Scratch that, pushed home Monday night. Decided to go to the shop to work on my new Susie during a blizzard. Went for a walk last night.
On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 11:49:30 AM UTC-6 Tim Baldwin wrote: > Karl, check out ESI grips in aqua. I have some in the 6.75" length I'm > going to put on my Atlantis. Seems most shops, even online, only have the > long grips in black. If you order from ESI you can get them in colors. > > https://esigrips.com/product/xl-6-75-chunky/ > > Also, nice looking fun machine. I'm due for a ride now that the roads are > clear here. Had to push my bike home from the shop on Tuesday night. > > On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 9:41:23 AM UTC-6 karl.fun...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Fun machine. Always so much happier when I take this instead of the car. >> 11F in Kansas this morning, not too bad with a wool sweater and a rain >> jacket over top. (Duluth Trading Co makes some excellent outerwear, btw) >> >> [image: clem-snow-cropped.jpg] >> >> p.s. Very important to match your bike, pedals, and basket bag. Still >> looking for those blue-green grips. >> >> On Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 2:23:55 PM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> Great; thanks, Jason. I just looked it up, and yes indeed, it does come >>> with a 31.8 clamp section in black; although this only in the longer 610 mm >>> length -- but I have a very good pipe cutter. >>> >>> AT $60, this may well be the place to start, since I could use my >>> current stem and brake levers. >>> >>> The Ahearne site describes it as close to the old Cinelli "Priest" or >>> "Pope" bar*, and I recall that Riv used to sell a version of this, because >>> (I also recall) I installed one, from Riv, on a mashup City Bike built I >>> did for my ex on a 49 cm Trek 400 Elance, long, long ago. (Fun fact: I got >>> a 114 mm -- 110?? -- OL AW wheel into the 126mm OL frame by laying the >>> frame on its side and kneeling on the right chainstay. As Clouseau said, >>> "And so the problem is solv-ed.") >>> >>> >>> * So named, I guess, because Euro-Italian-French-Irish priests of the >>> old school like Don Camillo would ride sit-up-and-beg bicycles. >>> >>> [image: image.png] >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 10:52 PM Jason Fuller <jtf.f...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Patrick: This is the Ahearne / MAP collaboration bar, which comes in >>>> 570mm and 610mm widths and this is the 610mm. It's still on the narrow >>>> side, and until I put the Ergons on I found myself sometimes holding the >>>> ends as if it extended another 30 or 40mm per side, but with these Ergons >>>> (they are the backsweep-bar specific version) I am really liking the >>>> width. >>>> But the sweep amount is perfect, and the bar is more elegant looking than >>>> most or all of its competition. Wholehearted recommendation, provided >>>> you're not looking for off-roader width. >>>> >>>> - Jason 'I believe it's singular handlebar because that makes sense' >>>> Fuller >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 9:14 PM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Jason: Since I'm at least half-heartedly considering another "flat" >>>>> bar, but one with more sweep back, would you mind telling me what that >>>>> bar >>>>> is on your bicycle? And, question 2, how do you like it? >>>>> >>>>> Patrick "does one say handlebar singular or handlebars plural, and if >>>>> so, why?" Moore >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 9:36 PM Jason Fuller <jtf.f...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Risking posting too much here but got out for 20 km today on ol' >>>>>> Bomby to tick over 1000 km on this bike since I got it from our friend >>>>>> Joe >>>>>> Bernard back in late October. I totally didn't need this bike and it's >>>>>> been >>>>>> a bit of a money pit of my own doing (new wheelset in excess of a grand >>>>>> incoming still!), but heck if it isn't an absolute joy to ride that gets >>>>>> me >>>>>> out the door in all kinds of terrible weather. It's really, really >>>>>> dialed >>>>>> in now - after the new wheels (SON, White Ind, and Cliffhangers!) it's >>>>>> exactly where I want it to be. 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