[RBW] Re: New Bars on the Appaloosa

2021-06-08 Thread Joseph
Really cool looking Bike Erik and looks like a fun trail On Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 8:31:02 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: > Personally I think they look cool on Rivs. It's very individualistic, like > "I wanted exactly this frame and exactly those bars."  > > > On Thursday, May 27, 2021 at

[RBW] Re: New Bars on the Appaloosa

2021-05-28 Thread Erik
I just went out and tweaked the angle into the recommended range. It's interesting in that it brought the loop in the front up a bit, putting it into a more comfortable, upright spot for stretching out. Thanks for the tip! On Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 6:23:57 PM UTC-7 Chris L wrote: > > >

[RBW] Re: New Bars on the Appaloosa

2021-05-27 Thread Joe Bernard
Personally I think they look cool on Rivs. It's very individualistic, like "I wanted exactly this frame and exactly those bars."  On Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 3:00:15 PM UTC-7 Erik wrote: > I was in an accident on my Appaloosa back in January and ended up having > to replace out some of the

[RBW] Re: New Bars on the Appaloosa

2021-05-27 Thread Chris L
I've run the Jones bar on both my Karate Monkey and my Hunqapillar and thought it was great on both. For my typical "just riding around" style of riding, I prefer a regular MTB bar with a modest amount of sweep, but if I started riding further from home or hauling my bike out to the local

[RBW] Re: New Bars on the Appaloosa

2021-05-27 Thread Jason Fuller
I feel that on the Jones bar not really jiving with the classic Riv look (except perhaps the Hillibikes!) but can't argue it's a great bar. Love the leverage of a wider bar when you get into rough stuff, too! Being that beauty tends to derive from function, at least around these parts, I'm