Indeed...that Paramount is something else...
BB
On Tuesday, August 26, 2014 3:25:22 AM UTC-4, Jim Bronson wrote:
Awesome fleet. Best I have seen anywhere pretty much.
On Aug 25, 2014 11:29 PM, rob markwardt robm...@hotmail.com
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Give me drop bars or give me wrist/ass
+1 on the DaVinci splitters...(for the serial swapper, that is... I was
able to swap my Noodle drops and Bullmoose setup in literally 5 minutes!!)
I have since been cured of my compulsion to do a weekly swap, but the
DaVinci's do work rather well if set up correctly.
BB
On Monday, August
I may have to pick up some of those splitters, because besides one right
shifter, I've got two complete cockpits.
Also Bill - I had an hour or so this morning so I swapped in the Shimano
levers. Wow! They lay quite a bit flatter, and so far I like the smaller
grip hood. I also take back what I
A picture also proves I've got that sweet old bike. It was my dad's bike in
high school, and I rescued it from grandpa's barn and did a little
ressurectio job on it while preserving the beausage.
https://flic.kr/p/oWfV9T
On Aug 27, 2014 10:41 AM, Avery E Wilson avewil...@gmail.com wrote:
I may
Awesome fleet. Best I have seen anywhere pretty much.
On Aug 25, 2014 11:29 PM, rob markwardt robmar...@hotmail.com wrote:
Give me drop bars or give me wrist/ass pain!! Didn't Abe Lincoln say
that? Anyway...not a swapper here. The bars on my Bleriot have been there
for close to eight
https://flic.kr/p/oVzM7q
Bill, is this better? I couldn't find the video you mentioned, but I found
a description on rbw of how to set them up. Please give all the
constructive advice you can! I want to have a properly set up drop bar bike
to give drops the chance they deserve.
Thanks
Avery
On
Hi Avery,
Here's the Riv video on setting up Nitto Noodles and Shimano brake levers:
http://youtu.be/oEUm3VzF_Z0
I think the rubber hoods on the Shimano levers and the shape of the Noodles
are particularly well matched. There's a smooth transition from the ramps
to the hoods.
I have the
That's much better. You probably could even take the brakelevers a little
bit higher if you wanted to, but that flat area on the ramps looks a lot
better now. Leave them unwrapped for a good long while. Wrap them when
you are sure they are dialed and you are convinced you want to keep drops.
https://flic.kr/p/oDa3qz
I actually have some Shimano levers, but I like grabbing the big chunky
hoods of the tektros. They copied campy ergos I think. I also feel like the
tektro trp levers are more powerful, at least with Paul centerpulls than
the Shimano levers.
Anyways there's a shot of
It does...I like the drop bars better, but if you're truly happier with the
Albatrosses, then use the Albatrosses. That's such a classy bike, it makes
anything look good
On Sunday, August 24, 2014 3:01:46 PM UTC-5, Avery Wilson wrote:
Click here for a photo of the same bike with drops
I'm probably guilty of offending Bill, too.
Brakelever setup is the last thing that would offend me. It might provoke
me to give un-asked-for advice, but that advice is always intended to help.
Promise! I think that's about as good as you (Takahashi-san) can do it
with that model of
and your Hunqapillar is spectacular.
On Tuesday, August 26, 2014 4:39:03 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote:
I'm probably guilty of offending Bill, too.
Brakelever setup is the last thing that would offend me. It might provoke
me to give un-asked-for advice, but that advice is always
Also -
Went on a decently longish test ride last night and I have determined that
I am just an albatross bar man. I have to throw my preconceived notions of
what a road bike looks like out the window and realize that I'm happier and
more comfortable on Albatross bars. I don't really have a
Hi Avery
I am happy to see another cockpit swapper!
I swap handlebars very often.
Noodle on Dirt Drop 8cm stem
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77318553@N08/14130158365/
Albatross on Nitto Technomic 10cm stem, with Dia Compe hand rests
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77318553@N08/8160613734/
Avery,
Your Hilsen looks great with either bar, just different. To help you with
your racer past, maybe you should find a Roadeo for your drop bars, and
leave the Albatross on your Hilsen. Don't worry, you won't have to sign up
for Frame Swappers Anonymous.
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Avery,
I swapped around a fair bit till I found handlebar paradise with the
Albastaches. Albatross, Bosco, Moustache, and noodles. Sounds like you may
have found the cure with the Albatross!
With abandon,
Patrick
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Another h-bar swapper
here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stakx/sets/72157644332271299/
- 48cm Noodles on 10cm Nitto Lugged Stem
- Albatross on 12cm Tallux Stem
- Moustache (classic) on 7cm Technomic Stem
- Bullmoose (not Bosco)
I have them set up for my Hunqapillar with DaVinci
I have the albas for running my Yepp Mini front child seat. I like the
albas, but I don't love them. I'd like a bit more racy position, and* I
think my bike might be sized a little too small for me with these bars.*
I think this might be my experience as well, as evidenced by my musings
over
I think the albastaches and the hilsen were made for each other. I have
discovered that by running them flatter than I think appropriate, it
relieves a lot of the wrist pain I get from hyperextending my wrists.
Part of this is because I often set my handlebars while standing on the
floor over my
Chris -
I actually tried albastache on a 8cm dirt drop stem, but they just didn't
do it for me. The returns for upright relief, while longer than the
original moustache bars, didn't seem nearly long enough. Its like I'd
almost rather them not even be there, which in that case, I'd rather
I think the Alba setup looked very nice, and I think that everybody should
have at least one Albatross bike and at least one drop bar bike.
Butthat particular drop bar setup looks wrong to me. The brakelevers
are rolled too far down the drops and the bars are rotated way too far back
up
This year alone I've had 2 albastaches, drops, albatross, and bosco
bullmoose across three bikes.
I think I've finally settled on:
Hunqapillar (mtn bike setup): albastache, but really want to try Bullmoose
bars, like bad)
Gunnar sport: drops, after trying Albastaches, which I really really
You can get a full set of Jagwire stainless cables with Teflon internal
housings on eBay for $13 shipped in your choice of color complete with all
ferrules and so forth. It's called an OEM pack.
I love my LBS and I spend money with them when I don't have time to work on
the bike myself or when I
Give me drop bars or give me wrist/ass pain!! Didn't Abe Lincoln say that?
Anyway...not a swapper here. The bars on my Bleriot have been there for
close to eight years. I had a couple of upright bikes previously and there
were fine for cruising around town but when it comes to putting in
Click here for a photo of the same bike with drops
https://www.flickr.com/photos/122008974@N05/14836699130/. Doesn't it
just look right?
I shouldn't go on looks, but aesthetics gets into my head and messes with
me.
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Avery,
What's worse, a serial cockpit swapper messing mostly w/ a single bike or a
serial bike/cockpit swapper who has tried boscos, alba's, noodles, mbars
across 4 different frames just this year! :) I think it's fun to tinker...
easy enough to do, keeps the makers of long shifter cables in
Well, I've got the fauxbeam as well. It is, and will stay for the long
term an albatross-bar-bike, because its a 3 speed city bike where I like to
be upright and looking around... or maybe I could make it my drop bar
limited-gear go-fast drop bar bike.. hmm, :)
Pic of the fauxbeam here.
On 08/24/2014 04:01 PM, Avery Wilson wrote:
Click here for a photo of the same bike with drops
https://www.flickr.com/photos/122008974@N05/14836699130/. Doesn't
it just look right?
Very much so. To me those Albatross (or whatever they are) bars just
plain look awful.
I shouldn't go on
Absolutely. Do you truly believe the only difference between a Rivendell
and a Surly is looks?
With abandon,
Patrick
If you cared nothing at all for aesthetics, would you spend the extra money
for a Rivendell over a Surly?
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I've owned both, and if it were possible to ride blindfolded, I would be
able to tell them apart at first or second pedal stroke. The
ride/comfort/aesthetics combo of a riv is as close to perfection as I've
found for the type of riding I do! That's why I own a riv. It also awakens,
or at least has
On 08/24/2014 04:40 PM, Avery E Wilson wrote:
I've owned both, and if it were possible to ride blindfolded, I would
be able to tell them apart at first or second pedal stroke. The
ride/comfort/aesthetics combo of a riv is as close to perfection as
I've found for the type of riding I do! That's
I have to agree with Avery's appreciation. All my road Rivs (3 customs, 1
Ram) have just felt and fit right and, except for the first custom which
was rather experimental, handled flawlessly with perfect straight line
stability and perfect turn in -- the Ram slightly more sedate than the 2
Steve:
About the Surly vs Riv thing, here's a BIG disclaimer. I've only ridden a
Long Haul Trucker, but not an Atlantis. I've ridden a Sam Hillborne and an
A. Homer Hilsen both extensively. There's tons of little variables that
could account for my differing experiences, the chiefs among
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