Touring - moustache bars for touring

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skookum
07-18-02, 10:26 PM
Has anybody used the Rivendell moustache handlebars for touring?
Are they more comfortable than drop bars?
I remember when they were first introduced on Bridgestone bikes, they weren't well received.

Anders K
07-23-02, 11:16 AM
No, they werent well received but have found a group of people who still uses them. Check out rivendell http://www.rivendellbicycles.com/

Also check out downloadlinks at this page:
http://equinox.unr.edu/homepage/addison/bridgestoneandrivendell.html


Anders K
skookum
07-24-02, 10:35 PM
thanks anders...
I was wondering if anybody actually used them
aren't those moustache bars on your trike?

Anders K
07-25-02, 02:06 AM
Originally posted by skookum

aren't those moustache bars on your trike?

You bet it is, no seriously I would love to have a second bike with moustache bars, Bridgestone XO-model or Rivendell Atlantis. It´s cool in a kind of retro way if you know what I mean;) Some people actually think theyre comfortable, I believe them. Keep the moustache!

Anders K

Ps, by the way what kind of bike do you have with moustach bars?
skookum
07-25-02, 06:22 PM
None yet, Anders.
I've ordered an Atlantis and I think I will try the moustache bars. If I don't like them I will put them on my commuter bike.
I have a friend who has moustache bars and likes them but curiously enough they arent on his touring bike but his CCM fixed gear bike.
Anders K
07-26-02, 03:54 AM
Originally posted by skookum

I've ordered an Atlantis

Now I´m jealous!