I love the bar tape! Great looking bike!
> On Aug 5, 2019, at 12:48 PM, maxcr wrote:
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> Here's the report on my hill-ready woolly mammoth build.
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> After many months of delays because of some medical issues in my family, I
> finally got to ride the 'finished' Hunqapillar this past weekend.
I second the Bosco love. GBW arrived with Bosco Bars and I was very surprised
how much I liked them, with the singular exception (a BIG one for me) of
technical descents. Two issue here: hand slippage (no way around that with
parallel bars) and no brake access at the point where hand slippage
+1 to the "Bosco Bullmoose Believers" list. Best damn handlebar I've ever
had! Got one of the first fillet brazed ones, and it's a freaking work of
art, IMHO.
I like it so much I run an extra cable through it when I lock it up in the
secure-entry bike garage at work! #paranoid
My Hunqa is a
If you go the Jones Bar route, be sure to set them up the way Jeff Jones
recommends*, at least at first.
*Controls all the way forward
Grips that stretch from controls to tip of bar
bar at saddle height or higher
bar angled down about 10 degrees.
On Monday, April 29, 2019 at 12:21:15 PM
That's a good looking bike.
My preference is for the Portola-style drops on mountain bikes, so I'd
probably spend some time setting the roll of the bars and the height of the
levers. Otherwise, you'll probably be happy with the Jones bars.
Philip
Santa Rosa, CA
On Sunday, April 28, 2019 at
Wow, there's so much to digest here!
I'm thinking I want to give the Jones bar a try - everyone raves about
them. Mat I sent you a PM.
If I do, I might end up getting that VO stem later, it would solve the
'looks' issue for me.
As for brakes, the cantis are a done deal, so I'll have to stick
if you really want to mountain bike it, i'd go with paul motolite instead
of cantilevers, and +1 for the bullmoose bars or wavie bars the nitto UI-12
stem opens up the world of 31.8 ie Jones bars, Sycip JJJ, etc.
On Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 6:14:33 PM UTC-7, maxcr wrote:
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> I've been slowly
If you want, I have a set of Jones Loop bars and a Nitto quill stem adapter
I was going to be posting for sale soon (don't have pictures yet). PM me
off list if you are interested. The adapter wasn't as ugly as I was
expecting, plus it allowed me to dial in fit with the plethora of used
All I can say is that I love the Bullmoose Boscos on my 54CM Hunq. They
provide a huge range of positions and are plenty strong to take an off road
beating.
The bullmoose is a stunningly bad idea that works out so very well. Paying
extra to get a stem and handlebar you can't adjust is baffling, but I've
done it twice and love them.
I went with the Riv version both times, but that's because the bikes I put
them on needed the rise they offer. The
I use the fairweather bullmoose bars with an adapter on my Appaloosa, and
find that slightly less sweep/rise and more width compared to the Riv
version is ideal for trail riding for me. Just another data point, I'm sure
all of the options described above would work well, too.
Here's a photo
No shifters on the bullmoose bars on the Hunqabeam as it's fixed gear. The
shifters on GBW are Shimano 1x11 indexed XT monstrosities that work really
well, mount like a thumbie, and take up way too much space.
With abandon,
Patrick
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Velo Orange also makes a very nice looking 31.8 mm compatible quill stem.
It's what I plan to buy if I stick with a 31.8 mm bar.
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On Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 11:50:04 PM UTC-5, Joe Bernard wrote:
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> I think the Wavie would look great on that gorgeous
I really like the bullmoose I’ve got on my bombadil, and think it would be
great on a hunqapillar mtb too.
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Yes, I've been looking closely at the jones bar (my wife is getting a Jones
Spaceframe so we can start exploring more trails together). The adapter
requirement seems ugly and complicated though. I think wavie is the way to
go.
Thanks
On Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 10:22:11 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard
For the kind of mountain biking a Hunqapillar can handle, the Jones Bar is
hard to beat. The angle is perfect and the 710 mm version has a ton of
hand positions you can use, depending on riding conditions. Also, the
Jones bar is the most confidence inspiring bar I've ridden. My Hunqapillar
Thanks Deacon Patrick!
What shifters are you using with the wavie bar?
Max
PS. I still have to figure out how to get out to CO to visit and ride!
On Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 9:24:28 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote:
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> I love my Hunqapillar with Bullmoose bars, and set up my prototype Gus
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I concur with Patrick the Deacon about bars with a Wavie-ish sweep for
singletracking, I don't think the 'straight back at you' style of Boscos works
well there. A Jones Loop is another alternative.
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