For many years now I have lust in my heart for the NLA Lynskey Ti Vaya.
On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:55 PM, hsmitham <hughsmit...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Vaya was on my list of potential bikes but thankfully I went with the > Homer.I really like the Vaya though. The Midge looks like a great bar. > Maybe I'll try it at some point. > > Hugh > Sunland, CA > > > On Wednesday, March 6, 2013 5:16:12 PM UTC-8, Kellie Stapleton wrote: >> >> I didn't tell you, I really like these bars. Hope the pix helped. >> >> On Wednesday, March 6, 2013 5:08:02 PM UTC-8, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>> I like that Vaya a lot! >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Kellie Stapleton >>> <kellie.s...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, March 6, 2013 10:54:42 AM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: >>>> >>>>> A woman on this list declared her intention a month or so ago to >>>>> install a Midge. I'd be interested in hearing her opinion of it, and >>>>> learning how she set it up. >>>>> >>>>> Me, I am still of mixed minds. (Howzat for a weird metaphor.) On the >>>>> one hand, it is, both overall one of the better compromises for on- >>>>> and off-road; the hoods are better than those of the 46 cm Noodles >>>>> (which were too damn' wide) and the hooks, tho' even wider, are as >>>>> comfortable because so much nearer and shallower. Compared to 42 cm >>>>> Noodles, the Midge is as comfortable on the hoods (this is where, for >>>>> me, the Midge shines) but considerably less so in the hooks -- again, >>>>> width and, also, because you simply can't set up the hooks to be >>>>> parallel to the ground: they are far too shallow and short. >>>>> >>>>> OTOH, the 42 Noodles were useless on anything except firm surfaces, >>>>> while the Midge is wide enough even at the hoods to offer considerable >>>>> leverage and, in the hooks, gives all the control you need. >>>>> >>>>> My problems with the Midge are (1) the great width in the hooks and >>>>> (2) how the slanted hooks make my very sensitive left palm suffer. >>>>> This last may be helped with even more added padding. As to the first, >>>>> I am wondering if I should lower the bar (currently ~2 cm above >>>>> saddle) a cm or two and use the hooks, not the hoods, as the cruising >>>>> position. But this means that, off road, the hooks will be hard to use >>>>> on steep drop-offs where you need maximum grip and braking. >>>>> >>>>> Perhaps the solution is to have a separate off-road bike that I can >>>>> set up without any compromise for road riding ... >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> ______________________________****______________________________****______________ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> BUSINESS BUILDING COME-ON!! >>>>> $300 off a $600 resume + letter or Linked In profile package with >>>>> referral that leads to full price sale! Refer two full-pay clients and >>>>> you get the package for free! >>>>> >>>>> I am not cheap, but I am very good. 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