Re: [RBW] Re: Want to Buy WTB dirt drops

2013-09-13 Thread cyclotourist
I'm here to help... On 9/13/13, clayton bailey wrote: > Thanks for the link! > > > > > From: cyclotourist > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 4:45 PM > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Want to Buy WTB

Re: [RBW] Re: Want to Buy WTB dirt drops

2013-09-13 Thread clayton bailey
Thanks for the link! From: cyclotourist To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Want to Buy WTB dirt drops Here's a handy visual showing how dirt drops (lower case) are best set up:

Re: [RBW] Re: Want to Buy WTB dirt drops

2013-09-13 Thread cyclotourist
Here's a handy visual showing how dirt drops (lower case) are best set up: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/4576760855/ On 9/13/13, Clayton wrote: > > > > I too, have found that a hig

[RBW] Re: Want to Buy WTB dirt drops

2013-09-13 Thread Clayton
I too, have found that a high stem is the way to go with wood chippers, et al. I have had several back surgeries and like to be in the drops most of the time for control. Sitting up straight

[RBW] Re: Want to Buy WTB dirt drops

2013-09-12 Thread dean899
i always ride in the drops it gives me the most control on and off road. i had the ld stem made specifically for the purpose of bein g in the drops 99% of the time . riding on the hoods or top of the bar puts me in a position that is too upright for CX. i can only hope to find a bar with enoug

[RBW] Re: Want to Buy WTB dirt drops

2013-09-10 Thread Phil Bickford
On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 1:04:29 AM UTC-7, sameness wrote: > > Those bars on Ebay just... don't... look... right? Maybe it's just the > photos, but as Mike pointed out, the drops look perilously deeper than any > original Dirt Drops I've ever owned or seen. Also, all were sleeved, not >

[RBW] Re: Want to Buy WTB dirt drops

2013-09-10 Thread dean899
The bars on ebay are not the original WTB bars.. have tried the new WTB bar and did not care for the ergo bend. midge just doesn't seem to have enough room in the drops to keep me comfortable ' On Monday, September 9, 2013 4:09:55 PM UTC-5, Mike Schiller wrote: > > Someone from Poland has some

[RBW] Re: Want to Buy WTB dirt drops

2013-09-10 Thread dean899
the short hooks seem to be the problem (I do not have them level to the ground but rather the ends slightly north of parallel) with my hands in the drops there just doesn't seem to be enough room to get comfortable. My hands are not huge but I want a little more room I always feel like I'm

[RBW] Re: Want to Buy WTB dirt drops

2013-09-10 Thread sameness
Those bars on Ebay just... don't... look... right? Maybe it's just the photos, but as Mike pointed out, the drops look perilously deeper than any original Dirt Drops I've ever owned or seen. Also, all were sleeved, not bulged a la the auction. Not sure if you've ridden on Cunningham-era bars an

[RBW] Re: Want to Buy WTB dirt drops

2013-09-09 Thread Mike Schiller
Someone from Poland has some NOS WTB bars on Ebay right now. The drop looks pretty deep on them from the pics. I tried the newer version WTB's, the Midges, the Luxy's and the Nitto RM013's before I discovered the Gary II bars. They are wide and not as flared as the Luxy's and seem to be the