The wonderful thing about steel, is that it can be bent, within reason, with a little "persuasion". Not as easily as loosening a clamp, but it can be done, and once set it never slips. All you need is a good vice, some wood to protect the finish, a long lever, and the serenity to accept that you might screw things up.
Laing Who has broken a lot of things over the years On Friday, November 18, 2022 at 7:44:31 PM UTC-5 rmro...@gmail.com wrote: > My exact experience also. I really wanted to like my Boscomoose. But the > fixed angle did not work for me. That VO bar is pretty though… > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 18, 2022, at 7:11 PM, Conway Bennett <captaincon...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I like the idea of moose bars but I don't like it them in practice. I > like my wrists in a neutral position, and with a moose bar that is not a > given. Plus, once you realize this, they are relatively expensive to ship > to a new owner. > > > > On Friday, November 18, 2022 at 5:53:34 PM UTC-6 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> This is extremely subjective and it matters a lot what the headtube angle >> is on the frame the bar is going on, but I had a ChocoMoose for a while >> (Cheviot? I think it was on a Cheviot) and the angle seemed fine to me. >> >> If it matters at all to you the Granola-Moose has a lot more >> flare/splaying-out than Choco. >> >> Joe Bernard >> >> On Friday, November 18, 2022 at 3:34:44 PM UTC-8 George Schick wrote: >> >>> I got an email from VO today introducing a new product - the >>> "Granola-Moose Bar." Now, VO has always seemed to me to keep in semi-lock >>> step with Riv and in this case I'd call it a variant of the Nitto >>> Choco-Moose bar that they (used to?) sell. The three differences I notice >>> (maybe 3 1/2) are: the VO offering is in 1 1/8" threadless instead of a >>> welded-in quill stem, it has a "cross bar" between the two curved handles >>> with a slightly flattened section to allow for the mounting of lights, >>> etc., it's available in both black and chrome, oh and it's about 2/3 the >>> price that the Riv/Nitto version is/was. >>> >>> Laying all of that aside for the moment, what opinion do any of you all >>> have about the Nitto bar that Riv offered if you have one? I'm thinking of >>> buying one of the VO versions to replace the "cow horn" bar that I >>> currently have installed on my Surly 1x1 because 1) it has a threadless >>> steerer and the Nitto won't/wouldn't work and 2) it comes in a black >>> version and everything else on my headset, current threadless stem, and >>> bars is black and I'd like to keep it that way. BUT, and this is an item >>> that I'd really like some feedback about, both of these bars, i.e. from >>> either company, have a fixed, unadjustable angle because they're welded to >>> the stem (or threadless clamp). Has that lack of adjustment bar angle >>> capability been a problem for any of the Choco-Moose users out there? >>> >>> -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7644601d-9c86-4f6e-8b42-798dd4c762fen%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7644601d-9c86-4f6e-8b42-798dd4c762fen%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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/42904177-a217-48f0-b53d-6a4ee726c435n%40googlegroups.com.
