The width is perfect. I didn't give cutting them one thought after the test run. I can easily see them becoming a favorite bar for me.
On Aug 22, 7:14 am, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> wrote: > Those bars look great! And while you may have issues with the tape job > I think the bars are not the kind of bars that demand a perfectly > symmetrical or perfectly regular grip appearance. In fact, the bars > seem to want worn-out tape with loose threads or some well-broken-in- > and-faded leather! (Though I wouldn't recommend using leather tape > there if you'll want to get it perfect. A couple of "re-do" wraps with > leather tape can get costly fast!) > > Do you think you'll keep them at 66cm? I'm not a small guy and that > sounds wide even for me. Don't get me wrong, I like wide bars. I > switched from 54cm albatross bars to 56cm because the 54cm bars felt > too narrow. But man 66cm sounds verily wide! > > I'm getting some bullmoose bars soon. Of course I'll try them wide. > And I'll probably love it; they'll make a change from any other bar > I've ever ridden, that's for sure. > > Oh, and I have experienced the wrap-back phenomenon with the Newbaum's > as well. I've also had the backing come away from the tape > incompletely. For me neither problem was major, though my relative > lack of perfectionism may color that judgment. I think it's the best > looking, best feeling tape I've ever had or seen. So for my money it's > worth the slight trouble. I hope RBW continues to carry it. I love the > colors, too. > > Enjoy wheeling that rig around! > > Yours, > Thomas Lynn Skean > > On Aug 21, 6:51 pm, Johnny Alien <johnnyal...@verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > Rivendell finally got some dull-brite 150mm Bullmoose bars in stock > > and I got myself a set. Came yesterday and on the bike today. I > > absolutely love them. The sweepback is perfect and counters the long > > tt that Bridgestone bikes had. > > > On a side note I used some of the new Newbaum's cloth tape and while > > the description says easy to wrap I found it to be not as easy as > > other cloth tape. It is extra sticky and tends to want to wrap around > > itself and stick to itself. It took me a long time and I still am not > > happy with the wrap I got. I am a bit OCD and usually do a pretty good > > job with my tape wrapping. As you can see from the photos this wrap > > is far from perfect. > > >http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii31/Johnny_Alien/1993%20Bridgesto... > > >http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii31/Johnny_Alien/1993%20Bridgesto... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
