them, they look so freaking good on my bike, but I dont.
What about something dirt drop-like, like the On-One Midge? Comfy,
wide, great with bar-ends, easy to set higher than moustache, with
brake levers closer.
On Apr 7, 10:41 pm, Scotty wrote:
> I have given myself about a year to like my moustache handlebars. I really
> want to like them, they look
Depends what kind of levers you have. You could get porter bars with
inverted levers or guidonnet which are beautiful with Belleville bars.
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/components/brakes/levers/br-0024.html
On Sunday, April 8, 2012 1:41:57 AM UTC-4, Scotty wrote:
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> I have given myse
Noodles.
I like mustache bars for off-road applications, even with the saddle, grips
1-2in below, for cross-country riding. Like the way the x0-1 was set up in
the 1993 catalog renderings.
On Saturday, April 7, 2012 10:41:57 PM UTC-7, Scotty wrote:
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> I have given myself about a year to lik
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