moustache vs. bullhorn?
02-20-06, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ink1373
i ran this setup for a while. the answer is....all wrong. it looks all wrong. feels all wrong too.
02-20-06, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Matthew A Brown
I think I'm close to abusing this image, but my freakin camera's broke and I'm lazy.
02-20-06, 09:52 PM
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Do either of these types expand the cockpit? I bought a cheap used bike to convert into my first fixed gear but the cockpit is just a little short. My first thought would be to get some bullhorns that lets me stretch out a bit vs. getting a longer stem (since it is a quill). But after reading a couple of earlier posts, maybe I'm wrong?
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
02-20-06, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ink1373
they aren't suggesting using them like bullhorns. they mean flipping them over so that there a slight drop instead of a slight rise. "scorcher" style, if you will. i like them. also known as albatross bars.
02-21-06, 12:17 AM
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The bike is waaaaay too big for me. It's a 23" (58ish) Windsor. I should be on a 53-55. I keep the seat on the back of the rails and it gets the job done.
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02-21-06, 02:42 AM
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never rocked the b'horns, but rode some nitto moustache bars for a while with a slightly dropping road stem. as noted earlier the front wheel seemed twitchy, heavy, and felt all wrong.... cockpit seemed way cramped, and the width of the bars was a bit of an issue for me on tight turns & lanesplitting. went back to drops, but put the 'stache bars on a 26" single speed cruiser project and it was butter, the relaxed geometry, and the upright position of the frame worked well with the hand positions offered by the mustache bars...
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Originally Posted by spackler
Do either of these types expand the cockpit? I bought a cheap used bike to convert into my first fixed gear but the cockpit is just a little short. My first thought would be to get some bullhorns that lets me stretch out a bit vs. getting a longer stem (since it is a quill). But after reading a couple of earlier posts, maybe I'm wrong?
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
02-21-06, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by humancongereel
they sure look like you could use them as bullhorns.
i suppose you could do it if you wanted to look like you're running someone down with them.
02-21-06, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by jmgorman
Is that bike too big for you? You're barely showing an inch of seat tube.
02-21-06, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ink1373
you really can't. they're 54cm wide at the tips, and they also flare out quite a bit, despite what that picture would indicate. also, in order to grip the ends if you put them on as bullhorns, you'd have to get about a foot in front of your stem.
i suppose you could do it if you wanted to look like you're running someone down with them.
i suppose you could do it if you wanted to look like you're running someone down with them.
