We have the Brooks grips in black, honey and antique brown. We also have the leather wrap. It's gorgeous.
On Dec 15, 10:51 am, Rick <[email protected]> wrote: > Update: > This morning, I've received correspondence from a Mr. Green at Brooks, > informing me the hole in the end cap is 22mm...so I'll just shut up > and order the damn things. Does Peter have them? I'll check. > > Once everything is on, I'll post a picture or two. > > Rick > > On Dec 12, 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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
