Took my finished Bianchi project (1993 Advantage) for its inaugural ride today, and made some pictures. My first try with swept bars, Nitto Albatross in steel.
Deore 10s cassette and derailleur, with Microshift pinky tab. I’ve got a 36t chain ring coming to replace the current 34t.
Tires are Kenda Kross Plus 700c x 38. The bike originally sold with 38s and that is all that will fit. Budget tires are the way I roll.
It was easy to make a clean hole in the one OURY grip, with a 7/8 inch hole punch I’ve had for leather work. Just like a handlebar, I slicked it up with alcohol to slide it into the grip – self-centering, ya’ll.
Bontrager wheels from a Trek FX2.
I first followed conventional wisdom, and crammed the 135mm hub into the 130mm dropouts. But, the results were same as a previous project: one side of the steel frame gives more than the other, and the wheel was not centered at the chain stays. I took a 2×4 to it – the Sheldon Brown way – and cold set the frame, wheel now nicely centered.
The bike is light, smooth and quiet – quite pleasant to ride. The swept bars have not inhibited my curb jumping and light off-roading.
Hell yeah! You set your sweepy bars at a great ergonomic angle ta boot. I get every person is different, but so many swept back bars on here are level or turned up a bit they look like wrist killers.
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Took my finished Bianchi project (1993 Advantage) for its inaugural ride today, and made some pictures. My first try with swept bars, Nitto Albatross in steel.
Deore 10s cassette and derailleur, with Microshift pinky tab. I’ve got a 36t chain ring coming to replace the current 34t.
Tires are Kenda Kross Plus 700c x 38. The bike originally sold with 38s and that is all that will fit. Budget tires are the way I roll.
It was easy to make a clean hole in the one OURY grip, with a 7/8 inch hole punch I’ve had for leather work. Just like a handlebar, I slicked it up with alcohol to slide it into the grip – self-centering, ya’ll.
Bontrager wheels from a Trek FX2.
I first followed conventional wisdom, and crammed the 135mm hub into the 130mm dropouts. But, the results were same as a previous project: one side of the steel frame gives more than the other, and the wheel was not centered at the chain stays. I took a 2×4 to it – the Sheldon Brown way – and cold set the frame, wheel now nicely centered.
The bike is light, smooth and quiet – quite pleasant to ride. The swept bars have not inhibited my curb jumping and light off-roading.
https://preview.redd.it/d8f4w96ec16d1.jpeg?width=4112&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=706445230431071297d3baf27c27f67d75f4431b
Front view
https://preview.redd.it/6hm7qtlkc16d1.jpeg?width=2948&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13851af09913a396e0f7ff5ec95f89ea138ff7ff
Hell yeah! You set your sweepy bars at a great ergonomic angle ta boot. I get every person is different, but so many swept back bars on here are level or turned up a bit they look like wrist killers.
Boy are you the man