canali: The Kogswell isn't mine-- it's someone I "friended" on VeloSpace. It's sort of like MySpace for bikes!

Rick Smith: Thanks! The grips are the Nashbar Stitched Leather Grip. They're not real leather, but sure do look the part. I like them a lot, but the color is fading a little after about six months of daily use. Heck, they're cheap enough that I can replace them eventually. North Roads look to have a more severe curve and less reach than the Albatross bars, which curve pretty gracefully. I think Albatross bars are a modern take on bars like the North Roads and meant to be very pretty, perhaps forsaking function a little.