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Old 05-10-10, 10:44 AM
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I just missed out on the Nashbars for $9.00.
They just went back up to $24.95 I had them bookmarked to order this morning and was willing to give them a try at $9...not so much at $25.
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Some sites mess with prices via cookies. Airfare sites are notorious for that as well. Since I'm too lazy to clear my cookies, I usually just switch from FF to Chrome, and double check.
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I've been looking for some like the Tiki or Northroads but its hard to find narrower ones.
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Old 05-10-10, 06:49 PM
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I've been scoping out the Tiki version on ebay...$19 - ish isn't too bad.
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still waiting on the bars. Knowing Nashbar, these bars may take a week to be shipped.
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not that many hand positions (but the ones you do have are pretty comfortable). slight drop makes it slightly uncomfortable for commuting. kind of wide, hard to get aero enough to go fast. good leverage for climbing.
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Originally Posted by hairnet
still waiting on the bars. Knowing Nashbar, these bars may take a week to be shipped.
I usually get my nashbar orders in around 5 days.
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Put the bars on and took a ride today. I'm happy these bars aren't as flexy as my Soma steel track drops. Even when I push and pull on the ends when I pedal from a stop or track stand it feels stiff. Obviously I can't compare stiffness and comfort to the Al bars that were recommended, but this bar isn't so bad. I got it on sale, but if it wasn't then I'd go with Nitto or whatever else was recommended. I like them and I think they make my bike look pretty cool. Don't hate on the pink tape
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Originally Posted by omgmarclol
I have nitto moustache bars on one of my bikes. I like them

What kind of stem is that?
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Old 05-14-10, 08:46 AM
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whatever the stock stem on the obey is
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what handlebars are these?





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Originally Posted by jtso23
what handlebars are these?

They be North Roads
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Thanks for the quick reply. Any idea what this handlebar is?

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Took a ride with the new mustache bars a month ago (around 25 miles). They felt great for the first 10 or so....still have some residual numbness in my left hand from that ride.

The next day I flipped them over to a more "North Road" position and they feel a little better, but I'll probably throw some road bars on it later.
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are you using a shorter stem than what you''d use with drops?
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Originally Posted by hairnet
are you using a shorter stem than what you''d use with drops?
That's the thing I am talking about. I think you have to use a shorter stem at higher stem height. I am experimenting with it. ... I am out of work with a broken collar bone; and am absolutely bored, you see?




70 mm stem with 225 mm quill. Normal Technomic stem are 150 mm. I am hoping it would raise my bar up by 5-7cm and toward me by 2-3cm. That ought to put my posture back and less pressures on lower palms.

Geez. I can't get on my bike for another month or two. I can't wait.
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Originally Posted by Tomo_Ishi
I can't get on my bike for another month or two. I can't wait.


EDIT: Read it again and saw it...how are you doing with that broken collar bone?

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Originally Posted by Tomo_Ishi
That's the thing I am talking about. I think you have to use a shorter stem at higher stem height.
yup
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Originally Posted by jtso23
what handlebars are these?
unless that guy is a monster, those are teeny tiny little north-road-style bars

the second set are probably another north-road style riser that's been flipped over.
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I think that's upside down Nitto RB021 with ends cut off. You know you can get those as narrow as 380mm. Not a bad idea as it seems. Promenade bars are a bit too wide for most of us.

P.S. My clavicle is fine. Stitched up and pampered by lady-nurses. Who said pampered by lady-nurses are good!? That man must've been deranged. (Oh no offense to nurses here. It just pain in a butt to be a patient, you see?)

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Originally Posted by Tomo_Ishi


I think that's upside down Nitto RB021 with ends cut off. You know you can get those as narrow as 380mm. Not a bad idea as it seems. Promenade bars are a bit too wide for most of us.

P.S. My clavicle is fine. Stitched up and pampered by lady-nurses. Who said pampered by lady-nurses are good!? That man must've been deranged. (Oh no offense to nurses here. It just pain in a butt to be a patient, you see?)
Yeah that makes more sense than north roads. It was driving me crazy trying to find narrow north roads with parallel bar ends.
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Swept back bars with parallel grip areas look like they would be very uncomfortable to turn with, to me at least.
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If you've a bike with a long top tube, you may need an offset seatpost to shove the saddle forward enough to be comfortable.
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