New bars!!

[SouthernBelle]

I promised pics of my Salsa Pocos and shimmed brake levers, so here they are. They should be clickable to see larger.









Make sure you click on the 3rd one to see my pretty tape!!

[mimitabby]

oh, beautiful, that's just gorgeous!

I hope they are comfy too.

[SouthernBelle]

Yes they are. I rode 44 miles on them today. I'm going to tilt them down a tiny bit from what you see in the picture to give a little more room for hand positions. Very nifty bars.

[yellow]

SB--I got the short and shallows on my new bike and LOVE them. I'm wishing I had them on my old bike. It looks like the Poco is even shorter. You must have really tiny hands! I did not have to shim my levers or anything and love that I can easily reach the thumb shifter from the drops.

The thing I really noticed about them is that they seem to guide my hand a little differently (in a good way). I used to have to consciously think about keeping my wrists straight but didn't even think about it on my ride today.

[SouthernBelle]

I have short stubby fingers. So that really effects my reach to the levers in the drops. On the old bars, it pretty much eliminated it. I'm having to retrain my brain now that I'm can brake from there.

[pooks]

That tape is GORGEOUS!

I love orange.

[Trekhawk]

Oooh that is pretty. I love orange. My mountain bike is orange and it makes me smile just looking at it. Love the bars - I have those same shims on my Trek road bike and they work really well.

Happy riding.

[SouthernBelle]

Thanks y'all.

I've managed to get my pretty orange tape dirty.

[Batbike]

Thanks y'all.

I've managed to get my pretty orange tape dirty.

you may know this, but let me pass it on anyway -- a little GREASE LIGHTENING gently rubbed on your tape and then wiped off will restore your dirty tape to sparkling clean!

[Fitmiss]

What is Grease Lightening? I know about White Lightening but not Grease Lightening.

[Batbike]

it is a general cleaning product -- white bottle with yellow and black lettering. i have found it in grocery, wholesale, and WallyWorld.

[VeloVT]

I have celeste bar tape on my Axis, and of course it would get pretty dirty while I was riding this winter. I found that a sponge and a bucket with warm water and a little dish soap worked wonders (I was a little nervous about using water at first but it's been fine).

I'm sure my neighbors thought I was a little crazy, outside on my porch in 20 degree weather, giving my bike a bath with a sponge and dish brush every day before bringing it back inside...

Edit: Oh btw, I REALLY like your orange tape!!!

[mimitabby]

Southern Belle, you are still happy with this bar tape?

[SouthernBelle]

Southern Belle, you are still happy with this bar tape?

Definitely. When I redo, I may put black on the tops and orange on the drops, just because the tops get dirty first. I, Of course, dropped the chain on my first ride with the new tape and managed to get lube on the new tape on the tops.