I put drop bars, TRP levers, Dirt Drop stem, Shimano Cantilever brakes, and wide tires on my Appaloosa. https://www.flickr.com/photos/9730557@N07/26791611818/in/dateposted-public/
On Monday, March 5, 2018 at 3:42:59 PM UTC-5, Edwin W wrote: > > I have not seen (m)any photos of Appaloosas with a drop bar. I wanted to > do something new this spring, and my wallet did not want me to get a new > bike, so I put on some drops. > I had tried this a few years ago with my Sam, and it never felt great, so > I got a shorter stem this time (7cm vs 9cm). Then I put yellow Newbaum's on > with a light coat of clear shellac. Spring time! > > One thing I don't love is that I got the absolute tallest V Brakes I could > find when I bought this, and those tall V Brakes need the absolute most > cable pull... and the tektro v brake levers for drop bars bottom out. They > stop the bike, but no room to spare! Any ideas on how to pull more cable > save for getting those pulley add on things? I was thinking of trying > another washer on the inside of the arm to put the tops of the arms a > little further apart. Will that make a difference? > > Photos > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/90785999@N06/40598446042/in/dateposted-friend/> > > I would love to see pictures any other drop bar Appaloosas. > > Edwin > -- 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.
