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Old 06-22-07 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Halfast
Well got the bars, put them on (no problems) and just did my first short test ride.

Observations:
No problems with:
1. getting into or out of the bars 1 arm at a time.
2. steering around things in the road fairly quickly.
3. changing gears or braking getting right hand out of bars.
4 taking 90 degree turns
I think I have no handling problems due to my 45 years of motorcycle riding experience, and NEVER going down. Sold it before I did!!

Found the armrests to be a great place to rest hands when upright.

Problems with:
1. shoulders/neck muscles feel tight from the extreme "looking up" position. I knew I would have this problem. I am 64 years old.
2. figuring out where to put the adjustments, arm rest back/forward, width, height, and tilt angle. Hope I can help problem 1. doing this properly.
3. Feels like I may have to move the saddle back a little, not sure.

Overall this is gonna be a fun experience for real cheap. These things (Forte T2) were $35 delivered on sale with .25 shipping!!

Hope they help me with my attempt at the Hotter n' Hell 100 mi. coming up in Aug.

Anybody got any setup/adjustment advice?
I got mine put on at the LBS while the bike was on a stationary trainer. While i was cycling, an experienced guy looked at the position and the angles and made adjustments. I would then try out the settings and see how it felt. It took a couple of hours to fine tune.
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