Soma Noah's Arc bar - thoughts?
01-16-09, 11:31 AM
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01-16-09, 12:16 PM
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Are they comfortable? They look great but just wonder how wrist friendly they are. Would be a good candidate for 1992 Rockhopper SS conversion.
01-16-09, 12:32 PM
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I think the bar is really comfortable. It shortens the reach a bit for bikes with long top tubes and places the hand in a very natural position.
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im iffy on those
but this bike looks pretty sweet
i have a couple friends that ride bars similar to these noahs arc and they love them, i've never rode on them but i dont think i'd ride too hard, for the most part whenever they ride the bars its just for cruising, they look nice tho
01-18-09, 03:44 AM
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thats the "C-drive" system on that bike isnt it?
im iffy on those
but this bike looks pretty sweet
i have a couple friends that ride bars similar to these noahs arc and they love them, i've never rode on them but i dont think i'd ride too hard, for the most part whenever they ride the bars its just for cruising, they look nice tho
im iffy on those
but this bike looks pretty sweet
i have a couple friends that ride bars similar to these noahs arc and they love them, i've never rode on them but i dont think i'd ride too hard, for the most part whenever they ride the bars its just for cruising, they look nice tho
07-04-09, 08:37 PM
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09-16-09, 06:59 AM
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more curved would make it nearly a half circle... so, you're talking like a rounded North Road?
09-16-09, 11:27 AM
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yeah, half circle like. the soma bars weren't as arced as I wanted em to be. I'm gonna go with nitto b617 promenade bars. this bike pretty much shows how I'm building up my grocery runner. https://velospace.org/node/20695
09-16-09, 12:34 PM
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yeah, half circle like. the soma bars weren't as arced as I wanted em to be. I'm gonna go with nitto b617 promenade bars. this bike pretty much shows how I'm building up my grocery runner. https://velospace.org/node/20695
Also, they have some very nice grips, like the elk-hide sew on city grips.
