[RBW] Re: Bullmoose on a Homer Hilsen? Opinions please!

2013-03-21 Thread William
I think a bullmoose bar on a Hilsen would be delightful. The slick setup is to get the hinged Soma Thumbie shifter pods from Riv and run them inboard of the "V" of the bullmoose extension. That leaves all the outboard real estate for the brakelevers and acres of cloth tape. I've got bullmoo

[RBW] Re: Bullmoose on a Homer Hilsen? Opinions please!

2013-03-21 Thread Joe Bernard
One note about the non-Bosco Bullmoose: They're a bit wide for my shortish arms. Enough so that if I was going to continue to use regular mtb grips, I would be sawing off an inch on each side. But that's not the plan. I'm going to wrap them with cloth tape so I can move my hands in from the ends

[RBW] Re: Bullmoose on a Homer Hilsen? Opinions please!

2013-03-21 Thread Liesl
Eric, are you talking Bullmoose or Bosco Bullmoose? I rode Bosco Bullmoose bars for th

[RBW] Re: Bullmoose on a Homer Hilsen? Opinions please!

2013-03-21 Thread C.J. Filip
Good question Eric and great answer from Joe. Thinking about putting a set on a Bstone T700. On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 6:42:36 PM UTC-7, Eric wrote: > > Curious about the bunch's opinion/recommendations about Bullmoose bars on > a Homer Hilsen. > > I was thinking about some Albatross bars

[RBW] Re: Bullmoose on a Homer Hilsen? Opinions please!

2013-03-20 Thread Joe Bernard
I have one, and have used it on a Bstone mtb and Bstone road bike. I can't see any reason why you would use them on a Hunqapillar, but not a Hilsen. If you like sweptback-type bars, and dig the look (I do), I say go for it. Joe "Is that a mountain or road bike? Yes." Bernard Vallejo, CA. On We