My Homer started out with Billie Bars, a 110mm stem, and thumbies. The
short reach made for a very comfortable upright riding position, but for
me, steering felt compromised. I think if I had switched to a 130mm stem,
that might have solved the awkward steering, but I decided to convert to
drop
thank you all for the feedback! helps a lot especially w that last photo
i’m planning on putting the billie bars on a homer hilsen w a tallux stem -
i have both thumbies and bar ends. i enjoy the length of the albatross but
wish i had a little bit more room for different riding positions
On W
I had the same experience with bar ends as Jim with my Albatross bars and
switched to Billies with thumb (L) & trigger (R) shifters. I would not like
bar ends on Billies unless I had a very long stem, were talking
unobtainable long. I love the extra hand position in front of the grips for
heads
Hi Raf
What bike are you thinking of putting Billies on?
They come back quite a bit, so if your bike wasn't necessarily designed for
upright bars with a long front end(like current Rivs), you may run into
problems with bar end shifters.
I put a set on my 96 All-Rounder, and kept hitting my knees
Hi Raf,
I have an Albatross on my Toyo Atlantis.
But on the MIT Atlantis with long top tube, I preferred the Billie bar
specially the longer grip area which allows me to have more area to grip on
the bend part.
But I use thumb shifters on the Billie :-)
On Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 1:49:14 PM UT
Scott, that is a great looking bike. I like the shifters mounted on the
stem. I just got the Billie's for my Cheviot. They are really nice :)
On Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 1:23:24 PM UTC-7, scott minor wrote:
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> Took some cockpit photos today of billie bars on my chev, thought I’d
> share. S
Took some cockpit photos today of billie bars on my chev, thought I’d share.
Stem is 12cm simworks, Silver/IRD stem shifters, Dia-comp brakes. I’m really
enjoying this setup!
https://flickr.com/photos/147564748@N06/sets/72157698354507761
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I have bars very similar to the Wavie that came on my Handsome Devil. Mine
are pretty wide (60cm?) and they don't come back much at all. With the same
stem you are going to be more stretched out on the Wavie compared to the
Billie. I would say the Wavie is not much closer than the top part of a
I went from albatross to billies on my 60cm chev and now that I’ve ridden it
for a couple months (road/path) have to say I prefer the roominess of the
billies, and also the more angled hand position when back on the grips. The
billies put your hand/wrist less thumb-forward than the albas which
On Sunday, August 5, 2018 at 2:12:39 PM UTC-4, Justin, Oakland wrote:
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> I would also consider a sweep bar like the Jones (loop or no loop),
> MapAhearne or upcoming Wavvie (gravy?) bar. I find that my experience with
> the *angle of Albatross grips is not conducive to the control I want when
Does anybody know when the Wavie Bars will be a realty? They could work too.
Thanks for all the suggestions.
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I would also consider a sweep bar like the Jones (loop or no loop), MapAhearne
or upcoming Wavvie (gravy?) bar. I find that my experience with the angle of
Albatross grips is not conducive to the control I want when doing anything but
upright cruising. This might not be your experience but is wo
If you think Albas would work on the Trek ,IMHO, Billie's are an
improvement. I have them on a MIT Atlantis and like them a lot. You do get
two good hand positions and possibly three. If they don't work on the Trek
put them on your Joe. You may need a longer stem with them on the JA. My 2
cents
I have the Billie bars on my Appaloosa, and really like them for road/town/path
riding. That said, if your gravel rides include even slightly technical terrain
(or you plan on riding aggressively out of the saddle) I’d highly recommend
Albastache bars, which I have run on my sscx bike with great
ryan, i have these on my sam hillborne & i really like them. an improvement
on the albatross, imo.
On Friday, August 3, 2018 at 1:20:13 PM UTC-7, Ryan M. wrote:
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> So, anybody using Billie Bars on their Rivendell, or any other bike, and
> would like to give me their impressions? I've used Noo
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