[RBW] Re: In Praise of Jitensha Bars

2010-04-02 Thread JoelMatthews
I like my Rock n' Road so much I am now using it as my city bike as well as my camper. I happened to have a couple pair of Jitensha bars around and they were a natural for city riding. The BG stem for drops is a bit too short and low for the Jitenshas. Just sent an order to Bruce for a stem 2

[RBW] Re: In Praise of Jitensha Bars

2010-04-02 Thread stevep33
Love the Jitensha bars on my AHH. Mine have Ergon grips and a stem 1cm longer than usual. http://www.flickr.com/photos/27988...@n06/4098948581/ On Apr 2, 1:55 pm, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote: I like my Rock n' Road so much I am now using it as my city bike as well as my camper.  

RE: [RBW] Re: In Praise of Jitensha Bars

2010-04-02 Thread Frederick, Steve
02, 2010 2:30 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: In Praise of Jitensha Bars Love the Jitensha bars on my AHH. Mine have Ergon grips and a stem 1cm longer than usual. http://www.flickr.com/photos/27988...@n06/4098948581/ On Apr 2, 1:55 pm, JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com wrote: I

[RBW] Re: In Praise of Jitensha Bars

2010-04-02 Thread JoelMatthews
-Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of stevep33 Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 2:30 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: In Praise of Jitensha Bars Love the Jitensha bars on my AHH. Mine have Ergon grips

Re: [RBW] Re: In Praise of Jitensha Bars

2010-04-02 Thread cyclotourist
-gp1-biokork Steve -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of stevep33 Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 2:30 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: In Praise of Jitensha Bars Love the Jitensha bars on my AHH

[RBW] Re: In Praise of Jitensha Bars

2010-04-02 Thread i.e.
I'm a big boy. On Apr 2, 8:57 am, Frederick, Steve frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu wrote: Holy smokes, did your gran'pa leave you that saddle?  Looks like it has 1.7 milllion miles on it... Nice bike! Steve -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW

[RBW] Re: In Praise of Jitensha Bars

2010-04-02 Thread i.e.
I did use the same stem, but lowered it several cm. It's 110mm and the frame is a 64. On Apr 2, 10:29 am, Horace max...@sdf.lonestar.org wrote: Very nice looking. Did you use the same length stem? Horace. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW

[RBW] Re: In Praise of Jitensha Bars

2010-04-02 Thread Justin August
I have Jitensha bars with the PDW Dapper Dan leather ergo grips on them. So friggin comfortable. On Apr 2, 9:21 pm, i.e. ien...@gmail.com wrote: I did use the same stem, but lowered it several cm.  It's 110mm and the frame is a 64. On Apr 2, 10:29 am, Horace max...@sdf.lonestar.org wrote:

[RBW] Re: In Praise of Jitensha Bars

2010-04-01 Thread Beardpapa
Agreed. I'm running near the same setup on my XO-1. Try angling the bars down a little, I enjoyed that position even more. I'll try to shoot up some pics soon. On Apr 1, 10:22 pm, i.e. ien...@gmail.com wrote: I love my Quickbeam.  I've been riding it as a daily commuter in San Francisco