W- I have five sets. Four are mounted, and one in storage. Best bars evah! I don't think they're wider on top than noodles (46cm) but the flare is a bit wider on the bottom. The flare is really nice for riding in the drops. I'm experimenting w/ a tall/shorter stem to see how it works for, and so far so good with that.
I was going to get another set for the back up to the back up, but w/ tax (in CA) and shipping, it was pushing $90. I'm hoping to not crash with them anytime soon! Cheers, David On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 9:33 PM, William Henderson < [email protected]> wrote: > > Dern if these bars don't have me curious (does Grant know how good he > is at making things into cult items?). I like my noodles fine but > have recently been considering getting wider ones. I'm tall but > fairly narrow shouldered, and I'm wondering if the narrow-tops/wide- > flares might fit better. Can anyone whose owned and ridden these > provide a bit of insight? > > wc. > > On Aug 14, 4:21 pm, Murray Love <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Jeremy Till <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Sweet! Ordered a pair...i've been wanting to try these for a long > > > time. I've got kind of a flared drop bar fetish. > > > > > On Aug 13, 5:59 pm, erik jensen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'll be the messenger, I guess. > > >http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/146 > > > > There are/were several models of "dirt drop" bar on the market--on most > > varieties, the flare begins at the top of the bend, so the brake levers > > flare out as well, which some people find uncomfortable. The > > Nitto/BSC/Grant design is superior, imo, because the flare begins beneath > > the brake levers, which remain vertical. So you get a nice traditional > > on-the-hoods position, but with a comfortable flare on the drops. These > are > > really nice bars, and it's a shame the design appears to be dead. > > > > Murray > > Victoria, BC > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" 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/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
