Oh no, Dorothy! I'm glad you were able to get that stinkin' bolt outta
there.
I just had a similar experience last night, I was installing a crank on my
Susie and that big torque wrench would NOT click. I'm pushing and pushing
and my stupid arthritic hand is about to fall off and I'm thinking
Joe, I didn’t hear my torque wrench click and ended up snapping a bolt in
two on the first Faceplater I bought. Luckily there was enough thread
poking through to the back that I was able to advance it all the way
through with needlenose pliers. I am more cautious tightening them down
now.
On
Hi Laing,
What you see in the pics - including how high I have the bars/stem - is the
result of basal joint (base of thumb) arthritis. It's most prominent in my
right hand (I'm right-handed) and hurts like the dickens if I shift a lot,
so I swapped them around and shift the rear derailer with m
I note that you have your thumb shifters in an interesting location - to
the "inside" of the bar (Riv style), but shiting in the more or less
traditional horizontal plane instead of the Riv style vertical plane. So
sort of rotating in the opposite direction from traditional. How do you
like the
I'll tell you a secret about Face Platers now that I've done a couple bar
swaps with it: they're kind of a pain. With the traditional style you pass
the bar through and the stem supports it while you turn one bolt. Now
you're fiddling with FOUR bolts AND trying to hold the face plate against
th
The custom is looking more and more dialed all the time. I find the nearly
straight-back sweep to be too much ergonomically as well. Funny enough I
find it works OK in a more aggressive position (like, level with the
saddle) but if your arms are forward instead of down towards your hips, it
p
Btw a kind listmember has pointed out to me that the Tosco product page
implies a thing I know they didn't intend to imply. Yes, Losco (the low one
I had) has very little flare. Tosco is not like that, it's confusing to
even mention Losco on that page. Of all the 'osco bars Tosco has the most
Yes indeed, and it's very conscientious of you to pick that up. I noticed
the flare on Leah's new Billie Bars and I thought it might be less stress
on my bad hand than the almost-straight-back construction of Bosco. Tosco
isn't a Billie, but closer.
Btw I tried to post about your new bike on t
Nice, Joe.
I guess it's better for you hand to have it flaired?
Roberta
On Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 12:15:17 AM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote:
> Ok let's try this again with proper pics, sorry if the earlier version is
> still in your emails (I don't know how that works).
>
> This is my nifty new
