OK, that pretty much looks like I imagined. His concern was that the disks slopped around too much. He could be overly sensitive to these things though... :-)
Don't know about bar-ends, so you're on your own with that part! And just remember, what goes up must come down... On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Rick <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, David and Bill: Thanks for your input! > David, here's what they look like: > http://www.wallbike.com/brooks/brookshandlebargrips.html > As you can see, there's an aluminum end cap with a piece of leather to > cover the hole, and I've been told it comes right out--but I wonder if > the hole is big enough to insert the male aspect of the shifter body? > Probably not (it appears that the end cap would cover too much of the > handlebar end), but since I'm a big fan of Sisyphus, I'll give it a > go! > Thanks again, everyone. > Rick > > On Dec 13, 9:32 am, "Bill Connell" <[email protected]> wrote: > > The 'wires' holding the stack in place are actually spokes, and i > > think you can tighten them down on the nipple end if the leather > > shrinks and they get loose. > > > > -- > > Bill Connell > > St. Paul, MN > > > > On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 11:27 AM, David Estes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Friend of mine has the Brooks grips, and is very unhappy with them. > > > According to him, the grips only attach at the ends. The leather > "washers" > > > are held in place by heavy wire, and are not fixed in place. They end > up > > > squirming and moving around a lot. Look cool, but are annoying to him > to > > > use and possibly dangerous in a panic stop situation. Again, according > to > > > him. > > > > > YMMV > > > > > Have you seen the new wood grips @ Rivbike? They look pretty cool. > Those > > > or the cork grips, which I've always liked and available at your LBS. > > > > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 10:12 PM, Rick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> I have a Waterford 1400 Mountain Bike, which I purchased new in August > > >> of '95; in '99, I replaced the original Syncros Handlebar/Stem combo > > >> with Nitto Dirtdrops and a custom Salsa stem (26mm clamp, 130mm > > >> length, and (I believe) a +53 degree rise). A SRAM Gripshift gave way > > >> to Shimano barends, and the XTR V-brakes were exchanged with a > > >> DiaCompe canti system; also, my WTB racing saddle was replaced with a > > >> Brooks B17 Champion, and the Ritchey SPD pedals with some Campy quills > > >> and toe clips. To finish, I added a Carradice Nelson Longflap to > > >> complete my idea of the perfect "back to school" bike. Seven years > > >> later, I'm back to the drawing board. > > > > >> I've decided to change the handlebar yet again, this time to a Nitto > > >> Albatross (I'll keep the stem and shifters), but now I'm having > > >> trouble deciding on grips: I'd like to use the new ones from Brooks, > > >> but I'm unsure if I can use my barend shifters with them. I'm waiting > > >> for an answer from Brooks about the size of the hole in the end cap > > >> (the leather piece is removable, but does anyone have these grips? If > > >> so, could you measure it for me? I'm guessing I'll need about 20mm to > > >> properly insert the shifter. If I can't, I suppose I'll either do the > > >> cork thing (but I'm not a big fan, to tell you the truth), or just use > > >> tape. Another option would be to mount the shifters using Paul > > >> Thumbies, but that's another story! > > > > >> Can someone help? I'd appreciate it. > > > > >> Thanks, > > >> Rick > > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > David > > > Redlands, CA > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
