I actually have the Boscomoose. Just got it after first swapping out the 650 wide Tosco for a 550 wide Bosco. I just finished a 21 mile mixed surface ride with the 580 wide Boscomoose on my Clem. I have plenty of length & a lot of flexibility with height. The 30mm / 3cm of extra width is noticeable, neither good or bad. Reach is very similar to the Bosco / FacePlater combo. The only issue I might have is the fixed, overly horizontal grip area. Seems most folks & Rivendell recommends at least a 7 degree angle down of the tips. Cannot get that angle with the ‘moose.
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 10, 2022, at 12:12 PM, Mackenzy Albright <mackenzy.albri...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I love my Boscomoose on my clementine. I think the 3mm wider bar makes the > 5mm shorter feel natural enough as long as you can get the bar low enough and > you have enough top tube. On the clementine the top tube is long and feels > good. Tried them on a Romanceur and the shorter TT wanted a lower bar with > longer stem so set up loscos. I also enjoy the extra security for off road > riding. If you can find a set and have the spare cash, give em a whirrl. > >> On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 4:01:11 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: >> Definitely ride it for a while before deciding. I just tilted my Billies up >> this week, it's probably the same angle my Boscomoose was now! 😂 >> >>> On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 3:49:22 PM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com wrote: >>> My judgement is likely a bit premature. I failed to mention that my Bosco >>> was 550 wide, the ‘moose 580. I did notice the solid feel straight away >>> although the FacePlater is very secure. Nice to have options.:) >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>>> On Sep 9, 2022, at 6:37 PM, J J <junes...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>> I have a Boscomoose on my Hunq. I guess I'm fortunate that the fixed tilt >>>> angle works very well for me. I had run the regular Bosco with a stem, and >>>> it felt less secure than the triangulated and reinforced Boscomoose, no >>>> matter how tightly I clamped the stem to the bar (and you can only go so >>>> tight anyway). >>> >>>> >>>> So tilt adjustments aside, the Boscomoose feels more stable, stiffer, less >>>> flexy, and certainly has less unwanted movement than the separate bar and >>>> stem combo, especially on bumpy terrain and any riding that requires >>>> weight on the bar. This is probably a much more significant consideration >>>> for those of us who weigh more than 210 than it is for folks lighter than >>>> that. >>>> >>>>>> On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 5:27:40 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote: >>>>>> I also learned this with the exact bars you're comparing. Bars that >>>>>> can't be adjusted for tilt are always a crapshoot and you're probably >>>>>> going to lose that bet unless the front end is really slack like a Clem >>>>>> or Gus/Susie. My custom IS that slack and they worked ok for me, but I >>>>>> still preferred the regular Bosco (which I then sold for a Billie, but >>>>>> that's another thread). >>>>>> >>>>>> Joe Bernard >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 2:11:45 PM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> Or, when to leave well enough alone? I recently traded my 650 wide >>>>>>> Tosco for a 550 wide Bosco. This worked to let me achieve a higher bar >>>>>>> without exposing more stem & even gave me the flexibility of lowering >>>>>>> the stem a smidge. The narrower width gave me a more natural feeling >>>>>>> wrist angle and overall felt much more comfortable without loosing any >>>>>>> control. I liked it so much that it really made me want to try a >>>>>>> Boscomoose. >>>>>>> I am really interested in any others thoughts who may have compared the >>>>>>> Bosco & Boscomoose. My observations; even though the "extension" of the >>>>>>> 'moose is 120mm vs. my Faceplater's 135mm, there is in reality only 5mm >>>>>>> difference. This I assume is due to the upward angle of the Faceplater >>>>>>> extension - effectively shortening it. In any event the reach to the >>>>>>> bar ends is quite different. With the exact 120mm of exposed stem the >>>>>>> bar ends of the 'moose are nearly 2" higher than the Bosco! This I >>>>>>> presume is mostly due to the more horizontal & fixed angle nature of >>>>>>> the grip areas - they do not tilt down very much. >>>>>>> I will probably play with these a bit more but unless I stumble on to >>>>>>> some adjustment magic I will be returning to the Bosco / Faceplater >>>>>>> combo. 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