I have both Bosco and BoscoMoose bars on my Rivs, for me, the fixed angle on the moose becomes transparent after a few rides. Something to consider, Blue Lug sells a threadless moose stem that exactly fits the 100mm sleeve on a Bosco. You would need a threadless quill adapter, it's a nice workaround to get the extra strength a moose design while letting you adjust the angle of the bar. Currently on my TangleFoot Moonshiner, I have the V5 with a Choco bar, looks incredible and feels great in the rough stuff. https://global.bluelug.com/nitto-v-5-stem-black.html Scott
On Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 12:38:30 PM UTC-4 rmro...@gmail.com wrote: > I actually have the Boscomoose. Just got it after first swapping out the > 650 wide Tosco for a 550 wide Bosco. I just finished a 21 mile mixed > surface ride with the 580 wide Boscomoose on my Clem. I have plenty of > length & a lot of flexibility with height. The 30mm / 3cm of extra width is > noticeable, neither good or bad. Reach is very similar to the Bosco / > FacePlater combo. The only issue I might have is the fixed, overly > horizontal grip area. Seems most folks & Rivendell recommends at least a 7 > degree angle down of the tips. Cannot get that angle with the ‘moose. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 10, 2022, at 12:12 PM, Mackenzy Albright <mackenzy...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I love my Boscomoose on my clementine. I think the 3mm wider bar makes > the 5mm shorter feel natural enough as long as you can get the bar low > enough and you have enough top tube. On the clementine the top tube is long > and feels good. Tried them on a Romanceur and the shorter TT wanted a lower > bar with longer stem so set up loscos. I also enjoy the extra security for > off road riding. If you can find a set and have the spare cash, give em a > whirrl. > > > > On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 4:01:11 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> Definitely ride it for a while before deciding. I just tilted my Billies >> up this week, it's probably the same angle my Boscomoose was now! 😂 >> >> On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 3:49:22 PM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> My judgement is likely a bit premature. I failed to mention that my >>> Bosco was 550 wide, the ‘moose 580. I did notice the solid feel straight >>> away although the FacePlater is very secure. Nice to have options.:) >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Sep 9, 2022, at 6:37 PM, J J <junes...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I have a Boscomoose on my Hunq. I guess I'm fortunate that the fixed >>> tilt angle works very well for me. I had run the regular Bosco with a stem, >>> and it felt less secure than the triangulated and reinforced Boscomoose, no >>> matter how tightly I clamped the stem to the bar (and you can only go so >>> tight anyway). >>> >>> >>> So tilt adjustments aside, the Boscomoose feels more stable, stiffer, >>> less flexy, and certainly has less unwanted movement than the separate bar >>> and stem combo, especially on bumpy terrain and any riding that requires >>> weight on the bar. This is probably a much more significant consideration >>> for those of us who weigh more than 210 than it is for folks lighter than >>> that. >>> >>> On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 5:27:40 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote: >>> >>>> I also learned this with the exact bars you're comparing. Bars that >>>> can't be adjusted for tilt are always a crapshoot and you're probably >>>> going >>>> to lose that bet unless the front end is really slack like a Clem or >>>> Gus/Susie. My custom IS that slack and they worked ok for me, but I still >>>> preferred the regular Bosco (which I then sold for a Billie, but that's >>>> another thread). >>>> >>>> Joe Bernard >>>> >>>> On Friday, September 9, 2022 at 2:11:45 PM UTC-7 rmro...@gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Or, when to leave well enough alone? I recently traded my 650 wide >>>>> Tosco for a 550 wide Bosco. This worked to let me achieve a higher bar >>>>> without exposing more stem & even gave me the flexibility of lowering the >>>>> stem a smidge. The narrower width gave me a more natural feeling wrist >>>>> angle and overall felt much more comfortable without loosing any control. >>>>> I >>>>> liked it so much that it really made me want to try a Boscomoose. >>>>> I am really interested in any others thoughts who may have compared >>>>> the Bosco & Boscomoose. My observations; even though the "extension" of >>>>> the >>>>> 'moose is 120mm vs. my Faceplater's 135mm, there is in reality only 5mm >>>>> difference. This I assume is due to the upward angle of the Faceplater >>>>> extension - effectively shortening it. In any event the reach to the bar >>>>> ends is quite different. With the exact 120mm of exposed stem the bar >>>>> ends >>>>> of the 'moose are nearly 2" higher than the Bosco! This I presume is >>>>> mostly >>>>> due to the more horizontal & fixed angle nature of the grip areas - they >>>>> do >>>>> not tilt down very much. >>>>> I will probably play with these a bit more but unless I stumble on to >>>>> some adjustment magic I will be returning to the Bosco / Faceplater >>>>> combo. >>>>> I had really high hopes for the Boscomoose because it just looks so cool. >>>>> >>>> -- >>> 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 rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/39ad9b27-f20a-4aaf-9f51-9212732a4c52n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/39ad9b27-f20a-4aaf-9f51-9212732a4c52n%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 rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2d867589-7a7b-4488-8bbc-b29ac850d2fdn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2d867589-7a7b-4488-8bbc-b29ac850d2fdn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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