It's new bar day here, this is a brand new Jones Loop with 2.5 inches rise. I ordered a few weeks ago and they finally shipped, so this may be the first review anywhere.
Wow, what a neat design! I was mostly happy with the stock Boscos on my eClem L after lopping off a couple inches, but I still felt a little light in the front at the speeds this thing can reach, like I needed my weight a little more forward over the front wheel. I had no idea what stem I would need so I ordered just the bar, thinking I would line it up with the Boscos and make a decision then. It turns out I have one 31.8 stem, a shorty 6cm (in atrocious black), so I grabbed my trusty V-O quill-to-threadless adapter and put the blocky bit of atrociousness on top and mounted the bars. As you can see in the photos I'm using up a good bit of useable space for e-kit bits. Not an ideal usage of the design, but I'm happy with the remaining room in the grip areas. I purchased Jones' long Kraton grips, but I could tell right away they're much too large in diameter for my itty-bitty hands. I decided to test the bar with my favorite small Ergons so I wasn't adapting to two things at once. It was very comfortable - if a bit far away as set up, I moved the saddle forward a smidge - and I felt much more "in the bike" and in control than with the wayback Boscos. Honestly you could duplicate it with the original Riv Nitto Bullmoose, but I didn't like the fixed angle available with that bar. I definitely prefer the slightly industrial look of Loop over Bosco on this bike. The curved-bar step-through frame combined with 3-speed-style bars creates - to my eye - a graceful 'dutch bike' look that's almost TOO elegant. Clem was intended to be a utilitarian knockabout bike, hence the decal "a tough bike to love", and I think this bar brings more of that out. It's a good thing I didn't guess on a stem before trying the bar. The 6cm Block Of Terribleness is too long! I figured I'd be ordering a quill stem with open 31.8 faceplate from V-O, but they don't make shorties so I'm getting a 40cm silver Thomson threadless from Jones. I hadn't planned on sticking with the threadless adapter combination, but the industrial vibe works with the bar so I'm rolling with it. I also ordered the narrower-diameter silicone grips, so hit me up if you can use the black Kratons I bought.. they're the shorter style for 660mm bars. I'll pass 'em on for cost of shipping. And now..pictures! https://photos.app.goo.gl/JBFZ0nR3oF2OfIg33 Joe "loopy" Bernard Vallejo CA. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
