At first it sounds like a Billie would do the trick but then you say it's not a 'fun stuff' bar. For less flare I would recommend the Riv Nitto Wavie or Velo-Orange Postino..both 25.4, both in stock. I don't know if they'll hit the reach-back spot, though, you may need the Billie for that.
Joe Bernard On Friday, January 7, 2022 at 5:24:32 PM UTC-8 brendonoid wrote: > Alright folks I'm coming to the brains trust here. Don't let me down! > I was relying/hoping to get my hands on a Rons Back Bar but no bueno > because I was asleep/at work while they were going out of stock. > Custom handlebars have been suggested which is brilliant except that my > main spec requirement is that my handlebars be Aluminium. I am going for a > 'light' build and also it's just a preference that I'm sticking to. It is > the reason I have also ruled out Tosco bars. Tosco's are almost exactly > what I want but for the Cro-mo part. > > *My needs:* > -Aluminium > -Comes back a bunch > -Is wider than 600mm > -Has a nice amount of flare 40-60 degree range preferred > -Not too much rise > -Bar and stem combo Are in stock somewhere or will be in stock in a > reasonable time frame. > > *My Problems:* > -Reach on an XL frame. I have no idea how to know exactly what I am going > to need reach wise but I know i'll need those bars to come back. ETT length > from the stats Riv published years ago don't really tell me enough with the > converging seat/headtube angle and unknown stack. I'm 187cm tall with a > 90cm PBH so longer leg to arm ratio. This bike is going to be *HUGE* for > me but I'm 3cm within the fit range so... > -For a Flatish bars the best pick I can see would be a Jones non-loop bar. > It has the width and flare I would be good with but I will need a zero > reach stem or like a crust BJ. The problem here is finding a 31.8 clamp > diameter quill stem in stock? I don't like my chances. > -For bars that come back Billie is my preference. Loscos are not wide > enough and don't have enough flare. Boscos have too much rise and not > enough flare but might be wide enough. The Tosco is steel only. The problem > is with all these options is flare. this is the problem Ron's Back Bar > solved for me. Billie is a great bar for 8 hours in the saddle rolling > along but for 'fun stuff' it's not as good. > > *HALP:* > Please point me towards an obvious solution that I have missed! Thank you! > > Also I live in Australia so everything is harder to get and shipping would > make you Americans cry yourselves to sleep. Don't even start on exchange > rates/ import duties and taxes. > > -- 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/7751b301-9b46-4511-b095-c6c07af751b5n%40googlegroups.com.
