[RBW] Re: a carbon noodle?

2009-06-06 Thread Bill M.
On Jun 5, 9:29 am, Jeremy Till jeremy.t...@gmail.com wrote: As others have noted, i don't think the noodle was the first/only drop bar to do the backsweep thing.  Doesn't the Ritchey biomax do that as well? It does, but with a much shorter forward reach that a Noodle, and a really obnoxious

[RBW] Re: a carbon noodle?

2009-06-06 Thread Seth Vidal
On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Bill M.bmenn...@comcast.net wrote: On Jun 5, 9:29 am, Jeremy Till jeremy.t...@gmail.com wrote: As others have noted, i don't think the noodle was the first/only drop bar to do the backsweep thing.  Doesn't the Ritchey biomax do that as well? It does, but

[RBW] Re: a carbon noodle?

2009-06-05 Thread Jay LePree
Hi Aaron: It looks amazingly like the Noodles. I am surprised the reviewer did not like them, and I am surprised by his comment insufficient room up top while climbing. What amazes me more is that this mid-range model is $3800 for frame fork and headset. I have the strategy nowleave a

[RBW] Re: a carbon noodle?

2009-06-05 Thread Will
Is having the bars sweep back a patentable design element? I notice in the next photo that the drops are anatomically shaped, not the traditional round curve. Ain't exactly the Noodle/Soba. On Jun 5, 6:19 am, Jay LePree lep...@optonline.net wrote: Hi Aaron: It looks amazingly like the

[RBW] Re: a carbon noodle?

2009-06-05 Thread Pete Ruckelshaus
Also, considering Nitto probably copied the design from any of a number companies -- GB, Pivo, AVA, Atax, among others -- I think prior art would apply. Pete On Jun 5, 8:45 am, Will wpm...@gmail.com wrote: Is having the bars sweep back a patentable design element? I notice in the next photo

[RBW] Re: a carbon noodle?

2009-06-05 Thread Jeremy Till
As others have noted, i don't think the noodle was the first/only drop bar to do the backsweep thing. Doesn't the Ritchey biomax do that as well? On Jun 4, 11:31 pm, Aaron Thomas aaron.a.tho...@gmail.com wrote: Does this shape look familiar to anyone? I wonder if any patents were violated

[RBW] Re: a carbon noodle?

2009-06-05 Thread carnerdavid
, 5 Jun 2009 09:29:21 To: RBW Owners Bunchrbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: a carbon noodle? As others have noted, i don't think the noodle was the first/only drop bar to do the backsweep thing. Doesn't the Ritchey biomax do that as well? On Jun 4, 11:31 pm, Aaron Thomas