Oh, installed bar flipped b/c (1) upright it would be *too* high, (2) the curves fit palms better flipped, and (3) it makes the bike look a wee bit like a cafe racer. I've done this to many a North Road bar.
On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 7:24 PM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, somtimes things go right. I ordered the MAP bar in black with a 31.8 > mm clamp, and the only width in this model is 61 cm, instead of the > narrower 57 cm. The mtb bar it replaced was cut down to 53 cm, so I thought > 61 cm would be far too wide. > > It turns out that, at least for a very brief ride (dark and late), the 61 > might just be perfect: sure, wide, but it is that wide only at the ends, > which curve back considerably more than the cut down mtb did; very nice for > a more relaced sit up position, if not quite as upright as in a perfect > world. But the grips at the ends are comfortable and I can always bend my > elbows. > > And the curves, ahead of the levers, will be perfect for flatland > cruising. I must tape that section in a color of startling contrast. > > Poor night time photos in cluttered garage. > > I've loosened and tightened the 4 small clamp bolt of the very lightweight > Ritchey cross stem (so marketed) so often not only are the heads rounding > out but the aluminum threads in the lower stem side of the clamp are > starting to wear away; I won't be able to adjust bar angles very many more > times. I saw little silver aluminum bits on the front fender when I was > fiddling with the clamp; took all bolts out, liberally greased threads, > worked a stout steel bolt in from the back and cleaned things up > sufficiently to get the OEM bolts back in from the front. > > But until I swap stem and bar for say a Dajia Far Bar and a more upright > stem, it looks as if this will do very well. > > Had to lengthen brake cables and housing, but easy job with the low-end > Tektro mechanical discs. I don't know why people complain about mechanical > disks; not superlative, but as good IME, all told, as most rim brakes, > comparing strengths and weaknesses. > > Hope to get a real ride in tomorrow. > > Also: The cut down bar shown is free for postage. It is 21"/53 mm wide > measuring across the arc and not along the bar. > > Please reply offlist if interested in old bar. You pay postage. > > > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 11:58 AM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> My Monocog (so much prettier than Leah's Platypus) is surprisingly >> comfortable with the stock (at least, that's what I got with the bike as >> second owner) mtb bar after I cut fully 8" off of it, but the shortening >> also cut off the ends that curved backward, and now there is only a minimal >> rearward angle; I'd like more. Also, I'd like more positions, both a sit up >> and beg type position and a lower and narrower hard-surface cruising >> position in addition to the sit-up-and-beg. >> >> I know that I could get what I need with a longer (say 110 or 120 mm >> instead of 90) and higher (say 45* instead of 30*) stem, but the Monocog >> has cable discs (which work perfectly well with mtb levers, btw -- no >> rubbing, strong, only rather grabby). If I were to swap in a drop bar, I'd >> have to change the levers. >> >> 1. Jones bar or flared drop or something else? I don't want a bar with >> huge rearward sweep and, in fact, if I were to buy the Jones bar I looked >> at, I'd amputate all but fistfulls from each end. >> >> 2. If drop, which one? I'd like a flared drop for dirt and brush control, >> but with slightly narrower hoods that are comfortable when cruising on >> flat, hard ground, not hugely wide (of the 6 or 8 flared drops I tried over >> the years, from the original WTBs to the an On One bar of some sort that >> was far too wide, a 44 cm Salsa Bell Lap was the best, but that was 10 >> years ago or more. I'd set this up higher and closer so that the hooks are >> comfortable on (flat) singletrack, but the hoods comfortable for cruising >> with elbows bent, and the flats for situpandbeg. >> >> 3. Brake lever question: One advantage of the Jones is that I could use >> the existing levers. But for a drop bar, another question: Has anyone >> experience using cable *MOUNTAIN BIKE *discs with *NON-AERO ROAD* levers? >> Those in question are an old pair of mid-level Campy *non aero* levers. >> >> 4. On One Mary? I find the present too-straight cut down mtb bar more >> comfortable than the apparently similar Suly Open bar, though. >> > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgs%2B1s%3DBOSM8QnwsJsUpQSz%3DRijJYDoJ-j0yS8R4v%3DtZdA%40mail.gmail.com.
