Re: [RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Patrick Kelly]

Finally got around to getting a photo of my cockpit. And a few other new
photos, too.

I swapped in a jones h-bar, and sold my choco-moose. I hope it's happy in
its new home. The choco just wasn't quite wide enough for me when
off-pavement. My current bar is too wide, if anything. I find myself riding
stretched out, holding the front part pretty often. I just taped it up the
other day. The brake levers were part of my quest to make the braking
better, but they don't really make any difference. (The crucial change was
the cable housing.) But they look pretty, so I leave them on.

I often put my wallet, keys, whatever in one of those bags on the bar. The
speaker is for listening to either music (20%) or an audible book (70%). It
took me a little while to figure out the perfect mounting system for the
speaker, but this works really well. I can also charge my photo off it. I
track (most of) my rides with the ridewithgps app, so I guess that's kinda
part of my cockpit. And it provides the audio content for the speaker. :) I
do have a gopro, but I don't actually use it much. (My single worthwhile
video is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BICjOTVmnkM, but don't watch
it, cuz it was made with a surly trucker. :))

cockpit:

https://flic.kr/p/MwTtAm
https://flic.kr/p/MGUp9X

new of bike:

https://flic.kr/p/MzzeN8
https://flic.kr/p/MwTnPG
https://flic.kr/p/MwTqWy

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[RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Surlyprof]

Bringing it back to a little more low-tech approach, I also like to keep my 
handlebars pretty simple.  
https://www.flickr.com/photos/129545862@N03/29510899771/in/dateposted-public/
I've thought of using bike computers, gps, or a phone mount but that seems 
to represent the world I'm trying to leave behind when I'm on the bike. 
 Besides, if the phone is in the bag (on silent), I can always access it if 
I'm lost.  Good reason to take a break.  The biggest challenge was figuring 
out where to mount the mirror where it didn't get in the way of hand 
position changes and gave me a decent view with a minimum of me in the 
view.  I don't find myself using it much so I may get rid of it altogether. 
 The lights are under the basket mounted on Paul Gino light mounts that are 
mounted on the VO canti rack.  A little harder to reach but the bag doesn't 
block the light and the lower lights reveal path imperfections ahead of me 
by casting longer shadows of holes and bumps.  The bell used to be on the 
bars but I found the stem mount made it easy to flip with my thumb.  Pretty 
pleased with this evolution although it looks like I could use a re-hemping 
though.

John "On my way out to enjoy the view from the bars"

On Monday, August 29, 2016 at 5:37:23 PM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote:
>
> My Riv Road: Steel, leather, friction shifting ... and a bunch of 
> electronic gear. Even the headlights are electronic. 
>
> What's in *your* cockpit?
>
>
>
> –Eric N
>
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[RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Surlyprof]

Bringing it back a little more low-tech approach, I also like to keep my 
handlebars pretty simple.  I've thought of using bike computers, gps, or a 
phone mount but that seems to represent the world I'm trying to leave 
behind when I'm on the bike.  Besides, if the phone is in the bag (on 
silent), I can always access it if I'm lost.  Good reason to take a break. 
 The biggest challenge was figuring out where to mount the mirror where it 
didn't get in the way of hand position changes and gave me a decent view 
with a minimum of me in the view.  The lights are under the basket mounted 
on Paul Gino light mounts that are mounted on the rack.  A little harder to 
reach but the bag doesn't block the light and the lower lights reveal path 
imperfections ahead of me by casting longer shadows of holes and bumps. 
 The bell used to be on the bars but I found the stem mount made it easy to 
flip with my thumb.  Pretty pleased with this evolution although it looks 
like I could use a re-hemping though.

John "On my way out to enjoy the view from the bars"

On Monday, August 29, 2016 at 5:37:23 PM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote:
>
> My Riv Road: Steel, leather, friction shifting ... and a bunch of 
> electronic gear. Even the headlights are electronic. 
>
> What's in *your* cockpit?
>
>
>
> –Eric N
>
>

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[RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[JohnS]

I'm in the less is more crowd as well. 

Quick Beam = brake levers, bell, down tube shifter for the 2 fixed Bendix 
hub
Salsa Casseroll = inverse levers on mustache bar, down tube shifter for 
rear derailleur, no front derailleur

Lights are currently strapped on for the summer, will mount to QB front 
rack in the fall.

JohnS


On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 11:22:13 AM UTC-4, Clementine59 wrote:
>
> All of my bikes: brake levers, bell, mirror and a battery-powered 
> headlight/mount. This summer, I removed all of my bike computers in tossed 
> them in the trash. I haven't missed them. 
>
> On Monday, August 29, 2016 at 8:37:23 PM UTC-4, Eric Norris wrote:
>>
>> My Riv Road: Steel, leather, friction shifting ... and a bunch of 
>> electronic gear. Even the headlights are electronic. 
>>
>> What's in *your* cockpit?
>>
>>
>>
>> –Eric N
>>
>>

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[RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Clementine59]

All of my bikes: brake levers, bell, mirror and a battery-powered 
headlight/mount. This summer, I removed all of my bike computers in tossed 
them in the trash. I haven't missed them. 

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>
> My Riv Road: Steel, leather, friction shifting ... and a bunch of 
> electronic gear. Even the headlights are electronic. 
>
> What's in *your* cockpit?
>
>
>
> –Eric N
>
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Brian Campbell]

That's uphill..;-)

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>
> 95 mph? Nice!
>
> --Eric N
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>
> On Aug 30, 2016, at 6:37 PM, Brian Campbell  > wrote:
>
> Pretty Simple
>
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Re: [RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Eric Norris]

95 mph? Nice!

--Eric N
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> On Aug 30, 2016, at 6:37 PM, Brian Campbell  wrote:
> 
> Pretty Simple
> 
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[RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Brian Campbell]

Pretty Simple



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[RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Marc Irwin]

Both Riv's have Bosco's with Tektro Lever and interrupter levers, friction 
shift barcons on the Hunq, stem shifters on Sam.  Both have DiaCompe Stoker 
knobs in a strategic place now, a German Mirror and I have a BM Eyc on the 
Hunq but that's it.  I use VO Leather although I tried the harlequin wrap 
on the Hunq once. 





Marc
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[RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

['Mojo' via RBW Owners Bunch]

Eric, like you my headlights have migrated down to near tire height. 
Cyclometers have mostly gone away and I have not moved into the GPS world. 
My rides are now mostly number free (except an occasional timed climb up 
the local four mile hill) and I love it. My Jones bar bikes both have a bag 
 that holds arm 
coolers (this time of year), cell phone, snack, pepper spray.

On Monday, August 29, 2016 at 6:37:23 PM UTC-6, Eric Norris wrote:
>
> My Riv Road: Steel, leather, friction shifting ... and a bunch of 
> electronic gear. Even the headlights are electronic. 
>
> What's in *your* cockpit?
>
>
>
> –Eric N
>
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Addison Wilhite]

I no longer have this specific setup for my Allrounder but I did post about
it here:

http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/2011/09/bicycle-cockpit.html

Here is the most recent version with albatross and deerhead shifters:

http://reno-rambler.blogspot.com/2016/04/rivendell-as-nature-and-god-intended.html

Best,


Addison Wilhite, M.A.

Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology 

*“Blazing the Trail to College and Career Success”*

Educator: Professional Portfolio 

Blogger: Reno Rambler 




On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 5:33 AM, Garth  wrote:

>
>  A brass duet IncrediBell . About the only one's I ring it "at" is the
> horses and cows I say hi too along my way.  I have never been fond of
> things that tell me speed or distance on a bike. To "live in the moment"
> has weird implication, as if what, there is something else beside now ?
> It's always and only now no matter what a clock looks like, and always and
> only here no matter what here looks like, so what's to keep track of ?  A
> clock is but infinite faces of now, our environment the infinity of here.
>
>   The path to some-where and the road to no-where are the same one place,
> here !
>
>   Smile, Life is Fun :)
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[RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Garth]

 A brass duet IncrediBell . About the only one's I ring it "at" is the 
horses and cows I say hi too along my way.  I have never been fond of 
things that tell me speed or distance on a bike. To "live in the moment" 
has weird implication, as if what, there is something else beside now ?  
It's always and only now no matter what a clock looks like, and always and 
only here no matter what here looks like, so what's to keep track of ?  A 
clock is but infinite faces of now, our environment the infinity of here. 

  The path to some-where and the road to no-where are the same one place, 
here ! 

  Smile, Life is Fun :) 

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Re: [RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Philip Kim]

Just the Randi Jo bag aside from brake levers and shifters for me

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Re: [RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Ron Mc]

headlight, bell and Randi-Jo bar bag

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Re: [RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Joe Bernard]

The Appaloosa (main 'nice bike' bike) currently has Choco-Moose, Ergon grips, 
Tektro levers for cantis, SunRace 9-speed thumbies, USB headlight kinda like 
yours, but the newer model with the rubber-band mount. I put my phone on a 
mount or in a bar bag..it has a GPS app on it, but I've never quite sorted out 
all the functions. 

This bar is in mid-construction to be swappable with the Noodles that came on 
the bike after I get all the cable splitters installed. That bar has Silver 
bar-ends.

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Re: [RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Eric Norris]

I switched to GPS computers a few years ago. I like having just one computer 
that goes from bike to bike without the need to calibrate for wheel size.

Prior to GPS, I had a computer for each bike, so what you see on my bike is 
actually part of an overall “simpler” cycling lifestyle.

GPS computers are also great for randonneuring, particularly with the ability 
to load courses and get reminders when a turn is coming up (great at night or 
when sleep-deprived).

--Eric Norris
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> On Aug 29, 2016, at 6:55 PM, franklyn  wrote:
> 
> Hi, Eric,
> 
> Interesting exercise. I have five bikes, and I have tried various handlebars 
> but always ended up using drop bars with aero levers; I have dabbled in GPS 
> computers, but now only have simple cyclometers that keep track of distance, 
> speed, and time of day. I have cloths or cork bar tape, and since all five 
> bikes have dynamo wheels, the front light is sitting lower around rack 
> height. On some bikes I have only downtube shifters, some bar-end shifters on 
> the right hand, and one bike has mismatched bar-end shifters--all of them 
> friction.
> 
> This picture  
> shows
>  a fairly standard set up for me.
> 
> Best,
> Franklyn
> 
> On Monday, August 29, 2016 at 5:37:23 PM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote:
> My Riv Road: Steel, leather, friction shifting ... and a bunch of electronic 
> gear. Even the headlights are electronic. 
> 
> What's in *your* cockpit?
> 
> 
> 
> –Eric N
> 
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[RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Eric Karnes]

Mine seems to get more austere each year...shellacked cotton over old 
tubes, fraying black twine and brake levers. In the evenings, there's a 
little Knog USB headlight on there, but it comes off whenever I lock the 
bike around Philly. 

A few years back, I ditched the cycle computer. It really helped me to get 
over the overwhelming riding as 'training' mentality. Not that there's 
anything wrong with training...I just never knew exactly what I was 
training for. 

Eric

On Monday, August 29, 2016 at 9:06:24 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote:
>
> As close to naked as I dare! Grin.
>
> Hunqapillar: Brake levers, thumb shifter for rear DR.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/deaconpatrick/29288700126/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Quickbeam: Brake levers
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/deaconpatrick/29010417892/in/dateposted-public/
>
> I have a battery powered IQ light that I occasionally pop on there, but 
> only rarely.
>
> I've kept the Hunqapillar's bars unwrapped as I experimented with the 
> brake lever placement, and also again testing if I like the bars naked. I 
> do, until I sweat. Climbing steep hills without cotton tape isn't fun when 
> sweating on the bars. Interestingly, round here that's mostly an issue 
> Spring and Fall (keep in mind, summer is a 30 day period that happens 
> randomly between mid-June and mid-August and winter is October through 
> April, Autumn and Spring happening in the fringe calidoscope of days) 
> because in Summer the temp is high (for here) but the humidity is low 
> because the temp is high, so moisture management is not an issue. However, 
> now, with cooler temps and with stormy days we often have 70-100% humidity, 
> in the 40-60˚F range, so nothing evaporates. Bars are soon getting the 
> cotton tape (Grey on both this time round).
>
> I've mentioned my aversion to cockpit gadgets like GPS/computers. The 
> simplicity of the ride is wondrous. On today's ride, I paid zero attention 
> to time or distance, though I know I rode fairly fast as I was a gear 
> higher than often. I love that kind of "ride by feel," and do it even when 
> I'm exploring new territory (though at this point I basically know what's 
> in my day ride range quite well, so there is no new territory without 
> either getting driven somewhere or bikepacking from home.).
>
> With abandon,
> Patrick 
>
> On Monday, August 29, 2016 at 6:37:23 PM UTC-6, Eric Norris wrote:
>>
>> My Riv Road: Steel, leather, friction shifting ... and a bunch of 
>> electronic gear. Even the headlights are electronic. 
>>
>> What's in *your* cockpit?
>>
>

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[RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[franklyn]

Hi, Eric,

Interesting exercise. I have five bikes, and I have tried various 
handlebars but always ended up using drop bars with aero levers; I have 
dabbled in GPS computers, but now only have simple cyclometers that keep 
track of distance, speed, and time of day. I have cloths or cork bar tape, 
and since all five bikes have dynamo wheels, the front light is sitting 
lower around rack height. On some bikes I have only downtube shifters, some 
bar-end shifters on the right hand, and one bike has mismatched bar-end 
shifters--all of them friction.

This picture 
shows
 
a fairly standard set up for me.

Best,
Franklyn

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>
> My Riv Road: Steel, leather, friction shifting ... and a bunch of 
> electronic gear. Even the headlights are electronic. 
>
> What's in *your* cockpit?
>
>
>
> –Eric N
>
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Eric Norris]

Deacon:

You are the soul surfer of cyclists:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_surfer 
 

Ride on!

--Eric Norris
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> On Aug 29, 2016, at 6:06 PM, Deacon Patrick  wrote:
> 
> As close to naked as I dare! Grin.
> 
> Hunqapillar: Brake levers, thumb shifter for rear DR.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/deaconpatrick/29288700126/in/dateposted-public/
> 
> Quickbeam: Brake levers
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/deaconpatrick/29010417892/in/dateposted-public/
> 
> I have a battery powered IQ light that I occasionally pop on there, but only 
> rarely.
> 
> I've kept the Hunqapillar's bars unwrapped as I experimented with the brake 
> lever placement, and also again testing if I like the bars naked. I do, until 
> I sweat. Climbing steep hills without cotton tape isn't fun when sweating on 
> the bars. Interestingly, round here that's mostly an issue Spring and Fall 
> (keep in mind, summer is a 30 day period that happens randomly between 
> mid-June and mid-August and winter is October through April, Autumn and 
> Spring happening in the fringe calidoscope of days) because in Summer the 
> temp is high (for here) but the humidity is low because the temp is high, so 
> moisture management is not an issue. However, now, with cooler temps and with 
> stormy days we often have 70-100% humidity, in the 40-60˚F range, so nothing 
> evaporates. Bars are soon getting the cotton tape (Grey on both this time 
> round).
> 
> I've mentioned my aversion to cockpit gadgets like GPS/computers. The 
> simplicity of the ride is wondrous. On today's ride, I paid zero attention to 
> time or distance, though I know I rode fairly fast as I was a gear higher 
> than often. I love that kind of "ride by feel," and do it even when I'm 
> exploring new territory (though at this point I basically know what's in my 
> day ride range quite well, so there is no new territory without either 
> getting driven somewhere or bikepacking from home.).
> 
> With abandon,
> Patrick 
> 
> On Monday, August 29, 2016 at 6:37:23 PM UTC-6, Eric Norris wrote:
> My Riv Road: Steel, leather, friction shifting ... and a bunch of electronic 
> gear. Even the headlights are electronic. 
> 
> What's in *your* cockpit?
> 
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[RBW] Re: What's in Your Cockpit?

[Deacon Patrick]

As close to naked as I dare! Grin.

Hunqapillar: Brake levers, thumb shifter for rear DR.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/deaconpatrick/29288700126/in/dateposted-public/

Quickbeam: Brake levers
https://www.flickr.com/photos/deaconpatrick/29010417892/in/dateposted-public/

I have a battery powered IQ light that I occasionally pop on there, but 
only rarely.

I've kept the Hunqapillar's bars unwrapped as I experimented with the brake 
lever placement, and also again testing if I like the bars naked. I do, 
until I sweat. Climbing steep hills without cotton tape isn't fun when 
sweating on the bars. Interestingly, round here that's mostly an issue 
Spring and Fall (keep in mind, summer is a 30 day period that happens 
randomly between mid-June and mid-August and winter is October through 
April, Autumn and Spring happening in the fringe calidoscope of days) 
because in Summer the temp is high (for here) but the humidity is low 
because the temp is high, so moisture management is not an issue. However, 
now, with cooler temps and with stormy days we often have 70-100% humidity, 
in the 40-60˚F range, so nothing evaporates. Bars are soon getting the 
cotton tape (Grey on both this time round).

I've mentioned my aversion to cockpit gadgets like GPS/computers. The 
simplicity of the ride is wondrous. On today's ride, I paid zero attention 
to time or distance, though I know I rode fairly fast as I was a gear 
higher than often. I love that kind of "ride by feel," and do it even when 
I'm exploring new territory (though at this point I basically know what's 
in my day ride range quite well, so there is no new territory without 
either getting driven somewhere or bikepacking from home.).

With abandon,
Patrick 

On Monday, August 29, 2016 at 6:37:23 PM UTC-6, Eric Norris wrote:
>
> My Riv Road: Steel, leather, friction shifting ... and a bunch of 
> electronic gear. Even the headlights are electronic. 
>
> What's in *your* cockpit?
>

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