Anyone still using "classic bend" round drop bars ?
04-12-07, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Jays
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Hi nitropowered-
With what kind of stem have you paired your Newton Shallow bars? What do you think of the bars?
~ Blue Jays ~
Hi nitropowered-
With what kind of stem have you paired your Newton Shallow bars? What do you think of the bars?
~ Blue Jays ~
Can't go wrong when that combo is a popular pro choice as well.
04-12-07, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by galen_52657
Is that the deep drop or the shallow? I have an old set of deep drops on my old bike and they are the sheeeitz...
*****. Now you have me thinking the obvious: If I like the Cinelli shallow drop...I'd probably love the deep drop bars. Wonder if I could find a set for the Airborne.
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04-12-07, 09:59 PM
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onkey, you've got one sweet collection of bicycles at your house! Looks like you really dig the Ritchey WCS stems as well.
04-12-07, 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by classic1
3ttt Gimondi bars. I'd sell my mum for a pair.
04-13-07, 12:00 AM
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I'm getting classic bars on a bike I'm ordering(the frame's gettin' painted now).The past two years ,MOST
Co's offer at least one model. I have them on an older bike.I have anotomics on others. the classics seem to offer a position or two more , maybe. I'll add; go with a 43cm ?? a smaller drop,stay away from the really deep ones, unless your hands are the size of an NBA center. The really deep ones were "in style" years ago,the shallow or semi shallow will suit most guys and all gals better, easier to get the brakes,feel more secure.
Co's offer at least one model. I have them on an older bike.I have anotomics on others. the classics seem to offer a position or two more , maybe. I'll add; go with a 43cm ?? a smaller drop,stay away from the really deep ones, unless your hands are the size of an NBA center. The really deep ones were "in style" years ago,the shallow or semi shallow will suit most guys and all gals better, easier to get the brakes,feel more secure.
04-13-07, 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
I've got some bronze 40cm 3ttt Merckx Mexico bars you can have, but they have a moderate/deep drop
Thanks ozman, but I'm ok for road bars, even though I lurve the bronze 3ttt. 40cm 3ttt bars are about a 38cm cinelli. Did you get them cheap?
04-13-07, 04:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
I hate ergo bars! I have a conspiracy theory that teh main reason ergo bars are around is to cator for the shape of the Campag ergo levers 
Heaps of pros have gone back to traditional drops in recent years, including:
Voeckler
Gerrans
Zabel
Boonen
Ballan
Evans
McEwen
Leipheimer
Lang
Micael Rogers
Scholz
Totschnig
Wegmann
Wrolich
Zberg
Steegmans
Vansevenant
Vansummeren
Cunego
Bennati
Tiralongo
Vila
Garate
Pozzato
Vandevelde
Zabriskie
Calzati
Dessel
Goubert
Antonio
Jalabert
Pena
Brard
Pereiro
Engoulvent
Hushovd
Simoni
Lobato
Ricco
Rinero
Albasini
Backstedt
Garzelli
Paolini
Quinziato
Moncoutie
Auge
Moreni
Verbrugghe
Wiggins
Casar
Gilbert
Larsson
Vaugrenard
Fredrigo
Pineau
Rous
Celestino
I have a conspiracy theory that teh main reason ergo bars are around is to cator for the shape of the Campag ergo levers Heaps of pros have gone back to traditional drops in recent years, including:
Voeckler
Gerrans
Zabel
Boonen
Ballan
Evans
McEwen
Leipheimer
Lang
Micael Rogers
Scholz
Totschnig
Wegmann
Wrolich
Zberg
Steegmans
Vansevenant
Vansummeren
Cunego
Bennati
Tiralongo
Vila
Garate
Pozzato
Vandevelde
Zabriskie
Calzati
Dessel
Goubert
Antonio
Jalabert
Pena
Brard
Pereiro
Engoulvent
Hushovd
Simoni
Lobato
Ricco
Rinero
Albasini
Backstedt
Garzelli
Paolini
Quinziato
Moncoutie
Auge
Moreni
Verbrugghe
Wiggins
Casar
Gilbert
Larsson
Vaugrenard
Fredrigo
Pineau
Rous
Celestino
steppy
04-13-07, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by classic1
Thanks ozman, but I'm ok for road bars, even though I lurve the bronze 3ttt. 40cm 3ttt bars are about a 38cm cinelli. Did you get them cheap?
They measure about 39 c-c across the bottom of the drops, and they narrow slightly as they go up to the tops
04-13-07, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Step Down
you forgot Lance,
Last edited by 531Aussie; 04-13-07 at 10:17 PM.
04-13-07, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by classic1
3ttt Gimondi bars. I'd sell my mum for a pair.
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04-13-07, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 62vette
Cinelli 66
'Tis a manly bar..... (aye but the ladies like it too.....)
04-13-07, 01:43 PM
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That is a sweet ride. Is it me or does it look really aggressive, like the COG is pushed way towards the front of the bike.
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Originally Posted by DigitalRJH
That is a sweet ride. Is it me or does it look really aggressive, like the COG is pushed way towards the front of the bike.
04-13-07, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by bbattle
Bontrager sells the classic round ones.
04-13-07, 04:47 PM
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CINELLI 66 CAMPIONE DEL MONDO
The model 66 is the deeper drop of the two standard drop bars (64 & 66), and it's not that deeper. At the tubing end, it has a 24.0mm outer diameter and a 1.59mm wall thickness. The wall thickness will vary between the ends, because of bends and bulges in the bar. A 119mm long sleeve at the center of the bar builds out its diameter out to the 26.4mm needed for Cinelli stems. The centermost 39mm of the sleeve is knurled to give the stem additional grip. The straight area of the top section is 250mm long. The front face of the bar's top section and the forward curve has a groove pressed into it. This trough is to recess the brake/shift cables if Aero brake/shift levers are used. The drop, center to center, of the 66 is 158mm and the length of the flat is about 4.5" (115mm). The 66 is Clear anodized to a Silver color and available in three widths 40 cm, 42 cm, or 44. The weight of a 42 cm version of the 66 is 332.5 grams. Made in Italy.
The model 66 is the deeper drop of the two standard drop bars (64 & 66), and it's not that deeper. At the tubing end, it has a 24.0mm outer diameter and a 1.59mm wall thickness. The wall thickness will vary between the ends, because of bends and bulges in the bar. A 119mm long sleeve at the center of the bar builds out its diameter out to the 26.4mm needed for Cinelli stems. The centermost 39mm of the sleeve is knurled to give the stem additional grip. The straight area of the top section is 250mm long. The front face of the bar's top section and the forward curve has a groove pressed into it. This trough is to recess the brake/shift cables if Aero brake/shift levers are used. The drop, center to center, of the 66 is 158mm and the length of the flat is about 4.5" (115mm). The 66 is Clear anodized to a Silver color and available in three widths 40 cm, 42 cm, or 44. The weight of a 42 cm version of the 66 is 332.5 grams. Made in Italy.
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Originally Posted by galen_52657
Looks like a steep seat tube angle well compensated for by a large amount of setback in the seat-post and the saddle back as far as it will go, which would put the COG back where it belongs...
