Gear for little people

[elk]

That's be great, thanks!

pretty BMD Mayanorange!

what eastons do you have?

[mayanorange]

pretty BMD Mayanorange!
what eastons do you have?

Cassie says thank you!

I have the EA30 Ergo 40cm that came with my Jamis. They don't feel too bad, but might be a bit wide. Needed to move them up so I could reach them before I can decide.

[elk]

i've been trying to find a pair of EC90 Equipes PRO not ergo in 40...i had a chance on ebay but lost it...!!!

[mayanorange]

You had the Ritchey ergos on the Aurora, right? Were those also 40cm? I was reading the thread about shimming the brifters and checked last night- my Soras are adjustable, so i'll be tinkering with that tonight too once my stem is installed. I'd be a bit more comfy braking in the drops if they were a smidge closer.

PS- You have some adorable furkids yourself. Do you do agility with any of them? Cass and I went to our 2nd class last night. She's normally a wuss about new things, but her inner mtn dog must've kicked in- she was having a grand time climbing the a-frame and dogwalk.

[elk]

You had the Ritchey ergos on the Aurora, right? Were those also 40cm? I was reading the thread about shimming the brifters and checked last night- my Soras are adjustable, so i'll be tinkering with that tonight too once my stem is installed. I'd be a bit more comfy braking in the drops if they were a smidge closer.

PS- You have some adorable furkids yourself. Do you do agility with any of them? Cass and I went to our 2nd class last night. She's normally a wuss about new things, but her inner mtn dog must've kicked in- she was having a grand time climbing the a-frame and dogwalk.

Ritchey Biomax. ergos yes. THey're 38cm adn were fine except in the drops and I have a way of over fussing with things...

We have done, but mosty do obedience and therapy and rally...my sister is starting agility with her papillon in Wayland...or Waltham..can't remember!

[mayanorange]

Ritchey Biomax. ergos yes. THey're 38cm adn were fine except in the drops and I have a way of over fussing with things...

We have done, but mosty do obedience and therapy and rally...my sister is starting agility with her papillon in Wayland...or Waltham..can't remember!

I think I looked at the biomax bars- are they the ones that the tops bend away from you as they go out from the stem (ie the top is not one straight line)? Maybe those were the easton ergo bars... I can't remember. I'd need a straight bar in the tops if not bent toward me slightly because of my wrist. You're not the only one fussing- DH has asked me if anything original is going to be left on her! So far only saddle (it was mens ouch), stem, and frog pedals which I don't thick is too bad!

Especially for Pets in wayland maybe? I know there's none in Waltham- that's where we do obedience/rally. I'm having to bring her out to worcester with me and do daycare while I'm at work. If it is EFP, I'd be interested to see what she thinks.

[elk]

she's working w/ Janice Ritter in EFP Wayland...hopefully she'll continue at Charles River DTC. ; they meet in Waltham.
Her name is Debbie and her papillon is Billy...he's a rescue from Florida.

it's a SMALL world (but I wouldn't want to have to clean it...'-)
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I have ththe Ritcheys on in those photos of my hands...I'll have to go back and find which thread they're in. I think Lisa was right...shims might've solved the problem...but I got all into handlebars!

[mayanorange]

When I picked up the stem, they had the ritchey biomax- totally bent my wrist the wrong way just gently picking it up. The ledge on the drops didn't bother me too much (granted they were unmounted)- I thought they'd poke your hand more. Still tinkering but if I was going to do 38 the biomax wouldn't work for me.

I was going to say there was a lady in our CRDTC class who had rescue papillons. Such a small world. They take a hiatus from classes over the summer, so thought we'd give another place a go.

[elk]

When I picked up the stem, they had the ritchey biomax- totally bent my wrist the wrong way just gently picking it up. The ledge on the drops didn't bother me too much (granted they were unmounted)- I thought they'd poke your hand more. Still tinkering but if I was going to do 38 the biomax wouldn't work for me.

I was going to say there was a lady in our CRDTC class who had rescue papillons. Such a small world. They take a hiatus from classes over the summer, so thought we'd give another place a go.

is her name Betty?

[TxDoc]

Hi Mayanorange,
approximately, I'd say the Deda 4 girls have reach 110 and drop 150. If they were 40 wide instead of 38 they'd be my favorite bars for the comfort. BUT, remember that they weigh about 250g, so although on the lighter end for alu bar - they are not as light as carbon...

[mayanorange]

is her name Betty?

I'm really horrible with names, especially the people! Billy sounds right, tho- red and white?

Hi Mayanorange,
approximately, I'd say the Deda 4 girls have reach 110 and drop 150. If they were 40 wide instead of 38 they'd be my favorite bars for the comfort. BUT, remember that they weigh about 250g, so although on the lighter end for alu bar - they are not as light as carbon...

I'll have to measure and take the new stem for a spin. It's torrential rain up here, so I spun for a minute on the trainer, but need to road-test. And aluminum is fine- I'm not too terribly concerned with weight- coming from a mtn bike this bike seems insanely light.

[mayanorange]

So turns out once I go my actual dressmakers tape out to measure things that my handlebars are 44cm!! I had measured them before with a not long enough ruler and I guess I missed when I got 40. Had DH measure my shoulders and I'm about 36- no wonder they seem a bit wide! I think I might finally suck it up and head to the LBS to get a handlebar fitting- maybe and actual 40 wouldn't be too bad. I need my bars a touch wide so the weight is on the medial side of my bad wrist, so I guess I'll try 38 and 40 if they have them.

I'm starting to realize the LBS I got the bike at doesn't really fit everyone going out the door- I didn't even think to ask for a womens saddle. Granted since it's my first real roadbike, there was some getting used to it to figure out what was and wasn't working, but maybe the other shop that throws everyone on a trainer would have been a better idea even though I got her at essentially 1/2 off. The frame seems to be close to the right size- I did one of those online measure yourself a bunch of ways fit things and it says I'm dead on with frame size and seat tube, and pretty close with reach- it said I could go farther, but the fit thing didn't have a check button for crap wrist and no core strength My main conundrum is the original shop owes me a tune up, so it'd be easier to go to them, but they don't have the selection of the other place. Hmmmm.

[TxDoc]

I'm starting to realize the LBS I got the bike at doesn't really fit everyone going out the door- I didn't even think to ask for a womens saddle. Granted since it's my first real roadbike, there was some getting used to it to figure out what was and wasn't working, but maybe the other shop that throws everyone on a trainer would have been a better idea even though I got her at essentially 1/2 off. The frame seems to be close to the right size- I did one of those online measure yourself a bunch of ways fit things and it says I'm dead on with frame size and seat tube, and pretty close with reach- it said I could go farther, but the fit thing didn't have a check button for crap wrist and no core strength My main conundrum is the original shop owes me a tune up, so it'd be easier to go to them, but they don't have the selection of the other place. Hmmmm.

The way I see it - they DO owe you a fitting service, and if they want to keep you as a customer they should really do that for free and without complaints. As per product selection... if they are a serious bicycle business they should be able to order anything you need to have the bike fitted properly.
That said - given your measurements the D4g could be the bar for you, but it is 38, so if your wrist needs a wider correction maybe you may want to try an anatomical 40 as well, like the Deda or the ITM. I would not suggest bars with very short reach and shallow drops like Salsa poco, because that may end up putting excessive strain on your wrist and certainly you do not want that.
In any case, as soon as my synapsi comes in (next week I hope!!!) I'll be glad to give you a couple of bars in 38/40 if you want to give it a try.
If you want to test ride bars, I have a brand new 40 that is just sitting there, still wrapped up and never mounted on a bike - and plan to take out the Deda 4 girls as soon as the new carbon bar comes in. So if you want to try them let me know, I can just pack them both and put them in priority mail.

[mayanorange]

TxDoc- thanks for the input, I'll give them a call and see if they even have anything I can try (combo bike/ski shop, so have really low stock levels). It'd be great to try out yours (of course I'll let you know if I miraculously find something this weekend). Which 40 do you have? and are they both 26 clamps? I'll have to go get the stem I just returned last week if so- mine's 25.4 and the good shop accidentally got me a 26 that I would have kept, but it didn't quite go as high, tho might work with different bars. I must be driving these guys crazy between swapping out about 6 saddles and now the stem craziness.

Just called- they have a 40, so I'll head over there tonight and try that out and see what they say.

[TxDoc]

Which 40 do you have? and are they both 26 clamps?

40: Ritchey pro road, brand new, 31.8 clamp size.
38: Deda 4 girls, used, 26 clamp size.
Good luck!