That's a good eye! I requested all the mounts on my Atlantis fork that I had on the Bombadil fork when I ordered it.
How long is it taking to have yours repainted and the brazeons added? Rene Sent from my iPhone 4 On Jun 7, 2011, at 10:16 PM, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > I notice something interesting on the fork crown of Rene's Atlantis. It makes > the bike look more like The Bomb. And it makes me feel more excited about my > decision to have the mounts added to the crown of my own Atlantis that is out > for repaint and that I'm eagerly awaiting. > > -Jim W. > > > On Jun 7, 2011, at 10:08 PM, Seth Vidal wrote: > >> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 12:59 AM, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> - Standing on the pedals to climb makes it very easy to hit the bar with the >>> legs, but it's easy to get around it by slightly turning the body when >>> "dancing" on the pedals instead of pushing the bike sideways. I only do it >>> for short stretches so it's not a big deal for me, but it's definitely not a >>> bar you would choose if you stood on your pedals often. >>> - There is just a hint of flexibility on the bar that makes it extremely >>> comfortable on rough stuff, especially when riding it upright with your >>> hands on the closest sections of the bars where the brakes are. >>> After I had rotated the bar forward, the position was very comfortable and >>> much to my surprise, I realized that I didn't develop any shoulder/neck pain >>> at all. Later in the evening I could feel some tightness on my neck, but I >>> had had no discomfort at all during the ride, even though I pushed it hard >>> for a bit. When riding hard, the hands fall naturally on the angle between >>> the front and side sections and it's quite comfortable. I'm wondering if >>> I'll prefer the brake levers there, but so far I think I'm going to leave >>> them where they are. It seems you want the hands on the brakes when riding >>> at slow speeds in traffic when you're upright, rather than when you're >>> stretched in the forward position for faster riding. Still, I'm not so sure >>> so I'll probably try some levers on the front section at some point. The >>> brake levers I put are the Tektro FL750 City Brake Levers and I got them >>> from VO. They seem a perfect fit for these bars in the current position, as >>> if designed purposely for it. >>> More feedback to come, but in the meantime you can check some pictures >>> here: http://tinyurl.com/3ur7e7m >> >> >> Those bars look great! Maybe I'll think about a set for the bike >> friday tandem. Seems like the perfect place for needing more control >> and not really ever needing to get out of the saddle to pedal. >> >> -sv >> >> -- >> 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-bunch@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. >> > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > -- 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-bunch@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.
