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Originally Posted by Landgolier
And by the way you should run them, they're the only thing nobody else is running so it's guaranteed cool points.
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Originally Posted by HoraceLai
Thanks for the pic above with the old school guy riding the track bike. Does anyone know what kind of handlebar stem that is? I've never seen one that bends down like that. What is that style called and where can I get it? :)
The bike that I converted is a Schwinn Traveler with the 4130 steel. I've cut off the holders/clamps that was supposed to hold the brake cables and gear cables for the deraileurs to make it look more simple and kinda like that bike in the pic above. I think the Major Taylors will look old school on it even tho it might be stupid in the eyes of people who know bikes. BTW, why do some people leave their bars untaped? Looks? Or some actual advantage over the feel? Less weight? :) If it was a nicer bike people would get pissed at you. Have you figured out a long term solution for the metal you exposed yet? Because everyone else does. Don't do it. |
I ride Major Taylors, and I like them a lot. What they do they do real well. They are great for sprinting and climbing, because they have great clearance for the drops, and that don't flex at all. Originally I bought them to replace some very unstiff aluminum road drops on a conversion, because the flex was really annoying me.
They were a major improvement over what they replaced, but they do have a problem, and that is essentially no bar top position. I can ride with my hands at the stem, gripping sides in the hood position, or in the drops, but the only really good position is the drops. I'm actually going to replace mine with some dirt drops. I really like the flared drops, but want a longer top section, and some hoods for longer rides. |
not putting bar tape on bars is dumb imo
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Originally Posted by dutret
You don't or you get it custom made.
If it was a nicer bike people would get pissed at you. Have you figured out a long term solution for the metal you exposed yet? Because everyone else does. Don't do it. |
Originally Posted by jodypolk
**** you?
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Originally Posted by HoraceLai
What do u mean by solution for the metal?
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I put paint with clear coat on it. Not sure if anyone has tried this b4 with it not rusting.
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Originally Posted by Landgolier
On the off chance the OP is thinking of randonneurs, those look like this right nyah:
http://catalog.ride-this.com/images/...odl/HB1021.jpg http://harriscyclery.net/merchant/37...nneur-bars.jpg And by the way you should run them, they're the only thing nobody else is running so it's guaranteed cool points. I run randos, but on my geared road bike. Absolutely love them. Super comfy because the drops come way back and you can stay in them all day long. |
Originally Posted by Landgolier
On the off chance the OP is thinking of randonneurs, those look like this right nyah:
http://harriscyclery.net/merchant/37...nneur-bars.jpg And by the way you should run them, they're the only thing nobody else is running so it's guaranteed cool points. Whats up with the inward wrist twisting design on the tops? I just don't get it. |
i found a road frame in the trash...it's pretty much trash, but i salvaged some bars very much like those from it. they're on my fixed mtb now.
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Originally Posted by HoraceLai
BTW, why do some people leave their bars untaped?
If people laugh at your bike, laugh back. |
Originally Posted by jfmckenna
I have an old one of those that I don't use.
Whats up with the inward wrist twisting design on the tops? I just don't get it. |
The OP might be looking for these. I am, and have been for two years. Anybody set me up?
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...atesBars-1.jpg |
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