I do indeed have midges on my Trek, as seen in these photos (by jim g): http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimg/4026877516/ (i'm the guy in the white jersey behind gino) http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimg/4026122717/
And yes, they do have gobs of wrist clearance and width. But, as others have said, the drops are really the only usable hand position for braking (i do cruise and climb on the hoods sometimes) so you have to set them up HIGH to get them comfy. I have them on a high-rise stem on a steerer tube extender. As a note, they're no longer available retail in the US, you'd have to order them direct from on-one and pay shipping from the UK to get them; so the $30 gary bars are really your best bet for this style of bars. I also got a pair of RM013's when Rivendell found that stash in August and have been waiting to try them out (no 26.0 stems!) on my casseroll- i can see how David E. has those wrist clearance problems but I wonder if that could be addressed by playing with brake lever positioning, making them more reachable from farther out on the drop (although you might make the hoods less comfy as a result). I'll let you guys know if i come up with something. -j. till On Nov 8, 6:42 pm, Ray Shine <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, Everyone -- Here's that link I promised to the Midge drop bar with the > flared drops. I think Mr. Till has one of these mounted on his bike, the one > he rode afew weeks back out to point Reyes with us. If that was a Midge, he > had it set up nicely. > > RS http://www.on-one-shop.co.uk/acatalog/info_HBOOMMIB.html > > --- On Sun, 11/8/09, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> > Subject: [RBW] Re: NOW: off-road handlebars WAS: Long introduction and > question on frame and handlebar options from newbie to the list > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 5:45 PM > > I've tried WTBs, clones, and all the off road drops made up to, say, 2005, > and find I like the Salsa Bell Laps best: shallow and short, but with a > modest flare that both allows forearm comfort and, as well, a nice, wide flat > section in the 46 cm size. You get the flats, curves, hoods and hooks > positions just as with a standard road bar. > > FWIW. > [Snip.] > Patrick Moore --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
