[RBW] Re: anybody have VO crazy bar?

2018-04-06 Thread Meade Anderson
I've done a ton of miles on the Crazies and they are great...love the Jones too... Meade...watching for the temp drops from 70 to 35 and rain and snow... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

[RBW] Re: anybody have VO crazy bar?

2018-04-06 Thread Tom Norton
I installed them on my LHT last spring and we rode across Canada last Summer. I really enjoy them as I had a trekking bar before. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from

[RBW] Re: anybody have VO crazy bar?

2018-04-06 Thread Ron Mc
About the length. I've mentioned on a couple of other threads the mod I made to my Map bar cockpit over the winter - using Nitto 2-70 lamp holder and MTB bar ends - while I had it on indoor trainer duty. The goal then was just to get another body position and use different muscles.

Re: [RBW] Re: anybody have VO crazy bar?

2018-04-05 Thread Jon Schultz
He has a dedicated review too www.cyclingabout.com/velo-orange-crazy-bar-review/ On Thu, Apr 5, 2018, 8:33 AM Bob Lovejoy wrote: > I do not have direct experience but I will throw in that Alee from > CycingAbout is using VO Crazy Bars on a Koga touring bike for a current

[RBW] Re: anybody have VO crazy bar?

2018-04-05 Thread Bob Lovejoy
I do not have direct experience but I will throw in that Alee from CycingAbout is using VO Crazy Bars on a Koga touring bike for a current and big adventure. He mentions the bars at times but the information is more about the trip. Still, maybe useful...

[RBW] Re: anybody have VO crazy bar?

2018-04-05 Thread Jon BALER
I have had one on my touring bike for a few years, and like it. My touring bike is currently a Salsa Marrakesh with flat bar geometry. In the last year, I trimmed down the forward extensions at the bend. I found I wasn't using the upper portion very often, and now I can rotate my wrists

[RBW] Re: anybody have VO crazy bar?

2018-04-04 Thread Jacob
Matt- I have used them in the past and really liked them - especially the junction position, where the sweep, straight portion, and horns meet. They have the same 45 degree sweep as the Jones, which are popular. Only real drawbacks I encountered: build quality (felt cheap, welds didn't

[RBW] Re: anybody have VO crazy bar?

2018-04-04 Thread Ron Mc
also think you could do better sliding MTB bar ends up to the bends of either a Jitensha Touring or Ahearne Map bar - the MTB bar ends turn in to a more natural wrist position. On Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 6:32:14 AM UTC-5, Ron Mc wrote: > > Up front, don't have one, but from a distance,

[RBW] Re: anybody have VO crazy bar?

2018-04-04 Thread Ron Mc
Up front, don't have one, but from a distance, people's wrists aren't quite shaped like either hand position. Jones cut H-bar, yes - this one, no. On Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 8:12:47 PM UTC-5, Matt Beecher wrote: > > I'm thinking of buying the VO crazy handlebar, but I am looking for >