Are you going to remove flare from a Midge bar, or modify a Noodle for offroad use? I think the original Cunningham offroad drops were custom-bent Cinelli bars. I don't think I'd want an offroad drop that wasn't heat treated, though. You might be able to heat treat your modified bars in the oven ("How hard could it be?" Note: I'm an artist, not an engineer).
Philip www.biketinker.com On Thursday, March 7, 2013 11:37:58 AM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I'm gonna try it. Bending bike metal -- whoo hoo! > > BTW, I wuz mistook when I thought that the discussion began on another > list. Ignore me, as usual. > > Are Nitto 42s heat treated? If not, man, bending those into a flare > would make a very nice off road bar! > > On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Alistair Spence > <alspe...@gmail.com<javascript:>> > wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 2:11 AM, Matt H <neover...@gmail.com<javascript:>> > wrote: > >> A recent Midge Mod. > >> Long story short, a millwright at work very kindly helped me modify > 'em. He > >> spun off some aluminum plugs (I think 5cm long) to extend the grip > section > > > > > > Nice. I did the same thing for my mustache bars a few years back and > > found it to be helpful, > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/duncancycles/3746332441/in/photostream > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/duncancycles/3747121190/in/photostream/ > > > > As I wrote in the other Midge related thread, I'm not crazy about the > > bending the h'bars mod., but I sure hope it works out fine for you. > > > > Alistair. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "internet-bob" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to internet-bob...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to > > intern...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > > > -- > __________________________________________________________________________ > > BUSINESS BUILDING COME-ON!! > $300 off a $600 resume + letter or Linked In profile package with > referral that leads to full price sale! Refer two full-pay clients and > you get the package for free! > > I am not cheap, but I am very good. So they say. > __________________________________________________________________________ > > Patrick Moore, Ph.D, MBA, ACRW > Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes see http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > Email patric...@resumespecialties.com <javascript:> > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.