I notice the flex from normal riding. I do not ride “loaded” other than my fat ass. I’m not sure how a loaded bike would impart more force to the handle bar, if loads are not placed on the bar. Hit a few bumps and I feel it moving. I have the longest Nitto forged stem I could get (130mm) That may contribute to it. But the Joe A has the same stem and with the Albatross it does not flex. But perhaps more of the stem is in the steerer tube. I’ve done a few hundred happy miles with the LOSCO and I just decided to change.
I’d say try it, you may like it. > On Feb 23, 2021, at 1:01 PM, Roberta <[email protected]> wrote: > > James and Brett. > > I got a LOSCO from a forum member for my soon (where soon is defined as > sometime this spring) to be Platypus. Now I'm a bit nervous. Is it that you > ride your bikes "rougher and heavier" that makes the difference? What about > someone like me who will just go riding around town, with some "as fast as I > can go" rides, and only a handlebar bag (Carradice Zipped Roll) up front? > > Roberta > > On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 11:48:31 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > James, your experience with the Losco was similar to my experience with the > Billie bars. I found the Billie's and an 11CM stem on my Atlantis to be too > flexy when carrying a load. I ended up going back to albatross bars on a > slightly shorter stem. A little flex was fine, but it was just too much, > especially on a heavy bike. I've been tempted to try out the Loscos or Toscos > on a lighter bike where I don't carry a front load. > > Brett in PDX > > On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 5:37:43 AM UTC-8 James Valiensi wrote: > I left him by the creek…. > Actually, I put LOSCO bars on my Riv custom road frame. I really liked the > upright position and the width of the bars. I also have a Joe A but it has > Albatross handle bars. > I found the LOSCO bars to be too flexible. I was never sure if they were > flexing or slipping in the stem. It was a bit disconcerting. > > I need to have my bars higher than I am used too. I ordered a new 60mm Nitto > FacePlater stem and a Rene Herse Maes parallel handle bar. The clamp diameter > is 31,8mm. The bigger diameter is a stiffer tube and the bars will not flex > as much as 25.4 or 26mm bars would. > I hope the bars will be an inch or two higher than the saddle. The reach is > slightly shorter than I used before, and that help keeps my upper body > straighter. > > Traditional shaped bars have some advantages, like many hand positions and if > you have them high enough one can use the drops for the headwinds. > > I will post a photo when the parts get put on. > > The folks here sure have beautiful bikes. I ride in the north LA area and > there is no shortage of bike riders out here. But I can ride everyday for a > month and never see the kind of stuff posted here. > > I was fixing a friends Rivendell and as we were loading his bike on the car > rack a doordash guy came by and said “That’s a Rivendell!”. We spent the next > 20-min talking about it and Rivendell bikes. > > Cheers! > > -- > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/673e6c66-c855-40ba-95da-f856be2555d3n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/673e6c66-c855-40ba-95da-f856be2555d3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/BB4A8F8B-271E-4757-9C9C-803107BC4DA9%40gmail.com.
