Love my Nashbar trekking bars!
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Love my Nashbar trekking bars!
Nashbar finally stocked their brand of trekking bars so I ordered one. I put it on and tried it out with excellent results. I mounted them so I can drop and fight the wind and angled them so my wrist is straight when holding the ends. These handlebars are a worthwhile investment. I used Cat eye cloth handlebar tape along with grips. I did a 60 mile test ride the next day and never experienced numb hands for the run. I used Cat eye cloth handlebar tape along with Schwinn grips.
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yeah, but there sooo ugly!!!
(/jk)
PS: love the light and front rack.
(/jk)
PS: love the light and front rack.
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Originally Posted by DukeArcher
yeah, but there sooo ugly!!!
(/jk)
PS: love the light and front rack.
(/jk)
PS: love the light and front rack.
Not that there's anything wrong with touring like that...
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But you see, I'm so ugly, my bike needs to make up for that!
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Appreciate it, I've heard much. Good to see a picture of them actually ON a bike. They look kinda cool,a bit like the Scotts did years ago, rememember,the drops with the inward extension ? A different angle than I'd imagined, the mounting and end result both. I'll strongly consider them. I like mustaches on one bike that I've re-done-over. I have no regrets though I'm not growing any fonder of them as time passes nor do I pretend that they're a "real" touring bar. They lack certain critical possitions you see, I begin to feel it after an hour or so. I really feel they lack what it takes for hills, which are rare where I live now.
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I am curious how you like the big drop on the rear and how confortable that hand position was. Mine have some drop but not as much as yours do. Is it successful in dropping your upper body enough to help fight a headwind?
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I would set them up more flat so that I could hold the front part and rest my forearms on the grips. This forward position would be the more aerodynamic position and holding the grips would allow a more upright posture. The part between would be almost flat and used like the bar ends on a mountain bike. Food for thought, but if you prefer the way you have them, that's cool.
That's a bell on the stem.
That's a bell on the stem.
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I tried the "rest my forearms on the grip" position but I could not get it to work for me. The distance between the front and rear grips are too close together and the angles are all wrong to make it confortable. I think a set of TT bars might do the trick if someone wanted to do that bad enough.
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Originally Posted by Dahon.Steve
I thought the treking handlebars were supposed to flat? The bike by REI has them laying flat.
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Originally Posted by oldokie
I am curious how you like the big drop on the rear and how confortable that hand position was. Mine have some drop but not as much as yours do. Is it successful in dropping your upper body enough to help fight a headwind?
Originally Posted by oldokie
What is that mounted sidways on your stem?
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Originally Posted by qmsdc15
I would set them up more flat so that I could hold the front part and rest my forearms on the grips. This forward position would be the more aerodynamic position and holding the grips would allow a more upright posture. The part between would be almost flat and used like the bar ends on a mountain bike. Food for thought, but if you prefer the way you have them, that's cool.
That's a bell on the stem.
That's a bell on the stem.
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man, thats alot of stuff on your bars. Where did you get the holder for the maglight?
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Originally Posted by skookum
man, thats alot of stuff on your bars. Where did you get the holder for the maglight?
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What is EMT comduit hanger? Where do I buy it?
Okay its not so much extra on the handlebar. But it could be. Let Paul Reubens be your example..errr..with bikes that is.
Okay its not so much extra on the handlebar. But it could be. Let Paul Reubens be your example..errr..with bikes that is.
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Originally Posted by skookum
What is EMT comduit hanger? Where do I buy it?
Okay its not so much extra on the handlebar. But it could be. Let Paul Reubens be your example..errr..with bikes that is.
Okay its not so much extra on the handlebar. But it could be. Let Paul Reubens be your example..errr..with bikes that is.
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thanks n4zou
I looked in home depot and some of the other big hardware stores for conduit hangers and couldn't find any.
I will have to think of something else
I looked in home depot and some of the other big hardware stores for conduit hangers and couldn't find any.
I will have to think of something else
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Originally Posted by skookum
thanks n4zou
I looked in home depot and some of the other big hardware stores for conduit hangers and couldn't find any.
I will have to think of something else
I looked in home depot and some of the other big hardware stores for conduit hangers and couldn't find any.
I will have to think of something else