Thanks Jeremy and Aaron; both bars are in the running. I still favor the Specialized Hover bar for its 15 mm rise, but any of these with 31.8 mm clamp would work.
On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 6:39 PM <amillhe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Soma hwy 1 is another good (cheap) option in 26 and 31.8. I use them and > like them but agree there is no place between the tops and hoods. > > Drop: 130mm > Reach: 75mm > > Best, > > Aaron in El Paso > > On Jan 11, 2023, at 18:08, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The Salsa Cowbell is the shortest drop bar I've found (and used) at 68mm > reach. Contemporary "short and shallow" type hooks. If you're used to any > kind of real estate behind the brake lever, however, you might find these > lacking. Fully on the brake lever hoods is about the only hand position > they offer in that region. I recently used some for about a year before > swapping for the VO "Nouveau Randonneur," which has significantly more room > behind the hoods but is also longer reach. I liked the angle and position > of the drops on the Cowbells better, though. > > -Jeremy Till > Sacramento, CA > > On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 3:39:28 PM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Thank you, Elizabeth; both those look very possible -- and yes, I should >> have mentioned that I do want a 31.8mm clamp area. >> >> The Specialized website also showed these with a 15 mm rise: perhaps even >> better: >> https://www.specialized.com/us/en/hover-alloy-handlebars--15mm-rise-plus-flare/p/155205?color=231077-155205&searchText=21018-3044 >> >> I suppose all of these have 128 mm -- 130 mm drop; then the Hover with >> the 15 mm rise is even better with a net 115 mm drop. Excellent. >> >> Nick: Thanks for referring the Fairweather, but the 2 Specialized bars >> suit better. >> >> On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 3:54 PM Elisabeth Sherwood < >> elisabeth...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> As long as you don't mind a 31.8mm clamp area and a black finish, both >>> Specialized's Shallow Bend handlebar and Zipp's 70 Ergo bars have a darn >>> short reach and are super comfortable. (Specialized has a round top; Zipp >>> has a slightly flatter top...) The Zipps have a 70mm reach; Specialized's >>> is either the same, or 75mm... >>> >>> I'm linking to the base-price versions... >>> >>> >>> https://www.specialized.com/us/en/expert-alloy-shallow-bend-handlebars/p/155634?color=230897-155634 >>> >>> https://www.sram.com/en/zipp/models/hb-dbsc-7e-b2 >>> >>> If you're looking for a silver finish and a 26.0 clamp area, the only >>> thing I've found to be nice is the Soma Hwy One... Would love to hear of >>> others! >>> >>> Liz >>> Washington, DC >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 5:06:34 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>>> Is there any bar that is not more than about 44 cm at hoods, has a >>>> regular hook, gives more or less a regular hoods position, and that has a >>>> very short reach? And a very shallow drop? I think of replacing the >>>> cut-down Aherne MAP bar with something that gives me the ever comfortable >>>> hood position but doesn't stretch me out much more than the Aherne bar. I >>>> realize that I can buy a shorter stem too, but I want to know what the >>>> shortest reach, etc., option/s is/are. >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Patrick Moore >>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>> >>>> -- >>> 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/5b14015a-357d-46bb-8436-7662e1c8e4b9n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5b14015a-357d-46bb-8436-7662e1c8e4b9n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> -- > 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/97d6b429-3da2-4359-bdbc-c843fd79c481n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/97d6b429-3da2-4359-bdbc-c843fd79c481n%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/897AFD5F-0409-4823-B5E1-03EA039F43BB%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/897AFD5F-0409-4823-B5E1-03EA039F43BB%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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