Have you got the long Jones loop, or the shorter one? When I was testriding, I tried the longer one, but didn't like it. The short one, OTOH, is excellent. So far, the bar-end position is working for me on descents, though maybe I just don't go down slippery descents. Usually I'm trying to get my weight back, not forward, on descents.
On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 7:15 PM, John Philip <japhilip4...@gmail.com> wrote: > My experience with the Jones Loop Bar is quite similar. I changed to the > Loop Bar on my 9:ZERO:7 snow bike this winter and it quickly became clear > that pegging my grip at the bar ends wasn't going to work. That position > resulted in little front end control climbing but also a distinct lack of > front wheel grip on slippery descents . Choking up-- really using the > entire bar-- made a huge difference. I'm seldom on the ends unless i'm > just cruising along on the flat and that's on well consolidated snow. I've > yet to try them in the dirt but I'll give them and the 3.8 Knards a try > soon. Over all I'm quite impressed with the bar. > > > On Monday, April 28, 2014 9:20:46 PM UTC-4, Anne Paulson wrote: > >> I bought the Krampus frame and had it build up, so I don't know anything >> about the stock build. But the Jones bars have a lot of advantages. For >> downhill, I like the wide bar-end position. I also like the wide position >> for just boppin' along. If I want to move a little forward, I can just >> "choke up" the bar ends, moving my hands about three inches in and forward, >> and still have access to the brake levers. And if I want to move more >> forward, I stick my thumbs inside the loop and grab. Definitely a lot of >> hand positions. >> >> Plus, having the loop part works well for strapping things onto the bars >> for camping. >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 6:15 PM, Nils Eng <ni...@silvercca.org> wrote: >> >>> That makes sense to me-- you're moving weight forward. I'm super >>> curious about that Jones bars. Would you mind giving some of your >>> impressions? I'm especially curious about how they feel compared to the >>> monster whammy bar that came with it. Hope your "tweaks" continue to work! >>> >>> >>> On Friday, April 25, 2014 9:27:22 PM UTC-6, Anne Paulson wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I'm a big fan of low, low gears. I have them on both my Atlantises; my >>>> Roadeo has pretty low gears too considering I never carry much on it. >>>> People always say to me, "I don't want lower gears because then I couldn't >>>> balance." I never understood that. I don't have a bit of problem riding at >>>> 2.5 mph for long periods of time when I'm climbing something ridiculously >>>> steep on one of my Rivendell bikes. >>>> >>>> But now I understand. I thought when I bought my new Surly Krampus >>>> mountain bike I'd be able to climb even steeper dirt roads than I now can >>>> climb on my Atlanti. I thought, I have an absurdly low gear on the Krampus >>>> (15.6 inches, something like that), I have all the traction in the world, I >>>> can climb anything. >>>> >>>> But no. I'm finding that I climb *worse* on the Krampus. It's >>>> frustrating. There are dirt sections that I have no trouble on with the >>>> Atlantis, with smooth tires, that I can't climb on the Krampus with the >>>> knobbies. >>>> >>>> What's going on here? Front-end geometry? Wheel weight? Bottom bracket >>>> height? I'm beginning to think I should have bought the Surly ECR (like >>>> several people recommended) instead of the Krampus. Or maybe I just need to >>>> learn how to climb on this new bike. >>>> >>>> On the other hand, when I bought the bike I also thought I'd be able to >>>> go down steep trails that I'm afraid to descend on the Atlantis, and that >>>> has proved to be true. My husband took one look at my new bike and said, >>>> Wow, you have better traction on that than you have on foot. When I apply >>>> the brakes on a steep downhill, the bike *slows down* instead of skidding. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- Anne Paulson >>>> >>>> It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> -- Anne Paulson >> >> It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
