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Old 04-10-13, 10:47 PM
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Recent tour thru Arkansas, wonderful state parks, can't recommend highly enough.




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Old 04-12-13, 05:53 PM
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Mine on the left, Cannondale Street hybrid 2008
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Veeeeeery cool rig.
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brennen, Ive seen those bars only in photos, but they really do look like they must be nice to ride, the main grip area angle plus the front bits really do look versatile. I seem to recall they are rather pricey, but if they work as well as Ive read people describing them, in the long run they'd be worth it. I never used to think that bars other than drop bars would be comfortable for long distance riding, but became a convert after putting on some risers with more of an angle than I'd tried before on my mtn bike (plus throwing in more "ergo" grips too which helped).

what is the name again of the ones you have set up?
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Hey djb, it's a Jones H-Bar. The design has changed a bit since they were originally released, and he now offers the Loop H-Bar and the Cut H-Bar. That is the Cut H-Bar pictured above. A recent back injury made it too uncomfortable to ride in my drops, so I was looking for an upright alternative that provided multiple hand positions. There aren't many bars that fit these criteria. Trekking bars would be one option, but they seemed a bit more bar than I wanted. So, I gave the Jones bars a try. They are not cheap at $120, but I was willing to try them in order to get some pain relief. Well, it worked. The bike is much more comfortable to ride now, and I really like how they handle the bike too. Makes my Cross Check seem like a cyclocross/classic mountain bike/29er mutant, but in a good way. I've taken to calling my Cross Check "the bat bike" because the bars remind me of the Batman logo. I actually wrote a review of them here.
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Old 04-16-13, 11:44 PM
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neat.
I do see the issue with not having room to setup the brake levers and trigger shifters together. I'm a huge fan of trigger shifters, and would want to have my fingers and thumbs on the triggers whilst in my natural hand position, so this would be a problem (or limitation I guess). Perhaps with cutting down grips, one could fit them all in before the cross bar area, who knows. (with the risers I mentioned, I did have to cut down my ergo grips-not real Ergo ones--so as to have room to fit the brakes and triggers on. The space was limited because of the bend of the risers. I'm pretty certain I cut these bars down a bit, so may have overcut them a smidge. I'd have to eyeball myset up to actually see just how much space is needed to set up brakes levers and triggers--although I suspect each diff trigger system takes up diff real estate depending on the model.

anyway, thanks for the links, Ive kept them.

question, do you feel the exaggerated angle of the main grip area too much, or is it straight out comfortable? I realize this is completely subjective.
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Old 04-17-13, 01:58 AM
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To me, the grip angle seems just right in that it feels like a natural hand position. For example, from a standing position with my arms at my sides, if I raise an arm as if to reach for something in front of me, the palm of my hand is neither parallel to the floor, as with a flat bar, nor is it perpendicular to the floor, as with the drops of a road bar. Rather, it falls at an angle somewhere in between. The H-Bar seems to nail this position nicely.

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Old 04-17-13, 06:35 AM
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Thanks for your take on it. I guess one other consideration is not immediately being able to use a barbag, but perhaps the "second"' stem technique could be used as a workaround.
Cheers, glad that these took care of your discomfort, that's the important thing.
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Here is my loaded rig. I have only used it for touring in UK.

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Here is my loaded rig. I have only used it for touring in UK.


Lol! A small image, however if you click on it it will expand
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Snap from part of a short one night trip I did through Glen Almond in Highland Perthshire. Read more here.

Also pictured is my diy, Carradice Bagman-like support. A guide on how I made that can be seen here!
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Originally Posted by Jacque Lucque


Snap from part of a short one night trip I did through Glen Almond in Highland Perthshire. Read more here.

Also pictured is my diy, Carradice Bagman-like support. A guide on how I made that can be seen here!
Nice images of the countryside in your report.
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great use of rack thingees, looks like it works well.
Your trip looks like it was bloody cold and damp (reminds me why I would never live in the UK!)
It also reminded me that my old mtn bike has been up and down areas like your trip, I bought it from my brother-in-law who brought it over to Canada when he moved here, but had done trips up Ben this and Ben that, but I cant recall them, being unfamiliar with the names.
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Old 04-26-13, 03:14 PM
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[QUOTE=Brennan;15519711]To me, the grip angle seems just right in that it feels like a natural hand position. For example, from a standing position with my arms at my sides, if I raise an arm as if to reach for something in front of me, the palm of my hand is neither parallel to the floor, as with a flat bar, nor is it perpendicular to the floor, as with the drops of a road bar. Rather, it falls at an angle somewhere in between. The H-Bar seems to nail this position nicely. It probably also helps that the 590mm width of this bar seems to be an ideal match to my shoulder width. Below is a photo of me riding the bike with the H-Bar. To me, it even looks comfortable (although other factors are at play in the overall riding position, of course, such as frame size, stem length, stem rise, and seatpost height).

I went with a Titec H-bar for similar reasons, I have a bad shoulder and can't seem to get comfortable in the drops. Swapped out the 35c street tires for some 40c knobbies and went trail truckin'

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Originally Posted by Brennan
Nice, jet. Looks like you could ride that all day.
Did a 30 mile mixed terrain loop today with about 15 lbs in the bags. My shoulder felt fine with the new setup. Next weekend I'll try a 50+ mile ride and see if I still like the the bars.

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Old 04-28-13, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Jacque Lucque


Snap from part of a short one night trip I did through Glen Almond in Highland Perthshire. Read more here.

Also pictured is my diy, Carradice Bagman-like support. A guide on how I made that can be seen here!
Great Pic!
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Old 04-28-13, 09:51 AM
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[QUOTE=jet-flashman;15556938]
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To me, the grip angle seems just right in that it feels like a natural hand position. For example, from a standing position with my arms at my sides, if I raise an arm as if to reach for something in front of me, the palm of my hand is neither parallel to the floor, as with a flat bar, nor is it perpendicular to the floor, as with the drops of a road bar. Rather, it falls at an angle somewhere in between. The H-Bar seems to nail this position nicely. It probably also helps that the 590mm width of this bar seems to be an ideal match to my shoulder width. Below is a photo of me riding the bike with the H-Bar. To me, it even looks comfortable (although other factors are at play in the overall riding position, of course, such as frame size, stem length, stem rise, and seatpost height).

I went with a Titec H-bar for similar reasons, I have a bad shoulder and can't seem to get comfortable in the drops. Swapped out the 35c street tires for some 40c knobbies and went trail truckin'

Isn't that Titec H-bar discontinued? Where are you all finding them?
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Old 04-28-13, 12:08 PM
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Got mine a couple years ago and ran it on my XC MTB.

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So after months of saving up, I finally got the touring bike of my dreams. After a quick mini (2 day tour) around my province, I will head next month to Germany and Austria, to do the Passau - Vienna - Bratislava tour...


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Old 05-04-13, 04:42 PM
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I so wish I would have gotten my Surly LHT with the couplers. Nice ride.
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Old 05-04-13, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by pepox369
So many nice set ups in here! But 99% of the bikes have drop bars.. what kind of touring do you guys actually do? I ask because, my bike that I am setting up for touring has trekking bars which allow me to be low to just pedal and go, or high to have a very upright position and admire the place I may be riding thru.
This has been covered before, but maybe hard to find in a search. Basically N. American riders prefer to use drop bars while European riders seem to not prefer them, on their touring rigs. Simply what we're accustomed to using. Generally fitment is less aggressive on the tourers than what a roadie's set up is. Butterfly (trekking) handle bars are becoming more popular in recent years.

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+1 for the NRS strap!
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Originally Posted by BLUMEANIE
2009 Nashbar Touring Frame

Deore crank arms and rear der. XT hubs and front der. Mavic hoops, Cane Creek headset and levers and Shimano shifters.

Bigger pics - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ericdif...7622744172249/




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Only pic I took of my bike while on my first tour this year! It was after falling over while clipped in on a small hill.

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