Yep. I've fastened simple hankies to the handlebars of several of my bikes. Compared to bespoke bags, hankies are lightweight, they don't scratch paint, and they're super cheap, which is important if you have lots of bikes. Nice Hunq, btw. CTJ
On Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 6:22:00 PM UTC-6 Ben Miller wrote: > Tyler! I absolutely agree. Love love love the look on flipped Albatross > style bars! Looks killer on your Joe. Are you using a kerchief as a sort of > hammock-sack???! Wicked. I rocked a similar style, but with Soma Oxford > bars, on my Hunq for a while, until I snagged a set of bullmooses and > replaced them. I think the bullmoose are the right bars for the Hunq, but > damn the silhouette of the reverse North Road/Albatross/Oxford bars is so > good. Lovely Bicycle! was a big fan of them and has nice blog post about > the style: > https://lovelybike.blogspot.com/2012/05/upside-down-north-road-bars.html?m=1 > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 21, 2025, 3:30 PM Tyler Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, Ben. >> I like the look of the turn-of-the-last-century bikes that Major Taylor >> <https://www.schwinnbikes.com/cdn/shop/articles/S23-3427_Blog_MajorTaylor_BillboardHeader-Featured_b7dbb0be-6d0c-4a67-a552-3119d1f497e9.jpg?crop=center&height=630&v=1738878187&width=1200> >> >> and also regular people >> <https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/rqYAAOSwIIdlfG5P/s-l1200.jpg> rode. You >> can flip the Albatross bars and get a semi-drop bar feel without hunching >> over and straining your neck. My set-up on my Appaloosa >> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J-GSuMq769WBGatyySNp3yO2lvOGObiw/view?usp=sharing> >> >> is super comfy with 3 hand positions >> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s0jVgiUUc5ok_dGGnIXX_SYZfnQnMnt2/view?usp=sharing>. >> >> Not drop bars, but so old-fashioned that it's now non-traditional. >> Tyler >> >> -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/ulDYN3tLoHc/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b0b59fc0-ef16-4e95-a0d6-20c4f04a80fan%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b0b59fc0-ef16-4e95-a0d6-20c4f04a80fan%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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/05ccbf76-7f73-466b-bdd9-d75c6c15444bn%40googlegroups.com.
