Most appropriate handlebar for this bike...
11-01-16 | 07:45 PM
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Most appropriate handlebar for this bike...
I'd like to think that the lines on this minivelo are inspired by and reminiscent of Art Nouveau design aesthethics. Imagine we are in the roaring 1920s. What handlebar would this bike be sporting? I'd like a sporty rather than townie look. Lauterwasser, Swallow, flipped Tourist?
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11-01-16 | 10:23 PM
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My first reaction is Nitto/Riv Bosco bar, but that's not very sporting, is it? A Lauterwasser might look kind of cool, if you want a more sporty position. If it were mine I'd probably split the difference and go for one of the SOMA bird bars, flipped. Hmm, that came out wrong. 
Anyhow, the sparrow, dove and albatross seem like good choices.
Anyhow, the sparrow, dove and albatross seem like good choices.
11-01-16 | 10:30 PM
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11-01-16 | 10:45 PM
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No. Not enough rise/drop. It's gotta have a medium amount of rise/drop. Not as much as drop bars, but more than the 1.3mm rise/drop of the Jones H-bar.
11-01-16 | 10:49 PM
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11-01-16 | 10:56 PM
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Inverted North Roads bars. Add Brooks leather grips and...
ummm,...
you need a saddle, too (I hope) cause that post is gonna HURT! :-)
That is a FREAKY bike! <-- freaky is good.
ummm,...
you need a saddle, too (I hope) cause that post is gonna HURT! :-)
That is a FREAKY bike! <-- freaky is good.
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11-01-16 | 10:59 PM
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11-01-16 | 11:09 PM
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Yes...inverted North Roads is similar to inverted Tourist.
The saddle will likely be a B17 Imperial. Brooks Ergon leather grips are already on the bike.
The saddle will likely be a B17 Imperial. Brooks Ergon leather grips are already on the bike.
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11-01-16 | 11:39 PM
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My first reaction was, definitely something bow-shaped like this. Noah?s Arc Bar | SOMA Fabrications
But what do you think of this? Condorina Bar | SOMA Fabrications
But what do you think of this? Condorina Bar | SOMA Fabrications
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11-01-16 | 11:50 PM
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Well, the stock bar is a bowed flat bar, along the lines of the Noah, but these are modern bars, not what you'd find in Art Nouveau. The bar's gotta have a moderate amount of drop/rise, and offer a fairly moderate backsweep with distinct rather than continous bends.
Condorina? Love the Condorina, and I've got one on order, but it will go on another bike, the mixte minivelo.
Condorina? Love the Condorina, and I've got one on order, but it will go on another bike, the mixte minivelo.
My first reaction was, definitely something bow-shaped like this. Noah?s Arc Bar | SOMA Fabrications
But what do you think of this? Condorina Bar | SOMA Fabrications
But what do you think of this? Condorina Bar | SOMA Fabrications
11-02-16 | 06:20 AM
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I think you need something curvy to compliment that graceful lines of that frame. Inverted North Roaf, Mustache ot those classic "English Racer" type that sort of look like drop bars but not as deep
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11-02-16 | 06:34 AM
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I don't think you should pick the handlebar based on aesthetics, but on the position you want to achieve for riding the bike. The same applies to the saddle. Position includes the angle of your pelvis against the saddle and the way your wrists are twisted, as well as of course the way your back bends and things like that.
A straight bar would put your hands even to the point where the handlebar meets the stem, both in height and reach. So, in comparison to that, the Soma Lauterwasser bar puts your hands lower, but neither forward nor back. Mustache bars will put your hands farther forward, but only a little lower. North Road bars will put your hands farther back, and either higher or lower depending how you put the bar in. One of them will feel right. That's the one to chose. Get used to the look after you figure out what fits.
A straight bar would put your hands even to the point where the handlebar meets the stem, both in height and reach. So, in comparison to that, the Soma Lauterwasser bar puts your hands lower, but neither forward nor back. Mustache bars will put your hands farther forward, but only a little lower. North Road bars will put your hands farther back, and either higher or lower depending how you put the bar in. One of them will feel right. That's the one to chose. Get used to the look after you figure out what fits.
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11-02-16 | 07:52 AM
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I think you need a custom bar to complement the curve of the frame, something like this but flipped 
But seriously, IMO classic style Randonneur bar will fit the bill, comfortly and aesthethically
But seriously, IMO classic style Randonneur bar will fit the bill, comfortly and aesthethically
11-02-16 | 02:52 PM
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I like these, but they may not be correct for your bike's geometry.
VO Porteur Handlebar - Handlebars - Components
VO Porteur Handlebar - Handlebars - Components
11-02-16 | 06:29 PM
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Beat you to it. I am already running VO Porteurs on another minuvelo.
I like them, but the rise/drop of 1.5cm is too little for this build.
I like them, but the rise/drop of 1.5cm is too little for this build.
I like them, but the rise/drop of 1.5cm is too little for this build.
I like them, but the rise/drop of 1.5cm is too little for this build.
I like these, but they may not be correct for your bike's geometry.
VO Porteur Handlebar - Handlebars - Components
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