Re: [RBW] Homer's first proper, if not long, ride

2014-07-10 Thread Jim Bronson
The VO Rando bars are a completely different type of bar than the Noodle. I bought a pair of the VO and hated them because I thought they were way too narrow on top for me. For them to work for me they would need to be 46 or 48cm wide where the levers mount and maybe 52 or 54 at the drops. But

Re: [RBW] Homer's first proper, if not long, ride

2014-07-10 Thread Bob Cook
On Thursday, July 10, 2014 10:02:09 AM UTC-5, Jim Bronson wrote: The VO Rando bars are a completely different type of bar than the Noodle. I bought a pair of the VO and hated them because I thought they were way too narrow on top for me. For them to work for me they would need to be 46

Re: [RBW] Homer's first proper, if not long, ride

2014-07-10 Thread Jim Bronson
I probably wouldn't like the Nitto rando bars either ;) Personally I think anything that you can get through a randonneuring ride with is a Rando bar. YMMV. :) On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 11:10 AM, Bob Cook rcook.i...@gmail.com wrote: On Thursday, July 10, 2014 10:02:09 AM UTC-5, Jim Bronson

[RBW] Homer's first proper, if not long, ride

2014-07-09 Thread Bob Cook
Mounted the Mark's Rack with upside-down EDelux yesterday. Took advantage this morning of beautiful weather for twenty-some miles of rolling Iowa for Homer's first real ride. I must admit I wore padded shorts. Brooks, my English butler (see what I did there?), is simply not adequately