I bought Forrest's Sam Hillborne and am having it built for commuting
in a mix of interurban roads and city traffic and the occasional tour.
Coming from a sordid MTB past, I currently commute on an old steel
mountain bike with slicks. I ordered the Nitto Noodle bars on faith,
never having actually
Another vote here in favor. I had them on Noodles on my Sam and really liked
them. Mine were Tektros and were great IMHO. I find that on dirt or gravel I
hate riding on the hoods and prefer the flats, the the cross levers are
perfect. Maybe too many years of mountain biking. I also use a VO "Ra
I have found that on the Sam because of the frame geometry I use the
interrupter levers more than the
brakes. In fact I'm starting to rebuild my stable and am test riding a
Specialized Tricross. I kept looking for the interrupter levers that
weren't there.
If I buy it that is one change I would d
Not instead; possibly in addition to. But if you have your bars and
drop levers set up properly the question of needing another pair of
levers on the bar's flats doesn't even really arise for pavement
riding; they are useful sometimes for very rough or steep terrain
where you want to get way back o
On Fri, 2011-07-01 at 15:30 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Not instead; possibly in addition to. But if you have your bars and
> drop levers set up properly the question of needing another pair of
> levers on the bar's flats doesn't even really arise for pavement
> riding; they are useful sometimes
Not to rile any feathers, but as Patrick said if your bars/top tube are the
right length for you then they become an un-necessary bike addition. I feel
that drop bar bikes should be set up so you can ride on the hoods most of
the time. The wider stance is better for braking,steering and turning
I have the interrupter levers on three road bikes, two of them on Nitto
Noodles. I recommend them unconditionally. I probably use them less than 10
percent of the time, but they are simply great to have. There are almost no
drawbacks, except that they may interfere with a handlebar bag.
Horace.
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On Fri, 2011-07-01 at 15:57 -0700, Michael_S wrote:
> Not to rile any feathers, but as Patrick said if your bars/top tube
> are the right length for you then they become an un-necessary bike
> addition. I feel that drop bar bikes should be set up so you can ride
> on the hoods most of the time. Th
