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| 722.1 | | MENTOR::REG | I fixed the boat; So, who want to ski ? | Mon Jun 13 1988 14:40 | 11 |
| re .0 Well, for one thing it might be nice to ask HER thoughts
on this too:-^)
I find that my ATB bars offer only ONE hand position, whereas
maes bend offer about four just on the tops, hence I will probably
never change them on a road bike. Re "more control", I doubt it.
We don't "steer" with handlebars, so more leverage doesn't add more
control, even (or especially) not in an emergency.
Reg
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| 722.2 | | MOSAIC::WASSER | John A. Wasser | Tue Jun 14 1988 14:13 | 7 |
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Replacing drop bars with touring bars:
Remember that you will have to replace the brake levers and
probably the brake cables when you change bars. I have done
such a conversion and it is fairly easy to do... it just
gets expensive..
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| 722.3 | Inexpensive Brake Levers | AIMHI::JSMITH | Bikes Spoke_n Here | Wed Jun 15 1988 12:37 | 11 |
| re. -1 < Brake conversion .....gets expensive >
If your in the market for a complet set-up of Mountain Bars,
with Suntour Thumb Shifters and Mountain Brake Levers, or any
individual component I have an inexpensive set for sale that are
like new. They came off of a bike with low miles but with an
unrepairable frame. If your interested send mail. You can check
out the individual items and prices in my Mountain Bike For Sale
base note.
Jerry
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| 722.4 | A free solution (assuming you already own sunglasses | CIMNET::MJOHNSON | Carbohydrates are recreational drugs. | Wed Jun 15 1988 13:05 | 8 |
| You could always go for the Palm Beach look -- just rotate the
bars 180 degrees so their ends point forward, then install the
brake levers facing the other way. Now get some loud beach trunks,
a walkman, and some sunglasses, and you're cruisin'. :~)
Like wow, man...
MATT
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| 722.5 | On a more serious note... | CIMNET::MJOHNSON | Carbohydrates are recreational drugs. | Wed Jun 15 1988 13:32 | 25 |
| Be certain that you're attacking the problem, not just the symptom of
the problem. Many people (and especially women) feel uncomfortable on
road bikes because they've bought one that's too big -- they have to
reach too far forward to grip the bars. Usually, they conclude that
the drop bars are the problem; unfortunately, changing the bars to
upright-style won't help. On a properly sized and oriented bike, drop
bars should actually be MORE comfortable than upright bars. As Reg
mentioned earlier, this is because of the variety of hand positions
available (without even going down to the drops): 1) near the center,
parallel to one another 2) at the bend of the bar, wrists facing
in 3) at the bend of the bar, wrists facing out 4) on top of the
brake levers. If you go down to the drops, there are two other
positions: 1) on the inside curl of the bar, near the brake levers
2) near the ends of the bars.
On upright bars, you have nowhere else to put your hands, and your back
has to withstand more road shock (it's distributed over your four
limbs on a drop-bar bike). Still, there's one case in which
I'd recommend them: if somebody's just plain intimidated by the
look of these things, and the fear limits his or her riding, then
by all means, change them. All the lobbying in the world can't
change such an aversion.
MATT
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