Clearing the closet

[pll]

A few items that need to go, $5 each (unless otherwise noted) + $5.60 for USPS priority shipping:

• FSA compact handlebar (38cm wide, 31.8mm diameter)
• FSA OS 150 stem, 90mm, +/-6 degrees
• Salsa Pro Moto 3 stem, 80mm, +/-7 degrees
• A "Lone Peak" triangle bag (attached to seat and top tubes, has a cushioned strap that is nice if you have to shoulder a bike up some stairs...)
• Novara bento box I never used (lost it in the closet, bought a second one)
• Serfas black seat cover (to protect a saddle from rain; free to a good home just for the postage)

The links point to pictures. Continental US only, bona fide Team Estrogen forum members only. Thank you for looking.

-pll

[Jolt]

I may be interested in the bento box and the triangle bag...I'm just not sure if the triangle bag will fit with a bottle cage on the seat tube since I have a small bike (49cm). (Not talking about the bike in my avatar; just picked up a road bike on Craigslist). What do you think?

[pll]

Hi Jolt! Thanks for looking and for your interest. With a small frame, I don't think you could use a bottle cage in the seat tube, too. The sides that go against the frame are about 9". I can measure carefully tonight, but I think the bag would stand in the way of a bottle cage in the seat tube. The bike where I had this bag was a 54cm and I used it only with a bottle cage in the down tube at the time. I could take a picture of the bag on my 51cm current road bike, too.

[pll]

Jolt: It won't fit with a bottle cage on the seat tube. The sides that go near the frame are 8.5 inches each to the point where the velcro is attached. You can see a picture of the bag on my 51 cm road bike (I did not attach the bottom part because the bottle cage is there):

[Jolt]

Well, darn. Actually, I think I will just move the handlebar bag off the off road/around town bike (where it doesn't play well with the cantilever brakes--it rubs the cable and can make them drag a little) to the road bike where it will work better. How big is the bento box? Maybe that could replace the handlebar bag on the other bike.

[pll]

The bento measures to 5" deep/long, 3.5" tall and 1 1/4" wide (I measured the panels up to the stitching). Here's the box in the REI site:
http://www.rei.com/product/825304/no...draw-bike-pack
As I mentioned, I did not use it a single time

[Jolt]

Well, I don't think that is quite what I was looking for after all, but thanks anyway. Hopefully someone else will be interested.

[Crankin]

What are the reach and drop specs for those bars?

[pll]

What are the reach and drop specs for those bars?

Hi Crankin,

It's an FSA Omega Compact:

• 125mm drop
• 80mm reach
• 4 degrees outward bend

Here's the page on the FSA web site: http://www.fullspeedahead.com/produc...PACT-HANDLEBAR

Well, I don't think that is quite what I was looking for after all, but thanks anyway. Hopefully someone else will be interested.

Thanks for your interest Jolt!

[Crankin]

The drop is perfect, but I need a shorter reach.
Thanks, though.

[pll]

The drop is perfect, but I need a shorter reach.
Thanks, though.

Specialized has a bar with 123mm drop and 75mm reach (a version of which I had in a previous bike):
http://www.specialized.com/us/en/ftb...bend-handlebar

Other bars that I know about and you could consider are the 3T Ergonova (123/77 -- this is the one I use currently on my bikes), Ritchey Pro BioMax (130/75), and the Salsa Pro Road Small 2 (106/76).

Note to add: Zipp Service Course 70 Ergo or the SL 70 (128/70) and Dimension Flattop Shallow Reach (125/70).

[Crankin]

Yes, I have the Specialized bar on my Kuota. I want to replace the fancy bar with too long of a drop and reach that got put on my custom bike.

[emily_in_nc]

pll -- I might be interested in the Bento box since Jolt doesn't want it. I think it would be a good way to carry my small digital camera while riding. It's a pain to have to fish it out of my seat bag. Do you think it would be reasonably easy to open, grab a camera out of while riding (in a no-traffic area, of course!) and replace the camera? I would love to be able to take the occasional photo "on the go".

Also, do you take Paypal?

Thanks!
Emily

[pll]

Hi Emily! Yes, I take PayPal.

The closure is velcro, so, depending on the area (if it is not a bouncy one) you could leave the bento box open. It could work for a camera -- never tried it myself. PM me your address and I can mail it on Tuesday [tomorrow I am moving furniture/boxes and re-touching paint on my condo].

[pll]

The bento box is gone. The other items are still available.