Originally Posted by
treebound
I've got a set in the garage, but since you said they were the best ever I'm going to have to try them now. I'll try to remember to measure them tonight. Do you have a better pic showing how you have your brake levers mounted on them?
OMG, you do?? The same bars? So the thing about why they are the best ever for me is kinda weird. I'm not sure anyone else rides with the set up that I like best. You can see in the first picture that I have the stem turned around. And then I angled the Brahma bar at a much steeper angle than they are intended so that I can actually grip the bars on the 'upside' and pull back while pedaling and get tremendous power using my back and arms as well as my legs for strength. It's almost like the power you get standing up on the pedals, but I can get that power seated...and not bent way over in a racing tuck. And then I can also use the very top of the bars, sitting up pretty straight on the bike and give my hands a little break from the other positions.
So here's a better picture of how the brake lever/shifters are mounted...
ps. I have since cleaned the 'goo' off of the stem!