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Badger_South wrote in
news What I'd like to get is this: http://www.petercrandall.net/biketrip/images/bars.jpg Unfortunately, I believe, they are no longer made anywhere commercially. That's a nice alternative. One problem with all these non-drop-bar alternatives (including the "trekker" bar I mentioned) is the location of the brake levers. With a traditional road drop bar, you can reach the brakes in a fast downhill descent. That's the one thing I miss with the "trekker" bar. When you're stretched out on the outside bar position, it takes a second or two to fall back to the bar position where you can grab the brake levers. On the other hand... that position is far back on the handlebar, so it's good for those "emergency sliding back in the seat to get your CG as far back as possible during braking" maneuvers. For urban commando commuting, that's a useful technique. -- Mike Barrs |
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On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 21:16:49 -0500, foldedpath
wrote: Badger_South wrote in news What I'd like to get is this: http://www.petercrandall.net/biketrip/images/bars.jpg Unfortunately, I believe, they are no longer made anywhere commercially. That's a nice alternative. One problem with all these non-drop-bar alternatives (including the "trekker" bar I mentioned) is the location of the brake levers. With a traditional road drop bar, you can reach the brakes in a fast downhill descent. That's the one thing I miss with the "trekker" bar. When you're stretched out on the outside bar position, it takes a second or two to fall back to the bar position where you can grab the brake levers. On the other hand... that position is far back on the handlebar, so it's good for those "emergency sliding back in the seat to get your CG as far back as possible during braking" maneuvers. For urban commando commuting, that's a useful technique. Yeah, agree. I was just ignorant when I went for a hybrid, thinking I needed to sit up more didn't realize that with a less radical/racing geometry, as on a Trek 1200C, I could easily sit up a little more (I have a hip injury), plus there are several hand positions, including the palms-facing position. When I bought my bike I was focussed on other issues, such as avoiding suspension forks and getting non-knobby tires, etc., and my riding location had just been paved, but still had some sand here and there after rains and floods, so I was wrongly, for me, locked into the idea of a hybrid. -B |
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I was thinking of replacing the straight bar on my Trek 720 with a drop
bar. I am not sure what to do with the 3x7 grip shifters and brake levers. If I have to buy all these components, what cost will there be roughly? This sort of thing is really only economic if you have lots of the parts youself or a shop with the used parts that they'll sell you cheap. And you need to do the work yourself or it'll cost the earth. Phil Brown |
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maxo wrote in message ...
snip What about some of them fancy Nitto moustache bars like y'all sell online? They're not drops, but they'd offer a lot more hand positions than crummy straight bars. You could mount the grip shifters with regular grips + tape, or just tape the whole bar. You'd probably want to get some new road brake levers since they work better with moustache bars. One could even go for some bar-end shifters,but then things start to get spendy and up towards the price of going the drop bar/brifter route, unless you get some used and/or friction jobbers of the net somewhere... Waddaya think? Grip Shifts will not fit Moustache bars. Moustache bars are 23.8mm diameter, Grip Shifts fit 22.2mm diameter bars only. Bar-ends are just about the only choice for Moustache bars. Jeff |
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On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 20:29:21 -0500, foldedpath
wrote: Another option that doesn't get mentioned much is the "trekker" bar design: http://tinyurl.com/yq6eq That page is confusing because they show the bar upside-down (from the rider position). So the open ends are nearest to the toptube while the loops project forward? If I flip the image on the Nashbar site upside down, That's what I would see when riding? I've been using this for a few months now, as a way to get more grip positions on a MTB/Commuter bike. I like it better than bar ends. The side grip position has a hand position that's not much different than riding on brake hoods with drop bars, and you can stretch out on the far end of the bar for a semi-aero position. There is also plenty of forward bar area for mounting accessories like computers or a headlight. Are you using this specific model? I'm curious about mounting a handlebar bag. Any chance that you could measure the opening between the two loops- the fat area where the clamp attaches? I have a bag that uses a klickfix and is almost 11 inches/ 27cm wide. The big drawback is that you'll need a stem that clamps the bar MUCH further forward and higher than a stock flat or riser MTB handlebar. And while you have the tape measure out, how far back from the stem mounting area- the flat- are the two bars that will be facing towards the back? Thanks for any info you can give. After you solve that problem and get enough reach, it's easy to make small adjustments to raise or lower the main grip area, just by rotating the handlebar in the clamp. |
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Sheldon Brown Wrote: maxo wrote: What about some of them fancy Nitto moustache bars like y'all sel online? They're not drops, but they'd offer a lot more hand positions tha crummy straight bars. I don't think I agree on that. There are surprisingly few usable positions on Moustache bars. I'd rather have straight bars with bar ends, and maybe an aerobar if I wanted a lot of positions. You could mount the grip shifters No, Moustache bars are a fatter diamete, 15/16" (23.8 mm) like drop bars, so you can't fit standard twist shifters, straight bar brake levers or handlebar grips on them. with regular grips + tape, or just tape the whole bar. You'd probably want to get some new road brake lever since they work better with moustache bars. One could even go for som bar-end shifters,but then things start to get spendy and up towards the pric of going the drop bar/brifter route, unless you get some used and/o friction jobbers of the net somewhere... Waddaya think? You'd definitely want a MUCH shorter stem extension and probably a taller stem as well. In my eperience, Moustache bars are fine for short hops around town but the limited range of positions makes them less suitable for longe rides. However, there are those who disagree with me on this. Sheldon "No More Mustache, But I've Still Got The Beard" Brown +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question | | is an answer. --Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #208 | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com You could always one-up Sheldon: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/surly-rohloff/ add the drop bars, add clip on aero bars, then you'd really have multitude of positions. : -- meb |
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On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 21:16:49 -0500, foldedpath wrote:
What I'd like to get is this: http://www.petercrandall.net/biketrip/images/bars.jpg Unfortunately, I believe, they are no longer made anywhere commercially. That's a nice alternative. One problem with all these non-drop-bar alternatives (including the "trekker" bar I mentioned) is the location of the brake levers. With a traditional road drop bar, you can reach the brakes in a fast downhill descent. how's this for a solution: mount traditional road brake levers on those drop extensions and put a second set of cyclocross inline levers on the top flats! You should be able to find both sets for around fifty dollars. I hope you find those extensions, they're a great idea! |
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September 26, 2004
I too have replaced the straight bar with Scott AT-4 (grip shifts will not work as the grip will not make it around the handlebar curb) on two of my sport /commuter bikes. If you can find this bar at your bike shop's discontinued bin, buy it if it is under $20.00. I also installed the trekker bar on two other bikes. Some people have called it "bowtie" bar. Yes. The picture in Nashbar (YS-TSK) needs to be flipped -- ie with the open end of the bar behind the handlebar stem. To add an aero bar position, I slipped on a pair of bar ends and moved the bar ends up the handlebar (around the bend) to a point on the front of the bar where the bar end forms an apex very much like the syntace c2 areo bar but without the bridge. Under this set-up, I have the ultimate comfort bike with aero tuck option. Much obliged. Nick Lee Sparks, NV carless since January 2000 member of the 5 digit club (10,000 bicycle miles per year) since. |
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Badger_South wrote:
(...) What I'd like to get is this: http://www.petercrandall.net/biketrip/images/bars.jpg Unfortunately, I believe, they are no longer made anywhere commercially. -B But there is also the question of bar width. Drop bars will typically come in widths of 40 to 44 cm, which is what you need to steer your bike on a paved road. Flat bars on mountain bikes are much wider because you need more leverage to balance your bike on difficult ground. But this larger width has a price, which is a larger surface exposed to wind, hence poor aerodynamics. I have faced the same question Kevein asks. I have first added bar ends. Then I noticed that I was riding all the time on the bar ends, but wished that they would be closer to the center of the bar. So I squeezed brake levers and grips and moved them as close as I could to the stem. Finally I understood I needed drop bars, did the change, and am happy with them. Jacques |
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Dan Daniel wrote in
: On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 20:29:21 -0500, foldedpath wrote: Another option that doesn't get mentioned much is the "trekker" bar design: http://tinyurl.com/yq6eq That page is confusing because they show the bar upside-down (from the rider position). So the open ends are nearest to the toptube while the loops project forward? If I flip the image on the Nashbar site upside down, That's what I would see when riding? Right, the open end towards you. Here's what it looks like on my bike: http://www.nightviewer.com/mb/bike/kmonkey_1.jpg Eventually I'll saw the bars off closer to the shifters. I'm still making sure I like this hand spacing. And this was before I added the end caps. I used the Ritchie grips that were on the original flat bar, and I covered the rest of the bar with Specialized "Bar Phat" gel pads and wrap. Here's a photo of the rest of the bike; a Surley Karate Monkey with 29" (700c) wheels: http://www.nightviewer.com/mb/bike/kmonkey_2.jpg Are you using this specific model? Yes, the Nashbar trekker bar, $13.00... such a deal. I'm curious about mounting a handlebar bag. The one you see in the photo is a Jandd Mountain Handle Pack I: http://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FMBHP I use it on the front of the bar like a normal handlebar bag, instead of the graphic shown on that page. There may be other bags that would fit, this is just the first one I tried. It's big enough for spare tube, patch kit, mini-toolkit, banana, wallet, cellphone, and camera. I use Jannd folding grocery panniers on the rear rack for shopping trips. Any chance that you could measure the opening between the two loops- the fat area where the clamp attaches? I have a bag that uses a klickfix and is almost 11 inches/ 27cm wide. It's about 7" on the straight part of the forward bar, so I don't think that bag will fit, if you want it snug to the bar. And while you have the tape measure out, how far back from the stem mounting area- the flat- are the two bars that will be facing towards the back? Thanks for any info you can give. It's about 3 1/4" from the forward bar at the stem clamp to the rear bar/grips (measured center to center). You may not need that much actual stem extension though, since you'll probaby want to tilt the bars a little, which effectively brings the rear bar/grips closer to the stem clamp. And if you do tilt the bar, you'll need a higher stem angle (maybe even a headset extender). It's not easy finding a stem long enough to use with this trekker bar. The one I'm using is a Salsa 130 degree, 135mm stem, which could be a little longer for a perfect fit. I'm still fine-tuning this. It might be smarter to start with a cheap adjustable stem to figure out what extension/tilt you need, to make this work. There is another trekker bar out there made by ITM, which doesn't have the stem extension problem: http://www.wallbike.com/oddsnends/synergic.html?id=4420 It looks a bit complicated though, and a half pound heavier than the Nashbar trekker bar (if that matters to you). I'm not sure the adjustable angle feature would be useful. Maybe you'd get a sort of drop bar effect on the side bars by tilting them down (instead of up, as in the photos). But I'd be worried about my hands sliding off the brake levers on rough terrain, with the forward bars tilted down. Has anyone out there tried this version? -- Mike Barrs |
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