Show me your flipped North Road bars!
04-25-09, 04:13 PM
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Show me your flipped North Road bars!
I am working on an old Triumph that someone decided to put ape-hanger bars on. I've got a Soma Sparrow bar on it's way and am thinking of mounting it upside down. I'd love to see pics of your city-style bike to see if that's the way I'll go, or if I'll just leave them traditional.
Many thanks!
Many thanks!
04-25-09, 04:36 PM
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Photos of my current winter bike, a bianchi hybrid with some modifications. The handlebars are Nitto albatross
04-25-09, 08:00 PM
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These are SR bars, iirc, on my Velo Cheapo (since sold):
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04-26-09, 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Otis
What's the point of flipped bars with extreme rise stems? Seems azzbackwards.
I'm putting an old road quill stem on my Triumph, and I have drop bars on my other bikes ('cept the mountain bike).
I don't think I can go wrong either way (flipped or upright) on my bar...
04-26-09, 06:12 AM
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Here are a few shots of an old chrome plated steel bar I had mounted on... yep, an old chrome plated steel French track bike.
In this case, the frame size combined with the reach and drop of this stem and handlebar bar really happened to work out perfectly for me. Drop bars felt simply too deep and would have been impractical any sort of riding around town, the bar in an upright position felt very awkward on this bike.
I think the setup also looked pretty Kool on the bike... almost like something from the early 1900s.
The brake is a very cheap old Weinmann 500 sidepull and the reverse lever is a Dia-Compe 188 so I could sometimes use a wheel with a 14-18 freewheel and "manually" (in the literal sense) change gears for steep hills... or when I was just feeling lazy.
In this case, the frame size combined with the reach and drop of this stem and handlebar bar really happened to work out perfectly for me. Drop bars felt simply too deep and would have been impractical any sort of riding around town, the bar in an upright position felt very awkward on this bike.
I think the setup also looked pretty Kool on the bike... almost like something from the early 1900s.
The brake is a very cheap old Weinmann 500 sidepull and the reverse lever is a Dia-Compe 188 so I could sometimes use a wheel with a 14-18 freewheel and "manually" (in the literal sense) change gears for steep hills... or when I was just feeling lazy.
04-26-09, 06:34 AM
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Flipped down
Flipped up
Flipped up
04-26-09, 06:57 AM
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I'll ask that again and more. why put 'ape hangars' on upside down? can you steer that way? by ape hangars I assume he means the bars like were on old stingrays?
04-26-09, 08:09 AM
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Here's my rebuilt Raleigh Sports with flipped bars:
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04-26-09, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
I'll ask that again and more. why put 'ape hangars' on upside down? can you steer that way? by ape hangars I assume he means the bars like were on old stingrays?
The previous owner put the ape hangers on, but not upside down... I don't think I inferred that...
Yes, "ape hangers" are the old Stingray style of bars.
I'll probably donate my old bar to some guy that wants to make a "low rider" bike. There are plenty of those here in the Phoenix area.
04-26-09, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by gbalke
Here's my rebuilt Raleigh Sports with flipper bars:
04-26-09, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by bbattle
Flipped down
Flipped up
Flipped up
Plus, I'm adding repro rat trap pedals with clips & straps!
04-26-09, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
I'll ask that again and more. why put 'ape hangars' on upside down? can you steer that way? by ape hangars I assume he means the bars like were on old stingrays?
If I understand the OP correctly, someone else put apehangers on the bike. The plan is to remove those and to replace them with flipped Sparrrow bars.
04-26-09, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Bianchigirll
I'll ask that again and more. why put 'ape hangars' on upside down? can you steer that way? by ape hangars I assume he means the bars like were on old stingrays?
04-26-09, 03:50 PM
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bbattle that bike looks absolutely great! Great both ways... I can't decide which set-up I prefer they both look wonderful. Everything blends together perfectly either way. Amazing what can be done with just a simple old steel frameset... and solid inspired vision. Great use of black accents against the white frame color, too!
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BTW: Just curious... are those modern dual pivot Tektro long reach brake calipers?
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BTW: Just curious... are those modern dual pivot Tektro long reach brake calipers?
04-26-09, 07:16 PM
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Why? North road bars are beautiful right side up, why cant you just get a nitto moustache bar if you like the look. To me, flipping North roads is like flipping drops.
04-26-09, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by frpax
Yes, "ape hangers" are the old Stingray style of bars.
04-26-09, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Biopacer
Why? North road bars are beautiful right side up, why cant you just get a nitto moustache bar if you like the look. To me, flipping North roads is like flipping drops.
04-26-09, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Order
Does anybody a different name for these bars?
"armpit dryers" rings a bell.
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04-26-09, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Order
Except when I was a kid, we didn't call them "ape hangers." Problem is, now I can't remember what we called them. Does anybody a different name for these bars?
04-26-09, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Order
Except when I was a kid, we didn't call them "ape hangers." Problem is, now I can't remember what we called them. Does anybody a different name for these bars?
04-26-09, 11:01 PM
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I've since had to replace the B66 as it had started to tear and was uncomfortable to ride. I put a Pre-Aged B17 on the bike. It rides lovely and is great around town with just enough drop that I am not sitting bolt upright into the headwinds.
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