Hi, Richard: I've seen those--they are pretty, aren't they? Thanks for the tip. Rick
On Dec 13, 7:37 pm, Richard <[email protected]> wrote: > Velo-Orange also has Elkhide sew-on leather grips for city bikes that > might be another option to consider. > > On Dec 13, 9:27 pm, "Jon Shinefeld" <[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 > > > Hi Rick: > > Have you considered Ergon grips for the Albatross bars? Basically, they are > > shaped for better weight distribution across your hands. They slip onto the > > bars and a small allen fitting keeps them in place. I've used them in the > > past with Jitensha Nitto bars and they worked incredibly well. I will put > > them on my Albatross bars as soon as the gorilla glue fails and the cork > > grips fall off again. Just saying ... > > > Here's a link to the grips from a big box store's site so you can see what I > > am talking > > about:http://www.performancebike.com/shop/sub_cat.cfm?subcategory_id=5251 > > > Jon Shinefeld > > PhillyPA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
