Orthos look nice, but may be too wide for me. Very happy with my 60cm Toscos. So pleased, in fact, that from here on out I only plan to ride bikes that can accommodate Ortho (or Losco) bars.
On Monday, October 14, 2024 at 11:22:18 AM UTC-7 Davey Two Shoes wrote: > I love the flex on the rough stuff, its why I keep returning to the Orthos > > On Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 9:36:25 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > >> It's worth noting for anyone wanting to test the general gist of Ron's >> Ortho bars without the price or hassle of tracking them down - I can say >> from experience that the widest Toscos sold by Rivendell (the 65cm, 38.1 >> version) are very, very similar to Ron's Ortho bars. Aside from the clamp >> diameter (you'd need a 38.1 faceplate stem), weight, and flex... but if you >> were looking to get a nearly identical riding position and width, Toscos >> would get you there. >> >> I put Orthos on my Gus for a few months, but found them to be a bit too >> flexy for rougher trail riding. I swapped back to my Toscos after a few >> rides on mtn bike trails. I'm keeping them though, because I may use them >> on a future build. >> >> >> If you love crust orthos, you can have Doom make you a modified copy that >> will fit your Sam they can bump them forward 30mm or so. I have a scaled up >> version of an Albatross on one of my bikes and it’s fantastic. I was >> feeling indulgent with myself and I had them made in titanium. I have an >> exact steel replica of an Ortho on my Gus, but with that frame there aren’t >> any fit issues. >> >> -- 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/bb15add0-4288-4997-91ee-5f8589749e3bn%40googlegroups.com.
