doomkin

1. I love the Nitto RB-019 and plan on buying them (or something like them), but my stem and headset and all my parts are black. Does Nitto make anything in black? If no, does anyone else make anything that looks like an RB-019 in black? If no, is it a punishable offense to rattle-can it? If yes, is powder coating more acceptable?

edit: i'm buying these no matter what, just doin' my research here.

For reference:


2. Top Tube Pads/Protectors: are they for protecting the top tube from the rider, from leaning against things, from your lock, or from all of the above? Personally, I prefer to U-Lock around my down tube, so do they make down tube protectors? Should I be locking around my top tube?

doofo

you will be excommunicated for rattle canning nittos

morbot

just get black bar tape? rattlecan will look terrible, come off on your hands

alternatively, these look a little similar:

doomkin

yeah i'm gonna get black bar tape.

and i've seen those bars too, the problem is that the drop isn't as severe, nor does it thrust forward as much at said point.

BRANDUNE

Arent those airwings one of the bars that whistle due to the holes for routing brake cables

megatron

if you ride them without tape, which is ********.

kyle!

i got the rb-021s. my headset, etc are all black, it looks nice to me.


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Aldone

unless you're going to anodize the Nitto PLEASE put some black tape and don't paint it!!

dutret

So you want to limit your hand positions even further?

doomkin

yes.

obstacle

rattle canning nittos....

griffin_

i'm confused about why you would want to ride bars without tape or grips
sore palms?

dijos

I'm guessing that nobody has seenthe rattlecanned rivendell, have they?

doomkin

who said anything about going grip/tapeless?

3Lph

doomkin

nitto bars are aluminum right?

maybe i can try putting a gunmetal patina on it... hrmmm.

bionnaki

I believe tt protectors are both for lock protection and also protection from the bike rack. most people lock with the down tube and have the tt protector rest against the bike rake. if you want a down tube protector (sure, why not?) find one that'll fit or make your own (bar tape, weave one with yawn, whatever). it is your bike afterall.

blickblocks

Just hope you have a poptop stem...

doomkin

does it matter?

i believe my fuji track has a quill stem, i figured that i just unscrew the front to release the current bars and then screw them back in when the new bars are in place. right?

blickblocks

Quill stem with a poptop...

doomkin

yeah, and?

blickblocks

So you're good. You won't scratch the surface of your bars trying to install them.