nitto b123s
06-11-06, 03:47 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: philly
Posts: 217
Bikes: 84 level, 650c harry havnoonian track
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
nitto b123s
okay, so we all know these are sexy bars, but I dunno if I can deal with having to choke up on the stem because they only really have a few inches of flats. are there any bars that are something like nitto b123s crossbred with regular road drops?
06-11-06, 05:25 PM
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: cape mother ****in cod
Posts: 125
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
yeah i got a pair of 46s that have a good grip on top but even then i still find them uncomfortable for anything but racing and there too wide for that so there pretty useless
but hey just more crap for the parts bin
but hey just more crap for the parts bin
06-11-06, 05:33 PM
#4
blah
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Oakland, CA
Posts: 5,573
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 5 Times
in
3 Posts
my solution was to throw grips on the shoulders and tilt the bars up a little. it rides a lot like bullhorns. very comfy.
see: https://www.flickr.com/photos/onetwentyeight/tags/grips/
see: https://www.flickr.com/photos/onetwentyeight/tags/grips/
06-11-06, 08:25 PM
#5
Biggity-bam
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: West Lafayette IN, Ann Arbor MI
Posts: 698
Bikes: Pista Concept, Fetish beater, Fuji road
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I actually find the curvature of pista bars a very comfortable holding possition, even more comfortable than my flats on my road bike. If you hold wide on the curvature of the pista bars, it seems like it doesn't put as much stress on the inside (thumb-side) of your wrists, because you aren't bending out your hands as far.
06-11-06, 08:25 PM
#6
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,264
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 89 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 15 Times
in
10 Posts
Check out some Cinelli Criteriums. You need a stem that fits them in Cinelli's annoying 26.4 or whatever it is, diameter but if you've got a bike that can take a threaded stem, they make some beautiful stems too. Take a look at eBay. They are aluminum but very comfy.
