Originally Posted by
Abneycat
That looks pretty comfy, nice. Do those Ergon Grips translate over well to those sweeping bars? I'd wondered about that before.
I like them, but I do a lot of computer and office work and that pinched nerve in my left (dominant) shoulder sometimes means my pinkie and ring fingers on my left hand get cold and a bit numb. The grips allot me to have a variety of hand positions. The main reason I decided to keep the little hook thingys on the grips is their usefulness in being able to hang bags from the handlebars.
As I ride this setup more, I'll know more.
Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
I always see bikes like this as being English as I associate internal gear hubs, fenders, and North Road bars with my beloved old 3 speeds although Dutchification is probably more apropos since they seem to be the ones carrying on the tradition of building fine roadsters.
It's funny you should mention that. Todd calls this "Dutchification", but then we both thought what happened yesterday to my bike is more of an "Englishification" because he used North Roads. I'm going to ride this for a while. If I find myself wanting to be even more upright in my posture, we're going to try out the Dutch handlebars of the sort you find on the Azor Omas and Opas.
Originally Posted by
kemmer
I like the seatpost widget too. I'll have to post a picture of an odd solution that came on a bike I bought used.
In talking with Todd, it seems getting maximum setback for achieving this sort of riding geometry is a bit of a problem these days. I liked my Thompson seatpost so much, I would have shelled out the money for another one if only their setback had been adequate. It sure would make an interesting thread topic in and of itself.
