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ralphy
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| Secret: wants a tall bikeJoined: Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:51 pmPosts: 424Location: Battle Creek
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due at least in part to the discussion in Mechanical Questions http://mplsbikelove.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=23728, I decided to buy a beater bike needing work to use as a backup and a winter bike. It's a Specialized Crossroads, 700Cx38C, grip shifters, paid $25. I'm guessing it needs about $60 or so to make it rideable. Got to thinking today, if you got to choose flat or drop bars, paddle, gripshift, thumb, barend, stem, brifter shifting for winter riding, what would you choose and why? I think gripshift, bar end and stem have the advantage for shifting, because you don't really need fingers, easier to do with mittens/choppers. please discuss.
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kn_mpls
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:52 pm |
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 Can't stop soaping my legs in the showerJoined: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:37 pmPosts: 2299Location: NE Mpls - Windom Park
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I like flats (even though I ride drops). Grip shift is fine- especially if you already have it. When the salty sludge ruins that drive train go single speed for easy maintenance.
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ralphy
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:40 pm |
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kn_mpls wrote: I like flats (even though I ride drops). Grip shift is fine- especially if you already have it. When the salty sludge ruins that drive train go single speed for easy maintenance. May well be good advice for most, but my bad knee makes that impossible. I gots to have my granny gear. Am thinking about internally geared hubs, though.
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FreeRangeZombie
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 Never got over the fun of spinning out on a Big WheelJoined: Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:37 pmPosts: 786Location: Your mom's house
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I have a set of 46 Woodchippers on my Cross Check and love them. However, my route is 14 mi one-way so I like the variety of hand positions, especially in the cold weather.
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Shizzy
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 Can't... stop... doing... the Monkey TagJoined: Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:22 amPosts: 1369Location: Regina
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I can work the bar ends on my drops with mittens on. works for me. YMMV.
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the snagnasty
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I use open bars ( these). They are great for control, especially when steering over ruts or ice patches. Also pretty good on the wrists.
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ebbmart
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grabbed some FSA Metropolis bars this weekend, and Im really digging them - 20deg or so sweep, with a bend forward first, so the grips fall just behind the bar clamp, right where I like em. I need some Ergons, but the angle is perfect for my body They also have some flattened area in front of the grip area, that I was using briefly for a more aero postions. Pretty stoked to try them on trails this spring, since they are mounted to my x-cross that is doing double duty right now as SS winter commuter.
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ebbmart
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| Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 12:24 pm |
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| Saw Greg Lemond once at a restaurantJoined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 3:21 pmPosts: 1954Location: Powderhorn 24 territory
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grabbed some FSA Metropolis bars this weekend, and Im really digging them - 20deg or so sweep, with a bend forward first, so the grips fall just behind the bar clamp, right where I like em. I need some Ergons, but the angle is perfect for my body They also have some flattened area in front of the grip area, that I was using briefly for a more aero postions. Pretty stoked to try them on trails this spring, since they are mounted to my x-cross that is doing double duty right now as SS winter commuter.
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 Detests rusty chainsJoined: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:10 pmPosts: 480Location: Minnetonka
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I put cheap trekking bars on my 1991 Diamondback Ascent winter-commuter. It's been converted to a SS, and I love the hand positions the bars afford, as well as the ability to easily mount lights and GPS etc on them without interfering with hand positions.
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Caaveman82
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Probably these. 
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