Also, here’s an article Will wrote with some hard facts and numbers regarding Rivendell’s bar lineup: https://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/176999224484/an-overview-of-our-upright-bars > On May 17, 2021, at 3:37 PM, Leah Peterson <jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Does anyone wanna talk handlebars? I went with my standard Bosco bars, but > the more miles I ride, the more I’m irritated that the bars feel too close to > me. I have cramping in my right wrist (not my left, don’t ask why, I have no > idea and it makes no sense!) when I go really hard and it hurts enough that I > have actually said “ow!” out loud.I’ve also been known to sing and dance on > my bike so the locals are used to this behavior by now. Anyway, I have a 9 cm > Nitto XL stem (it is 280mm vs the 225 mm Tallux) on there because the 10 cm > wasn’t available. I just ordered a Billie bar, which I’m hoping pulls the > bars away from me enough, though it’s only about 1.5 inches further away from > me than my Boscos. > > Does anyone have a Billie or an Albatross bar on their Platypus? What are > your impressions? > > Thanks! > Leah > >> On May 17, 2021, at 11:08 AM, Philip Barrett <philiprbarr...@gmail.com >> <mailto:philiprbarr...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> That's interesting, mine is a very tight fit as well, 2 more mm and it would >> not be a fit at all. It's pretty soft aluminum alloy if want to take a file >> or grinder to it though. >> >> On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 12:50:07 PM UTC-5 Tom Wyland wrote: >> That kickstand looks great! Mine is all black and tarnished. Want to hear >> an odd one? My Pletscher 2-leg kickstand (like Phillip's pictured) wouldn't >> fit on the mounts on my Platypus. It was too narrow by a couple of mm. So >> I got a different kickstand. Quality control issue I guess. >> >> Tom >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/5Qe4GAOJReQ/unsubscribe >> <https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/5Qe4GAOJReQ/unsubscribe>. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1f647857-209d-41b2-bf15-77f140e761d7n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1f647857-209d-41b2-bf15-77f140e761d7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >
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