Re: [RBW] 52 aluminum Bosco vs. 55 cromo Bosco bars
Lea, If either of us is disappointing it's probably me. I swapped the stoker bar on our tandem from a steel 55 bosco to an al 52 bosco and never weighed either one. Sorry about that. Hope your new bar comes in time for the shop to take care of it for you. But if not, don't fret. It's really not that bad to do yourself as the change should be small enough to avoid altering the cables and housing. Probably won't even need to undo the brake or shift cables. ted. On Sunday, May 24, 2020 at 9:35:19 PM UTC-7, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > > Ted, > > Ha! I know I’m disappointing. I was hoping someone less disappointing than > me would have real numbers, as Rivendell declined to provide them. I hope I > get the new bars in time to bring to the shop while they work on my bike. > Otherwise, I suppose I can do it, but yuck. > > Well, regardless, I’m tired of hitting our vehicles with my giant Bosco > bars as I wheel my bike out of the garage. Backing it up is hard because > it’s looonnngg, and fitting it between are vehicles is hard because of the > wide bars. I really have wanted 52 for a long time and if I’m getting 52s > I might as well get the light version, right? Also, I’m planning to drive > north to see my family in July, and putting 3 bikes with Bosco bars on my > vehicle bike rack is daunting. I’ll be very happy to have narrower Boscos > for THAT. > > All these little things make a noticeable weight difference. I have been > riding the 52 Clem H and that’s not a small, light bike, but it feels like > it since it has so little gear on it. I can’t be without my essentials on > the Clementine, but if I can trim the fat off things like wheels and bars, > I will. > > Up next: pedals. > > Leah > > Sent from my iPad > > > On May 24, 2020, at 6:03 PM, ted > > wrote: > > > > Oops, and re bar weight, buy the al ones, they will be lighter and > since you didn’t weigh your new wheels I’m guessing the particular numbers > aren’t that important to you. Hey you’ll “know” you made your bike lighter > > > > -- > > 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/f2XGNrqtHKM/unsubscribe. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com . > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/97eea707-269e-454e-8e02-eae31b5e2808%40googlegroups.com. > > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f0cca951-487a-48b9-ad2a-7de0de9a7836%40googlegroups.com.
Re: [RBW] 52 aluminum Bosco vs. 55 cromo Bosco bars
Ted, Ha! I know I’m disappointing. I was hoping someone less disappointing than me would have real numbers, as Rivendell declined to provide them. I hope I get the new bars in time to bring to the shop while they work on my bike. Otherwise, I suppose I can do it, but yuck. Well, regardless, I’m tired of hitting our vehicles with my giant Bosco bars as I wheel my bike out of the garage. Backing it up is hard because it’s looonnngg, and fitting it between are vehicles is hard because of the wide bars. I really have wanted 52 for a long time and if I’m getting 52s I might as well get the light version, right? Also, I’m planning to drive north to see my family in July, and putting 3 bikes with Bosco bars on my vehicle bike rack is daunting. I’ll be very happy to have narrower Boscos for THAT. All these little things make a noticeable weight difference. I have been riding the 52 Clem H and that’s not a small, light bike, but it feels like it since it has so little gear on it. I can’t be without my essentials on the Clementine, but if I can trim the fat off things like wheels and bars, I will. Up next: pedals. Leah Sent from my iPad > On May 24, 2020, at 6:03 PM, ted wrote: > > Oops, and re bar weight, buy the al ones, they will be lighter and since you > didn’t weigh your new wheels I’m guessing the particular numbers aren’t that > important to you. Hey you’ll “know” you made your bike lighter > > -- > 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/f2XGNrqtHKM/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/97eea707-269e-454e-8e02-eae31b5e2808%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/27C764F1-FDEA-4048-B32B-0C633BD7D093%40gmail.com.
[RBW] 52 aluminum Bosco vs. 55 cromo Bosco bars
I don't know the numbers, either, but the weight difference between alu and steel Boscos is noticeable when I've swapped them. I think the 52 would work great. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7c050452-142c-4e5a-9001-72f3e0b91d28%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] 52 aluminum Bosco vs. 55 cromo Bosco bars
Oops, and re bar weight, buy the al ones, they will be lighter and since you didn’t weigh your new wheels I’m guessing the particular numbers aren’t that important to you. Hey you’ll “know” you made your bike lighter -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/97eea707-269e-454e-8e02-eae31b5e2808%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] 52 aluminum Bosco vs. 55 cromo Bosco bars
I doubt the narrower bars would make the stem feel different, and if it did I’d bet on it seeming shorter which could be easily tweaked with a 60 stem -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e5e0502d-d026-48c9-9f8a-27afef0c3173%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] 52 aluminum Bosco vs. 55 cromo Bosco bars
Hi Friends, I’m pretty sure my 2019 Clem L has 55 cm Bosco bars in steel. That bike is in the shop getting tubeless wheels and dyno (so I can’t even measure right now) and I’ve been riding a 2015 Clem H, which I’m pretty sure has 52 cm steel bars. I like the width of those a LOT better. I have a couple questions, if anyone knows and would be willing to chime in: 1. I have a 50 mm stem - will the narrower bars make my stem feel different? I like that 50 a lot... 2. How much lighter would 52 alu be than 55 steel bars? I’m on a campaign to lighten up my Clem where I can, and bars could be an easy way to do it. One day I will get my bikes figured out and you will be free of my many questions. Fingers crossed! -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dd85387e-b7a1-4c78-97da-11b6c42754e4%40googlegroups.com.
