The long Jones grips really make an already awesome bar even better. I haven't used the black grips but the clear ones can get pretty slick when they are wet. Something to keep in mind if this is an all-weather bike.
On Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 5:11:51 PM UTC-5, Joe Bernard wrote: > > Today's version. Jones Loop 710 I got in a trade and hoo boy does it feel > nice on this frame. This is a test run with a threadless stem and quill > adapter I had lying around, I'll be swapping a black V-O 31.8 stem and > black seatpost (thanks Ash!) to finish the blackout treatment. > > I ditched the big ring and fd, still gotta pull the left shifter > and add long Jones grips. > > Observe my shiny new Sackville BaggaBond full o' groceries. As much as I > love buying/selling/trading, this really is all the bike you need. As Bill > says, it's perfect! > > I ditched a chain > > On Monday, April 8, 2019 at 8:59:11 AM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: > > "It'll work if you friction shift it." > > > > True, and I'm already there. I swapped that cockpit out and ended up > with an old 7-speed Suntour thumbie set to friction cuz that's what I had > around. Turns out it shifts better than the 9-speed in index so I'm good to > go! > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
