I finally finished the porteur bar wrapping/twining/shellac on phase 2 of my AHH. I moved the shifters to the down tubes, and haven't looked back. Also have some inspired mounts of the basic Planet Bike Blazer LEDs for night commuting duty. Opinions:
Bars - love the positions. My hands naturally fall at the bends and they work perfectly for my 10 mile normal ride. When I need to go more upright, I just move back. Narrow, so they are much like drop width. I can really get low by holding the fronts and resting my forearms on the swept back parts - seems to be a good tuck. The reach to the down-tube shifts hasn't been a problem, and I immediately got used to shifting w/o looking. Haven't done a long ride yet, but will update when I do. 2 watt Planet Bike Blazer - Bright enough, but not a whole lot different from the 1 watt or even the half watt when riding on city streets or semi-lit trails with ambient light. When I went up a totally dark trail, it really lit up the path, so it's plenty bright for my commute. Great blink mode, but I'm still underwhelmed overall. I think I'm one of those guys who wants the super lumens - I'm used to the bi-xenon car lights... I didn't think I'd ride this bike in the crappy wet Seattle winter months for commuting, but it's so comfy, I just have a hard time getting out the winter bike. The Jack Brown blues are still going strong - no flats. I did extract a nice piece of glass the other day when I was inspecting the tires. It never made it through, but it was a bit disconcerting. Oh well - got my frame pump finally, so I'm ready... Brian http://picasaweb.google.com/stonehog/PorteurSetup122009# -- 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.
