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I've always thought it might be cool to try the nitto dirt drops, but where does one find a pair? I like drops that flair out a bit, and I have some Salsa moto ace flared drops (ergo) on my commuter.
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I don't think you can still buy the Nittos anywhere. Unless you keep your eyes open on the IBOB list for old ones for sale. But I think I may have bought all of those up and haven't seen any come up in a while. -Ray
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Uma Thurman's got flair. Rando bars have flare. |
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All things Nitto
http://www.jitensha.com/eng/nittorandbar.html Rando bars etc. Fuji Toshi cloth tape too, mmmm good. French Rando bars http://www.velo-orange.com/beraba.html Last edited by sg8357; 11-16-2007 at 09:42 PM. |
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-Ray
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Ray
It is 3:00 AM and you are still up. Aren't you too old to stay up so late? I KNOW that I am. Time for me to go nighty night.
Nighty Night Sandy
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A traditional rando bar doesn't have much flat and starts flaring before the drop so it tilts the levers out. The Nitto rando bar is like this. Because they flare out at the top, the drops are mostly perpendicular to the flats like a traditional bar. These are a nice problem solver for people who keep stabbing their knee caps into their barcons, but I find otherwise uncomfortable.
Then you've got Dirt Drop or Bell Lap style bars where the flare happens mostly down at the drop. This allows you to maintain a vertical lever position. The Dirt Drop is almost identical to a Nitto 176 except for the flare and the heavier guage tubing (I'd wager to say they're a solid 100g heavier than their 176 equivalent). Then you've got a bar like the Nitto Noodle. They have a sweep back on the flats and very slight flare at the bottom, post drop. 3TTT Morphe bars fall into this category too except they have an ergo drop. I too love the Morphe. The Dirt Drop and Morphe are both discontinued Last edited by RudAwkning; 11-17-2007 at 08:34 AM. |
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I rode the Morphe for several years, and consider it an all-time favorite. I didn't like the double cable grooves, but in retrospect I think I made too much of that in my mind. I'm often sorry I didn't hold on to them.
the ergo flat wasn't a problem for me. The ramp was quite perfect. best, mw |
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