Thanks for the tip Mike. I pulled the moustache bar from my Miyata Triplecross. The cables are too short so I'll have to fiddle with those but otherwise I think we could have a good fit. David
<https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-THHb4ve9uXA/UkIRnh-0s-I/AAAAAAAAAJs/R8ujiiK1zEk/s1600/Bridgestone-MB-5-with-mustache.jpg> On Friday, September 20, 2013 9:41:58 PM UTC-4, Mike Gillespie wrote: > > I've had good luck using the traditional moustache bar on bikes that > are somewhat undersized. If still cramped with a dirt drop stem, you > could switch to a technomic for even greater reach. > > Mike G. > > On 9/20/13, cyclotourist <cyclot...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > > I'll throw in a counter argument: Set it free, and buy a bike that fits > > you. > > I don't know your financial situation, but life is too short to ride > > an ill-fitting bike (or drink cheap booze). > > > > My $.02 > > > > On 9/20/13, David Hays <23wr...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Thanks Tim . I'm using a Pentax K-5. > >> I really like the sparrow bar having ridden motorcycles for years with > >> sport > >> or clubman bars. The problem is simply the frame being too small to > >> stretch > >> out for any kind of longer ride. Though I have. > >> I had picked up the bike with the Michelin City tires on it for $50 > before > >> I > >> put the rest together. > >> Hopefully next week I'll get a chance to flip the bars. > >> David > >> > >> > >> On Sep 20, 2013, at 1:33 PM, Tim Tetrault <ttet...@gmail.com<javascript:>> > wrote: > >> > >>> David, > >>> > >>> That is a great picture. What a nice blue. What kind of camera are you > >>> using on that? > >>> > >>> Also, how do you like the Sparrow bars? I had forgotten that I have a > >>> set > >>> in my spare parts bin and maybe I can combine it with the dirt drop to > >>> avoid having the bars come back too far. They look sharp in the > >>> "negative" > >>> setting. > >>> > >>> Tim > >>> > >>> > >>> On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:50 PM, David Hays > >>> <23wr...@gmail.com<javascript:>> > > >>> wrote: > >>> I have a similarly too small MB-5( though I'm 5'8' and I believe the > >>> bike > >>> is a 42 or 46). > >>> It is quite zippy and comfortable for brief rides but doesn't any > >>> opportunity to stretch. > >>> I'm thinking of flipping the Soma sparrow bars I have on it. > >>> Certainly appreciate any suggestions others have. > >>> Thanks > >>> David > >>> > >>> > >>> <Bridgestone-MB-5-.jpg> > >>> On Sep 19, 2013, at 1:09 PM, Tim Tetrault > >>> <ttet...@gmail.com<javascript:>> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hey all- I have a nice, sort of beat up but still very usable MB-3 > that > >>>> I > >>>> bought a few months back that I want to turn into my rainy > >>>> commuter/singletrack explorer. It's a 21'' frame I believe, and I am > >>>> 6'2'' with a long inseam. It is rideable, but not comfortable for > very > >>>> long. > >>>> > >>>> I'm reaching out to the group for recommendations on a combo bar/stem > >>>> that could be workable. How much lift would a dirt drop give me with > an > >>>> Alba bar vs. a Bosco? Those Boscos seem huge. > >>>> > >>>> I'd like to be able to hang on to this bike and make it work. Seems > >>>> like > >>>> it's got a lot of life left in it and my Sam Hilborne remains my main > >>>> ride. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks- > >>>> > >>>> Tim > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> 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 <javascript:>. > >>>> To post to this group, send email to > >>>> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > >>> > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/Og2wMYxUv6U/unsubscribe. > > >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > >>> To post to this group, send email to > >>> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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 <javascript:>. > >>> To post to this group, send email to > >>> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >> > >> -- > >> 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 <javascript:>. > >> To post to this group, send email to > >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > >> > > > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > > > "it isn't a contest. 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