Oldfentiger
Veteran
Of course you mean the left hand side
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biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
Of course you mean the left hand side
Just testing
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Boon 51
Guru
Dam I didn't see that, will sort it out tomorrow, with my comments.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
Nice 
I'd have the handlebars rotated forward though so the tops were level but that's just my preference.
I'd have the handlebars rotated forward though so the tops were level but that's just my preference.
Illaveago
Guru
Is this a "Spot the Difference ?" Competition ? If so I have spotted 2 so far !
Looks nice .
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Boon 51
Guru
Is this a "Spot the Difference ?" Competition ? If so I have spotted 2 so far !
Looks nice .
First is the original the second in black and white is for fun and the others are the updated bikes.
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Boon 51
Guru
Nice
I'd have the handlebars rotated forward though so the tops were level but that's just my preference.
As in a conventional bike do you mean.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
My normal hand position is 'on the bend' of the bars as shown by the wear on my bar tape.
I must get round to re-wrapping them
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Boon 51
Guru
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My normal hand position is 'on the bend' of the bars as shown by the wear on my bar tape.
I must get round to re-wrapping them
Funny you should say that but when I did a test ride it didn't feel right, so I will move them to a more normal position.. Ta
raleighnut
Legendary Member
My 'rule of thumb' is that when I'm on the drops my wrists are straight, the Carlton even has the tops slightly 'up' to achieve that.
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
That's how I like to ride drop bar bikes too, which is why I'm a big fan of Weinmann suicide levers. Unfortunately my current drop bar bike hasn't got suicides, so I'm now on the lookout for a cheapo donor so equipped to rob for parts.
Illaveago
Guru
Ooh! Treading on dangerous ground there !
Before you know it you will feel sorry for the donor bike and the whole process will start all over again !
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Boon 51
Guru
I see what you mean the bars would be ok like yours but the levers would need to be a tad more on the bend of the bars to suit me. I'm glad you pointed that out about the bars as I could of ended up with a bad back.
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Boon 51
Guru
Ooh! Treading on dangerous ground there !
Before you know it you will feel sorry for the donor bike and the whole process will start all over again !
This is what learning is all about, may be sometime in the future I might be able to give advice.
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
Ooh! Treading on dangerous ground there !
Before you know it you will feel sorry for the donor bike and the whole process will start all over again !
I know what you mean, so I'm aiming to pick up the nastiest example of a low-end "racer" I can find - so long as it's ultra cheap and has the bits I want on it. I'm deliberately going to avoid anything too decent that I might be tempted not to scrap. A 70's/80's "catalogue quality" machine would be ideal. Its rather unfortunate that high quality drop bar bikes rarely came equipped with suicides, they seem mostly confined to the low-end models, yet for those of us who aren't racers and like to ride in an upright position, they are very useful additions.
