Handlebars

[f.effigy@gmail.com]

For city travel on a "vintage" (read: junker) road singlespeed:
moutain bike, drops, moustache, cruiser, bull-horn, ape-hanger,
traffic, and possible configurations there of.

Traffic bars seem to be adequate, eliminating the awkward width of mtb
bars (you don't really need that leverage) and the weird curves of
drops at low speed maneuvering.

Comments?

[Hank]

On Feb 9, 9:42 pm, "f.eff...@gmail.com" <f.eff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> For city travel on a "vintage" (read: junker) road singlespeed:
> moutain bike, drops, moustache, cruiser, bull-horn, ape-hanger,
> traffic, and possible configurations there of.
>
> Traffic bars seem to be adequate, eliminating the awkward width of mtb
> bars (you don't really need that leverage) and the weird curves of
> drops at low speed maneuvering.
>
> Comments?

Sounds like you need to be reading http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com

[Michael Baldwin]

>For city travel on a "vintage" (read: junker) road singlespeed:
>moutain bike, drops, moustache, cruiser, bull-horn, ape-hanger,
traffic, and possible
>configurations there of.
>Traffic bars seem to be adequate, eliminating the awkward width
>of mtb bars (you don't really need that leverage) and
>the weird curves of drops at low speed maneuvering.
>Comments?

...after reading this post 3 times, I feel like I've been at the bar...

Best Regards - Mike Baldwin

[Eric Vey]

f.effigy@gmail.com wrote:
> For city travel on a "vintage" (read: junker) road singlespeed:
> moutain bike, drops, moustache, cruiser, bull-horn, ape-hanger,
> traffic, and possible configurations there of.
>
> Traffic bars seem to be adequate, eliminating the awkward width of mtb
> bars (you don't really need that leverage) and the weird curves of
> drops at low speed maneuvering.
>
> Comments?

Traffic bars = North Road bars? NR was (is?) on the 3 speeds for years.

[datakoll]

On Feb 10, 12:42*am, "f.eff...@gmail.com" <f.eff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> For city travel on a "vintage" (read: junker) road singlespeed:
> moutain bike, drops, moustache, cruiser, bull-horn, ape-hanger,
> traffic, and possible configurations there of.
>
> Traffic bars seem to be adequate, eliminating the awkward width of mtb
> bars (you don't really need that leverage) and the weird curves of
> drops at low speed maneuvering.
>
> Comments?

wierd curves of drops? did yawl chose the wrong route again? develop
yawl's counter steer!
seriously, a LWB touring bike may be at a disadvantage in town but a
normal 21-22cm sports tourer?
I find the MTB a serious drawback: manuvers lacking power. And
sometimes (there're loaners) a goon shows up reminding that 'Muh
buddy' would rather not see me cycling across his lawn, again.

[f.effigy@gmail.com]

I remember that one. Didn't have anything interesting. But message
received.

[still just me]

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:06:03 -0500, MLB5611@webtv.net (Michael
Baldwin) wrote:

>
>..after reading this post 3 times, I feel like I've been at the bar...

Was there a question about bikes in there?

[OldRoads]

On Feb 10, 8:01*am, Eric Vey <jun...@ericvey.com> wrote:
> f.eff...@gmail.com wrote:
> > For city travel on a "vintage" (read: junker) road singlespeed:
> > moutain bike, drops, moustache, cruiser, bull-horn, ape-hanger,
> > traffic, and possible configurations there of.
>
> > Traffic bars seem to be adequate, eliminating the awkward width of mtb
> > bars (you don't really need that leverage) and the weird curves of
> > drops at low speed maneuvering.
>
> > Comments?
>
> Traffic bars = North Road bars? NR was (is?) on the 3 speeds for years.

North Road bars, at around 20" and swept back to keep you upright, are
the ideal city commuting bars.
75+ years have proved that.

Vin - Menotomy Vintage Bicycles
http://OldRoads.com

[Hank]

On Feb 10, 5:01 am, Eric Vey <jun...@ericvey.com> wrote:
> f.eff...@gmail.com wrote:
> > For city travel on a "vintage" (read: junker) road singlespeed:
> > moutain bike, drops, moustache, cruiser, bull-horn, ape-hanger,
> > traffic, and possible configurations there of.
>
> > Traffic bars seem to be adequate, eliminating the awkward width of mtb
> > bars (you don't really need that leverage) and the weird curves of
> > drops at low speed maneuvering.
>
> > Comments?
>
> Traffic bars = North Road bars? NR was (is?) on the 3 speeds for years.

I _think_ he's talking about straight bars cut off really narrow.