The Dream bar was the classic standard drop bar made for Rivendell by
Nitto. If I remember correctly its what they offered prior to the Noodle.
It was sold along with the Noodle bar for a bit before they just dropped it
because the Noodle was the drop they would suggest over all others.
On
Bill,
Thanks for the clarification. My posts weren't meant to be adversarial,
just pedantic. I came into Riv via EcoVelo ~2010, and I didn't own my
first Riv until 2013, so the "Soba" predates me, and I thought that y'all
were using it colloquially for "So Bar"--the marketing content from Sim
Retro-Gression sells both the Noodle (Which is the M177) and the Dream
(M176). Both, per the description, are designed by Rivendell, and I notice
that the M176 is 26mm clamp, has a 140mm drop/90mm reach - is this the Soba
or something
else?
The Simworks So Bar is a handlebar that resembles a Nitto Noodle but in a
wide width that was made in the late 2010s and early 2020s
The Nitto Soba Noodle is a completely different handlebar that was made by
Nitto and offered by Rivendell in the mid to late 2000s
Do not conflate the two.
I think the So Bar came out in the fall of 2018. Here's the intro from Sim
Works:
https://sim-works.com/en/news/ramen-nope-i-take-so-bar
They also appear to have a sleeve. But I've never owned the So Bar, so I
don't know what the production model was like in practice. I had a 50 cm
Rando Bar
When RIvendell sold them back in the day I think Grant said they were about
60g lighter than a standard noodle bar. That is right in line with what you
found, Bill.
On Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7:26:39 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote:
> "Where did y'all read these were a lightweight Nitto Noodle?"
"Where did y'all read these were a lightweight Nitto Noodle?"
They were already out of production when I came in 2009. If I type "Nitto
Soba Noodle" into the googler, I get hits to bike forums in 2007 discussing
them. At that time they are talking about how the regular Noodle mod 177
is
Where did y'all read these were a lightweight Nitto Noodle? They are
listed at 380 grams which is inline with other Noodles. My understanding
was they were 50 cm wide--two cm wider than the then widest 48 cm
offering. Then, Riv went all 7 minute abs and released the 52 and 54
centimeter
I absolutely snatch them up whenever I see them, and I never sell them.
Buy the good stuff when it's available, before you need it. That's my
advice. ;)
BL in EC
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Look at Bill just strolling in and flexing about his super stash of these
bars. :)
It looks like I might have a line on one but I agree that they would knock
these out quick if they did a small release of them.
On Friday, April 26, 2024 at 3:16:45 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote:
> I've got
I've got three of them in my stable, and would buy several more. I've told
Grant at least once that if he got Nitto to make 200 of them, and he did a
presale at $150, that I bet he could pre-sell them before any of them
actually get made. That would be a nice $30,000 cash flow exercise. I'm
Another vote for product re-introduction, re-release.
-Ken who is not as concerned about the weight as much as has a preference
for their simpler aesthetics.
On Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 12:00:31 PM UTC-5 Johnny Alien wrote:
> Every once and awhile I decide I want to search for some Soba
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