Hi, all. I stepped away for a bit. Now, upon my return, I realize several things have vanished while I wasn't looking. Shimano BS64 shifters, low-normal derailers, Big Loafer-like bags. (Lots of bags, actually.) Even Miesha's Cork Grips as I knew them.
Anyway, I really liked the shaped wood handlebar grips that were branded Gran Compe. I can't remember precisely where I got them or when I got them (Obama was almost certainly in office at the time). Doesn't matter where I got them anyway, since I'm convinced they aren't made or sold anywhere normal-retail-like anymore. Can anyone confirm/deny this? I understand why they'd kill the product. They were pricey bling and at best finicky and at worst self-destructive. I ruined one pair quickly by not taking extra precautions during installation. And the longest I ever got a pair to last before cracking up was about a year. But they were *so* comfy and shaped *perfectly for me*. I just enjoyed holding them. It added to the ride. I would be willing to get and install a new pair every year indefinitely if that's what it took to use them. So... does anyone know of a source for these things? My meager ebay skills find nothing satisfactory. I've seen several web sites that sell wood grips of some kind. While some are nice, so far none match the perfectly-shaped grips I want. It's Gran Compe-equivalent or bust! On a similar note: I had a little luck finding some wire-type fork handlebar bag supports, the kind that hook under a "7" stem and have tines that slide through sleeves along the side of a bag like the Big Bicycling folks' F104N and 516. But the ones I found (and acquired) are in bad shape. And now I find no more. Nitto makes their F-15 and F-018 bag supports, which I like and which have the appropriate 6" tines 10" apart. But I want the simpler-to-use stem-hook fork supports. Does anyone know of a source of new such things? Or of a cache of NOS? Or of a place (virtual or real) that *might* have them? Anyway, still loving my Hillbornes, now 14 and 12. Other than the bar-of-the-moment, they largely share the same components, all of which would have RBW approval. And it turns out that my son (age 8 when I got the first one) and I at this point have nearly identical PBHs. He's rides more than I do and also appreciates the Hillbornes, though he will never embrace the Noodle/Moustache bar. He's all about upright. Later, Thomas Lynn Skean who is lucky to live near the origin of the Illinois Prairie Path -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0c7f0429-67a8-478a-b261-0cfe0a16bd5an%40googlegroups.com.
