I have the Nitto B135 Rando bar. I believe it's 42mm at the ends of the flared drops and only about 36 or 37mm at the hoods. At first, I very much disliked it, probably just because I'm used to riding way wider mustache bars on my daily commuter. Although the shape was comfy, I just couldn't generate any power when sprinting. However, as the months have gone by and as my muscles have adapted, I've really grown to appreciate this bar. This is on a standard 80's racing style bike, so mid to high trail, I'd guess. I'd keep riding it but it has a terrible creak from the sleeve so I'm considering replacing it with the Grand Bois as it's similarly shaped in theory but most people regard it as even more comfortable.
In regards to the question of a wider Rando bar, look at the Velo Orange one, it comes in much wider sizes. Sean H Eugene OR On Tuesday, March 26, 2013 7:34:02 AM UTC-7, Davidbea wrote: > > While waiting for the Nitto randonneur bar I ordered from my LBS to > arrive- one of thre options I’m considering for my new Homer build- I > stopped by the bike coop and found this bar: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/71834221@N00/8591612115/in/photostream > > It’s labelled GB and British Made. > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/71834221@N00/8592703534/in/set-72157633092067433 > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/71834221@N00/8592699168/in/set-72157633092067433 > > When the Nitto I lined the two up and noticed, besides an unfortunate bend > at the right end, it is almost exactly the same. > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/71834221@N00/8592696840/in/set-72157633092067433/lightbox/ > > Is this the bar the Nitto is patterned after? Would it be okay to put a > pipe in the bar end to ‘correct’ the errant right end. Would it be safe > now or corrected? > > BTW I am 62 years old and 150 lbs so wouldn’t be adding a lot of stress to > it. > > David Hays > > Kenmore, New York > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
