The Wheelbarrow Epiphany

Was ​ reading article on Rqdavist about Jones bikes down in Ashland and saw this little blurb that caught my eye because I had the same Epiphany a couple days ago myself thinking the same thing .

"instantly recognizable as a Jones bike is, the Jones Bar (officially the H-Bar Loop, but everyone I know calls them simply “Jones Bars”) may be even more of an icon. People who have never considered, or maybe ever even seen, a Jones bike will have a set of Jones Bars on their bikepacking bike, or utility bike, or town bike. I’m one of those people. They put your wrists in a much more natural position, and are in fact inspired by Jeff’s wheelbarrow. While working on their first house in Ashland, he wondered, “If this is the best angle for comfortably controlling a heavy wheelbarrow, how would this work on a bike?” The answer, apparently: pretty well**. Toda**y Jeff sells more bars than bikes. More and more manufacturers are adopting more sweep for their bars. But here’s the thing: his bars are designed for Jones Bikes, and other bikes don’t fit like a Jones.

Jeff has advice for people who want to get the most out of their Jones Bars on a non-Jones bike. Make your bike more Jones-bike-like. Go for a setback seatpost to shift your weight back and away from your hands, bring the bars closer to the bottom bracket with a shorter stem. Bring them up with a much higher stem. Based on customer feedback from Jones Bars users, he brought the Jones H-Bar Loop 2.5 to market, a bar with a 2.5” rise to bring the ride height in line with a Jones bike."