Re: Moustache Bars - theory and practice ?

In article <[email hidden]>,

Bob said:

On Sun, 07 May 2006 18:25:24 GMT, Bob <[email hidden]> wrote:

Following up on myself... I used the word "touring" incorrectly to
describe what I would use this bar/bike for and what I am interested
in. What I really meant was "short local training and quick jaunt
rides of 5-25 miles".

well, if you want people to chat with you, i'm betting they're
just what you're looking for. specially if you put on a set of
those "dummy" brake levers. for real world riding, i replaced
mine with a set of scott at4's. you can use them like standard
mtb bars, use both bar end positions and if you're dealing with
a nasty headwind you can tuck your thumbs in the thumbrests,
forearms on the grips and go.

course, they probably don't even make them any more. saw a set
on the bay recently though.

Lots of Pix and info/opinion on these at
http://www.stanford.edu/~dru/moustache.html

I've never tried them myself, but I've seen lots of posts from those
who have. Maybe 25% love them, and the rest don't care for them.

Lots of them turn up on eBay. If you try them and don't like them, it
seems it would be easy to sell them.