Wow, there's so much to digest here! I'm thinking I want to give the Jones bar a try - everyone raves about them. Mat I sent you a PM. If I do, I might end up getting that VO stem later, it would solve the 'looks' issue for me.
As for brakes, the cantis are a done deal, so I'll have to stick with those for now. On the shifters, indexed shifting for the rear derailleur, that's definitely something to consider after I decide on the bar, but I hear what you're saying TC. Thanks everyone! I'll report back soon. Reid, your bike looks great! On Monday, April 29, 2019 at 1:14:54 PM UTC-4, Adam Leibow wrote: > > if you really want to mountain bike it, i'd go with paul motolite instead > of cantilevers, and +1 for the bullmoose bars or wavie bars the nitto UI-12 > stem opens up the world of 31.8 ie Jones bars, Sycip JJJ, etc. > > On Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 6:14:33 PM UTC-7, maxcr wrote: >> >> I've been slowly working towards setting a new-to-me 58cm Hunqapillar >> that I picked up off ebay last fall as a mountain bike. >> >> James at Analog Cycles is building some cliffhanger wheels, setup >> tubeless with 2.1 Thunderburts for me. I'm also upgrading the brakes to new >> Paul touring cantis. >> >> Needless to say, I'm very excited about getting this bike ready for the >> warm months! >> >> The big question right now is whether to swap the cockpit or not - the >> bike is set up with Soma Portola handlebars which aren't the most >> comfortable for me. I feel stretched even though they are set up level with >> the saddle on a (w)right 0 stem. (I'm 5'11" with a 90.5 pbh, long arms, but >> short torso) >> >> So I'm asking for the collective wisdom of the RBW group to help me >> decide whether to go for a Wavie bar (why isn't there more chatter about >> these here?) or a more upright swept back position like this last-chance >> Boscomoose >> <https://www.rivbike.com/collections/remainders-specials/products/nitto-bosco-bullmoose-bar-cromo-dullbrite-54cm-16248> >> or >> something similar? >> >> What will be the best option to hit some single track and fire trails? >> >> FYI I'm just getting started with mountain biking, so I'll probably start >> with the easy stuff, but want a machine that can grow with me. >> >> Thanks for sharing your thoughts. >> >> >> >> [image: s-l16001.jpg] >> *This is the ebay photo from when I bought it. >> >> >> -- 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.
