I was very gung-ho on this idea, and set up 2 cockpits (bullmoose and noodles) with DaVinci splitters and V-brakes that I could literally swap in 5 minutes.... OK, big deal...
But ultimately what I had failed to consider was that I really preferred the bullmoose bars on my Bombadil over the Noodles no matter how many times I tried to like the Noodles... so much so that the Noodles sat hanging on a hook in my garage. The good news is that I eventually used the Noodles on another bike, and I absolutely LOVE the Noodles on my Cimarron... they're PERFECT for this bike... To Jim T's point, I didn't swap as much as I anticipated I would, and in the end like to stick with what works... I'm lucky to have a different bikes with different bar setups... that's good enough for me. So who needs a good deal on set of DaVinci gear cable splitters?... cheap. Bobby On Mar 30, 11:52 pm, Seth Vidal <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 8:36 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I see from the variety of responses here that it has been done, and > > apparently deemed successful by several knowledgeable people. My thought on > > it is purely philosophical, and is parallel to my thoughts about > > double-sided hubs on single speed bikes. It seems like it would be cool to > > be able to switch things around on a whim, but it's probably just enough > > hassle that most people make the swap infrequently, if ever. As my bike > > fleet evolves, I certainly try to change things around to differentiate one > > bike from the other bikes or to test new products, but that happens maybe > > once or twice a year, but probably less often than that. In the good old > > days, when I just had one bike, an Atlantis, after my initial ill-fated > > mustache bar experiment, I tried the noodle and the albatross. Eventually, > > the noodle was deemed more comfortable and/or better most of the time and > > plenty tolerable the rest of the time, and the A-bar never went on that bike > > again. I doubt many riders are firmly divided about which bar is "better all > > around", > > I found that I would swap them for the bike based on what I used the > bike for that day. It took a grand total of 3minutes for me to change > out the bars on my atlantis. > > I enjoyed it for a while until I bought the romulus and had one bike > with albatross bars(the atlantis) and one bike with noodles (the rom). > > I guess in short - if you have the option - get two bikes. If you > don't - get one and do the splitters - you won't regret it. > > -sv -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
