Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.jpconrad
02-16-07, 05:43 PM
You got the "better" bar at least in my opinion. The EC-70 is really a comfortable bar. My bike should have had that same bar but instead it came with the thinner (non aero bar style) FSA K-Force bar. I think my bar is far to thin but I am getting used to it. I may try some gel tape next time to thicken things up a bit.
Did you find the thicker tape made a big difference?
I changed to using red cork tape and my gosh it really is a thin set of bars now.
Too bad my bike was "early build" and had a different spec than later versions. Such is life!
I haven't had enough time on the bike to know if the thicker tape will make a difference. On my Synapse, they put something like this (http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqProduct.jsp?spid=25684) in it since I was having so many problems with my right hand and it took care of the numbness I was getting in my pinkie... well, mostly took care of it.
I hope the thicker tape and wider bar will be all it takes for this bike.
Did you find the thicker tape made a big difference?
I changed to using red cork tape and my gosh it really is a thin set of bars now.
Too bad my bike was "early build" and had a different spec than later versions. Such is life!
I haven't had enough time on the bike to know if the thicker tape will make a difference. On my Synapse, they put something like this (http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCEqProduct.jsp?spid=25684) in it since I was having so many problems with my right hand and it took care of the numbness I was getting in my pinkie... well, mostly took care of it.
I hope the thicker tape and wider bar will be all it takes for this bike.