[RBW] Re: Cutting down Grip area of Albatross bars?

2018-06-25 Thread phil k
Thanks everyone David & Dan! I think I plan on cutting around 2cm this helps and gives me apiece of mind that even 4cm was cut off! -- 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 fr

Re: [RBW] Re: Cutting down Grip area of Albatross bars?

2018-06-24 Thread David Carner
Apologize for cluttered bike pictures. Hope the help. David -- 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. T

Re: [RBW] Re: Cutting down Grip area of Albatross bars?

2018-06-23 Thread phil k
Thanks! So far 2cm seems reasonable. Thanks pics would help as well. -- 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...@googlegroup

Re: [RBW] Re: Cutting down Grip area of Albatross bars?

2018-06-23 Thread Dan McNamara
I have an Alba that is cut down. I'll shoot a couple of pics for you and do some measurements. Dan > On Jun 22, 2018, at 12:19 PM, phil k wrote: > > Yes it is. I rather like the bar ends on the upright bars though and they > keep hitting my legs. > > I tried measuring inside, but it's a bit

[RBW] Re: Cutting down Grip area of Albatross bars?

2018-06-23 Thread Lester Lammers
I had the same issue with an 80's MTB. I ended up putting the shifters on the stem. On Friday, June 22, 2018 at 3:19:31 PM UTC-4, phil k wrote: > > Yes it is. I rather like the bar ends on the upright bars though and they > keep hitting my legs. > > I tried measuring inside, but it's a bit diffi

[RBW] Re: Cutting down Grip area of Albatross bars?

2018-06-23 Thread Ron Mc
way cool. Time to throw out the Ahearne Map bar reference? On Friday, June 22, 2018 at 11:24:33 AM UTC-5, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Yes, I meant "measure the thinned-out portion"..I couldn't think of what > to call it. Thinned-out it is! -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[RBW] Re: Cutting down Grip area of Albatross bars?

2018-06-22 Thread David Carner
I lopped off 2 cm on my aluminum Albatross bars, encountered no problem with bar-end shifters. David -- 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-own

[RBW] Re: Cutting down Grip area of Albatross bars?

2018-06-22 Thread phil k
Yes it is. I rather like the bar ends on the upright bars though and they keep hitting my legs. I tried measuring inside, but it's a bit difficult. I might have to call Riv and see what is possible. I'm already got a long reach stem on there. On Friday, June 22, 2018 at 1:47:35 PM UTC-4, Ian A

[RBW] Re: Cutting down Grip area of Albatross bars?

2018-06-22 Thread Joe Bernard
Yes, I meant "measure the thinned-out portion"..I couldn't think of what to call it. Thinned-out it is! -- 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-

[RBW] Re: Cutting down Grip area of Albatross bars?

2018-06-22 Thread Mark Anderson
On Friday, June 22, 2018 at 7:10:45 AM UTC-5, Ron Mc wrote: > > there's no mechanical disadvantage to shortening a bar - safety isn't an > issue > I think the problem is that to make an aluminum (maybe also steel) bar with a small enough outer diameter for mountain bike-style brake levers, the

[RBW] Re: Cutting down Grip area of Albatross bars?

2018-06-22 Thread Ron Mc
there's no mechanical disadvantage to shortening a bar - safety isn't an issue -- 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...@

[RBW] Re: Cutting down Grip area of Albatross bars?

2018-06-21 Thread Lester Lammers
I'd call Riv and ask how much you can safely cut off and still use bar ends. On Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 10:35:58 AM UTC-4, phil k wrote: > > I didn't want to hijack Eamon's thread, but I was also curious about doing > this to Albatross. I currently have the HT aluminum version. > > Could I ch