Thanks everyone for the replies! I like the brainstorming around the
nomenclature, as I agree that performance upright doesn't exactly lend
itself to going viral. I have actually thought of trying to use
roadster, since this connects the bikes I'm thinking about currently back
to older
Comfort Sport Bike sounds like a winner to me.
On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 6:37:14 AM UTC-6, Anton Tutter wrote:
SS: sensible sport
CS: comfort sport
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Comfort Sport or sounds like a great category descriptor!
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SS: sensible sport
CS: comfort sport
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Chipotle to the restaurant world is Jeremy's category to the cycling world
The category is Fast Casual
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hahaha Fast Casual I like it!
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 1:08 PM, Kieran J kjo...@gmail.com wrote:
You might say you're getting a lot of mileage out of it.
On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 4:07:22 PM UTC-5, Kieran J wrote:
Evidently, Chipotle is surprisingly versatile for many cycling
Evidently, Chipotle is surprisingly versatile for many cycling analogies!
KJ
On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 3:50:53 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Chipotle to the restaurant world is Jeremy's category to the cycling world
The category is Fast Casual
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You might say you're getting a lot of mileage out of it.
On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 4:07:22 PM UTC-5, Kieran J wrote:
Evidently, Chipotle is surprisingly versatile for many cycling analogies!
KJ
On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 3:50:53 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Chipotle to the
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We of the Upright Cyclists Brigade are mildly amused.
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 9:54 AM, John Phillips jphillip...@icloud.com
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The name needs some snappy alliteration and/or assonance like gravel
grinder if it's going to stick.
My vote goes for Keith's idea: Couch Rocket or maybe Retro
No no no... Not Sport, Transport... Mike Flanigan's ANT mantra.
On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 1:00:55 PM UTC-5, stonehog wrote:
Sport Transport!
Brian
On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 9:57:35 AM UTC-8, Christopher Chen wrote:
We of the Upright Cyclists Brigade are mildly amused.
On
Promenderandonneurs (or Prandos, if you wish)
KJ
On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 12:54:12 PM UTC-5, John Phillips wrote:
The name needs some snappy alliteration and/or assonance like gravel
grinder if it's going to stick.
My vote goes for Keith's idea: Couch Rocket or maybe Retro Couch
The name needs some snappy alliteration and/or assonance like gravel
grinder if it's going to stick.
My vote goes for Keith's idea: Couch Rocket or maybe Retro Couch Rocket.
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On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 2:57:42 PM UTC-5, Jeremy Till wrote:
Some musings and hopefully the first of a few posts on the subject:
http://handlebarchronicles.blogspot.com/2015/01/high-performance-upright-towards-new.html
Sport Transport!
Brian
On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 9:57:35 AM UTC-8, Christopher Chen wrote:
We of the Upright Cyclists Brigade are mildly amused.
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The name needs some snappy alliteration and/or
: Towards a new category: high performance upright
No no no... Not Sport, Transport... Mike Flanigan's ANT mantra.
On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 1:00:55 PM UTC-5, stonehog wrote:
Sport Transport!
Brian
On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 9:57:35 AM UTC-8, Christopher Chen wrote:
We of the Upright
This morning I was thinking about bikes while in the shower and Casual
Sport popped into my mind. It's still a bit of an oxymoron but it rolls
off the tongue quite easily and has some continuity with the Sport Tourer
category of years gone by.
Hopefully I didn't unconsciously pick that up
I was going to suggest Sport Roadster, but then saw that Linus has a
similar sounding Roadster Sport.
http://www.linusbike.com/products/roadster-sport?variant=100522862
On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 7:37:14 AM UTC-5, Anton Tutter wrote:
SS: sensible sport
CS: comfort sport
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I've never been able to figure out how to easily navigate Flickr so can you
provide a link to your gallery?
On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 1:57:42 PM UTC-6, Jeremy Till wrote:
Some musings and hopefully the first of a few posts on the subject:
I'd say they are upright bars since they're essentially flat, maybe a
slight rise (or drop) in some. A gray area would be Woodchippers, etc.
Semi-drop?
dougP
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 7:44:29 AM UTC-8, Surlyprof wrote:
Would the mustache and albastache bars be considered an
Chris Lampe: scroll down the page under the picture, you'll see the
groups and galleries that the photo is a member of.
I took a screenshot, see attached. Look for blue arrow.
On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 9:22 AM, 'Chris Lampe 2' via RBW Owners Bunch
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I've
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 7:11:35 AM UTC-7, blakcloud wrote:
My final thought is the name of these bikes. The convention is using just
two words to describe bikes, road bike, mountain bike, kids bike, racing
bike, downhill bike etc. High Performance Upright Bikes certainly is a
Jeremy, this was a timely thread for me. I was thinking this week, outside
of this group, there really isn't a place for me to read about bicycles
that I like, which are the bikes you are describing. I am looking forward
to the Flickr Group and more photos to peruse over.
Dropped bar bikes
wonderful bikes, all, but I was particularly impressed with the Clem setup.
On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 1:57:42 PM UTC-6, Jeremy Till wrote:
Some musings and hopefully the first of a few posts on the subject:
I would argue that upright refers to the riding position of the person on
the bike, rather than the type of handlebars. If drop bars are way high
and result in a relatively upright riding position, it's an upright bike in
my eyes.
I ride MTB bars exclusively with anywhere from 24mm to 60mm
Thanks! Right after I posted my question I figured out that the OP had
imbedded the gallery on his blog and that simply clicking the photo of the
bike would scroll thru the images. Now I have a guideline for the Flickr
website itself!
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 12:22:12 PM UTC-6,
Sounds similar to the Sport Minivan.
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Yes, the word Sport might be a good starting point. We have had Sport
Touring bikes. I don't think I like Sport Upright...is Upright Sport
any better? I don't like Sport Townie or Sport Dutch. I don't want to
use racer in the name and I don't know what a Sport Racer would be
anyway.
That
I refer to my bikes with non road bars as 'semi-uprights'.
Anton, whose back is at about a 50-55 degree angle when riding with
non-drop bars.
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 1:40:05 PM UTC-5, iamkeith wrote:
On Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 7:11:35 AM UTC-7, blakcloud wrote:
My final
You're on to something. Gosh, why not just call them sportster bikes.
As in: vehicles that combine capable handling with all-day comfort and good
looks, as opposed to singularly focused, race-oriented, muscle-machines.
Examples of actual sportsters from other disciplines:
Sportster bike...It would probably get shortened to Sportster.
Hmmm...that might work. Especially for the Waterford frames made in
Wisconsin (birthplace of the Harley Davidson Sportster).
I have a 650b Homer (with Albas) on order and we all know that the 650b
Homer is just a Saluki with a
Ok, now that I did some checking, I found such a bike on the REI website.
Called the
Scott Sportster 50 Bike – 2015.
The easy-riding Scott Sportster 50 bike offers a comfortable upright riding
position and speedy, smooth-rolling wheels for mellow commutes, riding
around town or cruising
Would truncating it to Performance Uprights aid the evangelizing?
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comfortable is always fast in the long run.
good thoughts. enjoy.
scott
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On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 11:57:42 AM UTC-8, Jeremy Till wrote:
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I feel like my Handsome Devil is close to what you are thinking and I may
either have. 650B or 700c frame made by a local builder with this concept in
mind.
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I've always considered this to be a better bike than a road bike or a
mountain bike for most people. My first adult bike was a 1995 Trek
Multitrack but I had it set in a way that meets your definition. Right
now, I'm riding a larger size version of that same bike. My newest bike
that I will
Jeremy,
I enjoyed reading the post and looking at the Flickr gallery. Your
experience with and feelings toward the upright bars mirrors mine. I look
forward to reading your future posts on this topic.
Thanks,
Erl
On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 3:51:20 PM UTC-5, Chris Lampe 2 wrote:
I've
I'm also on board with this perspective.
Personally, I think I was hung up on drop bars, thinking that they were the
apparent default road bars because it had been determined they were
versatile, comfortable and just the best for serious cycling. I assumed
that I just needed to dial things in
This style goes back a long way. In 1976 I bought a Raleigh Super Tourer
DL135. It was essentially their Competition, reduced to 5 speed with North
Road bars. Otherwise... had everything the Comp had: 531 DB frame with side
tack seat stays, chromed fork blades and chain stays, TA crank, Huret
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