Looks great, and welcome to Boston! My hands and wrists don't do well with straight bars-- I have albatross bars on my Homer, which agree with my wrists. (I also use and enjoy Bosco and Jones bars alongside another bike with drop bars.)
It looks like your stem has a front plate, which would make handlebar changes straightforward. The hardest part is probably getting the grips off. Tailwinds, shoji Arlington MA On Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 3:08:26 PM UTC-5 Stephanie A. wrote: > Sorry, apparently my posts are too long. > > Here's what I'm still looking to change: > > 1. Handlebars! Maybe Chocos or Albatross for more hand positions and real > estate, but I think that'll also need a different stem. > > 2. Dynamoooo > > 3. I have really small hands, so trigger shifters for the rear have been a > nice change from the brifters I had that were a reach for me on old bikes. > I wonder if any other shifters or brake levers would work even better? > > 4. I'll get studded schwalbes for snow, but are there any recs for 700cx38 > that are good for road that sometimes becomes mud or sand when going around > people on the greenway? My stock tires are Kenda. > > 5. Paul Motolites > > 6. Generally adding more chaotic color throughout > > 7. Longer fenders > > Anywhooooo. We'll see how this goes! This group has been such a great > place to look up options and read your reflections on biking and gear and > life. I had wanted a Platypus, but I'm having a lot of fun playing around > with this bike to make it my own. > > > On Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 3:07:14 PM UTC-5 Stephanie A. wrote: > >> Handlebar and basket bags: As great as the basket is, I sometimes carry >> more or oddly sized items that took forever to lash down securely in the >> basket. I went for a saddle bag that could also be used as a handlebar bag: >> Road Runner Bags' Jammer Bag. The water resistance is A+. The bag looks >> cool as heck. But it took too long for me to get on and off and it can get >> in the way of my headlight. The Wizard Works WizViz Alakazam bag has solved >> all of my problems. >> >> Saddle: I'm used to a racing saddle. Against all of my knowledge and >> experience, I thought the stock saddle might be okay. It was not. My bones >> were tender even after short rides. I felt uncomfortable and a little >> scared mounting and dismounting frequently at lights and stop signs. Once I >> got the B17s, I immediately found it easier to mount and dismount and felt >> no tenderness even after my first ride. I can't imagine ever riding on >> anything else. Extra bonus: I could raise the seat post much higher, which >> meant I now had room for... >> >> Saddlebag: A SlimSucker saddle bag! I'm kind of wishing I had purchased >> the HappiSack for extra room: >> >> Rear rack: A NittoxSimworks on-the-road rear rack. It's been impossible >> to find in US shops, but I tracked one down in Canada at Dismount! The >> green struts came from Analog. Now to decide on pannier bags... >> >> [image: 8C7F98F4-CA19-490E-B89E-45BD005A4D12.jpeg] >> > -- 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/fe98929d-09a9-44af-9fbb-b4a969cee038n%40googlegroups.com.
