Anyone have a spare set of these bars they're looking to unload? Very interested in these for a new cargo bike build. Thanks!
On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 2:22:21 PM UTC-5 Damien wrote: > Thanks for the replies everyone. As an FYI, I'm a bit of a smaller guy, > but bought these because I enjoyed my Albatross bars with the only knock on > them being that they were too narrow and I felt cramped with them even with > a 120mm stem. My hope was that these bars would give some of the benefits I > enjoyed with the Albatross....but wider. > > On Thursday, 2 February 2023 at 11:41:24 UTC-5 mcgr...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Looks like mounting these with negative rise could be something like a >> wider Choco bar, with a little less sweep, which could be good for trail >> riding. (I love the ChocoMoose on my Hunq, but would be nice to be able to >> lean into the bars a bit more off road.) >> >> On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 11:06:38 AM UTC-5 iamkeith wrote: >> >>> If you still have buyer's remorse after receiving them, let me know. I >>> wasn't aware of these, but they look to be very much what I wish for on a >>> daily basis. (Essentially, a really wide albatross bar.) Wish they had a >>> 25.4 or 22.2 clamp area, and the grip area looks too short. Actually, they >>> even admit that part. But you could always use extenders to lengthen them >>> if you don't want bar end shifters. >>> >>> Funny that they recommend a specific stem length. That's really going >>> to depend on the bike, the desired position, and the particular rider's >>> physiology. I think you'll still have to experiment with stems, just like >>> any bar. It's not like we're living in the 90s when every bike had the >>> exact same geometry. >>> >>> The reason those look appealing to me is because I'm a big-ish guy with >>> broad shoulders and a proprtionally long torso that puts my ideal grip >>> posiition further forward than most would want. The last half-decade or so >>> has been a godsend for me with bars getting wider, but most (like the >>> tosco) sweep back without sweeping forward first, which means I need a >>> longer tem - which are hard to find. >>> >>> Let us know what you think. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 7:55:15 AM UTC-7 Damien wrote: >>> >>>> Hi! I'm curious if anyone has experience with these bars? I was able to >>>> track down a pair and I pulled the trigger on them without any real >>>> thought >>>> and had immediate buyers remorse. That said, I'd still love to hear others >>>> thoughts on them before I go down the dark path of buying parts to switch >>>> out my drop bars. How do they ride? Are they too wide? How did you set >>>> them >>>> up (i.e., stem length, etc.)? Recommend? >>>> >>>> Thanks all! >>>> >>>> Oh, and for reference, here they are: >>>> https://sim-works.com/en/news/golden-pliers-x-simworks-ramble-bar >>>> >>> -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b59aad91-734a-4ad1-8ef3-c6e13a9474dbn%40googlegroups.com.
