Hi, David and Bill: Thanks for your input! David, here's what they look like: http://www.wallbike.com/brooks/brookshandlebargrips.html As you can see, there's an aluminum end cap with a piece of leather to cover the hole, and I've been told it comes right out--but I wonder if the hole is big enough to insert the male aspect of the shifter body? Probably not (it appears that the end cap would cover too much of the handlebar end), but since I'm a big fan of Sisyphus, I'll give it a go! Thanks again, everyone. Rick
On Dec 13, 9:32 am, "Bill Connell" <[email protected]> wrote: > The 'wires' holding the stack in place are actually spokes, and i > think you can tighten them down on the nipple end if the leather > shrinks and they get loose. > > -- > Bill Connell > St. Paul, MN > > On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 11:27 AM, David Estes <[email protected]> wrote: > > Friend of mine has the Brooks grips, and is very unhappy with them. > > According to him, the grips only attach at the ends. The leather "washers" > > are held in place by heavy wire, and are not fixed in place. They end up > > squirming and moving around a lot. Look cool, but are annoying to him to > > use and possibly dangerous in a panic stop situation. Again, according to > > him. > > > YMMV > > > Have you seen the new wood grips @ Rivbike? They look pretty cool. Those > > or the cork grips, which I've always liked and available at your LBS. > > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 10:12 PM, Rick <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I have a Waterford 1400 Mountain Bike, which I purchased new in August > >> of '95; in '99, I replaced the original Syncros Handlebar/Stem combo > >> with Nitto Dirtdrops and a custom Salsa stem (26mm clamp, 130mm > >> length, and (I believe) a +53 degree rise). A SRAM Gripshift gave way > >> to Shimano barends, and the XTR V-brakes were exchanged with a > >> DiaCompe canti system; also, my WTB racing saddle was replaced with a > >> Brooks B17 Champion, and the Ritchey SPD pedals with some Campy quills > >> and toe clips. To finish, I added a Carradice Nelson Longflap to > >> complete my idea of the perfect "back to school" bike. Seven years > >> later, I'm back to the drawing board. > > >> I've decided to change the handlebar yet again, this time to a Nitto > >> Albatross (I'll keep the stem and shifters), but now I'm having > >> trouble deciding on grips: I'd like to use the new ones from Brooks, > >> but I'm unsure if I can use my barend shifters with them. I'm waiting > >> for an answer from Brooks about the size of the hole in the end cap > >> (the leather piece is removable, but does anyone have these grips? If > >> so, could you measure it for me? I'm guessing I'll need about 20mm to > >> properly insert the shifter. If I can't, I suppose I'll either do the > >> cork thing (but I'm not a big fan, to tell you the truth), or just use > >> tape. Another option would be to mount the shifters using Paul > >> Thumbies, but that's another story! > > >> Can someone help? I'd appreciate it. > > >> Thanks, > >> Rick > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
