Handlebar prOn

Supercell

I think my bars are teh secks, no?



Anyone else got a slightly loaded bar like mine ?

DirkVoodoo

Looks like you are taking the hand out of handlebars!

I normally like to ride with my hands close to the stem when I'm cruising (dont ask why and im sure there are plenty of reasons not to)

Looks cool though, can you list the parts off left to right?

Trojan

More minimalist, and a nice road ahead:



From my August tour: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alrocket/sets/72157606983893187/

Supercell

Heh, mine are always on the drops so real estate in the middle is cheap.

The stuff from left to right are :-

Fenix LD20
Cateye EL530
Garmin Etrex Venture Cx with contour maps installed (v cool for mountain spins)
MTE SSC P7-C
Its not dark in front of the bike at night

Lumen

Can you get a stem mount for that Garmin?

Would free up space for more lights. :pac:

Supercell

Trojan wrote: »

More minimalist, and a nice road ahead:



From my August tour: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alrocket/sets/72157606983893187/

How do you see in the dark?

Supercell

Lumen wrote: »

Can you get a stem mount for that Garmin?

Would free up space for more lights. :pac:

Sure, the mount is twisty, can be installed in any orientation, has a nice design.
I got it from here. Ordered Thursday evening and arrived following Thursday morning. I had bought one from Wiggle initially that purported to fit my model of Garmin and didn't and was a flimsy piece of crap to boot.
Very happy with this mount though.

Trojan

Supercell wrote: »

How do you see in the dark?

Haven't taken one recently - that's the old bar tape & computer.

blorg

I am no stranger to overloaded handlebars myself although I do appreciate having nothing on them in the summer.



Hmm. Needs more lights.

Chips Lovell

You guys are freaks. This is the most I've ever had on my bars:



Only brought the camera bag that day because I wanted to grab a few snaps for my blog. Should take off the alimeter because I never use it.

For the winter I've just got one light and the Polar.

Supercell

Trojan wrote: »

Haven't taken one recently - that's the old bar tape & computer.

Separate battery pack, hmm how many lumens is that light putting out?

DirkVoodoo

What's the shell for?

DirkVoodoo

el tonto wrote: »

You guys are freaks. This is the most I've ever had on my bars:

Only brought the camera bag that day because I wanted to grab a few snaps for my blog. Should take off the alimeter because I never use it.

For the winter I've just got one light and the Polar.

Proper eurocyclist rules!

Raam

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Proper eurocyclist rules!

Agreed, this thread is most controversial.

blorg

el tonto wrote: »

You guys are freaks. This is the most I've ever had on my bars:

I am going to hazard a guess that there is a positive correlation between un-shaven legs and overloaded handlebars. Based on Supercell's bars I would even be suspecting a beard might be involved

Supercell

blorg wrote: »

I am going to hazard a guess that there is a positive correlation between un-shaven legs and overloaded handlebars. Based on Supercell's bars I would even be suspecting a beard might be involved

Lol, not currently, but funny enough in my student days I did sport a rather striking ginger beard:D
And yer right, these legs are never getting shaved.

bealbocht

lol.. good stuff.. but not one bell lol ..

christeb

Supercell wrote: »

I think my bars are teh secks, no?



Anyone else got a slightly loaded bar like mine ?

No offence, Supercell, but would it not be cheaper to sellotape a couple of MagLites on instead, cos that's kinda what it looks like...... :eek:

Now, where did I put my blinking LEDs....??

blorg

christeb wrote: »

No offence, Supercell, but would it not be cheaper to sellotape a couple of MagLites on instead, cos that's kinda what it looks like...... :eek:

These sort of lights are pretty effective (and cheap!) for unlit road riding, see this thread for examples from last night.

Verb doing his best train impression:

Supercell

christeb wrote: »

No offence, Supercell, but would it not be cheaper to sellotape a couple of MagLites on instead, cos that's kinda what it looks like...... :eek:

Now, where did I put my blinking LEDs....??

I'm not posh, functionality over form is the way to go. The Fenix and the SSC put out a serious amount of lumens..far more than yer average maglite.

neilled

Supercell wrote: »

I think my bars are teh secks, no?



Anyone else got a slightly loaded bar like mine ?

For some reason this reminds me of a WWI fighter

Gavin

blorg wrote: »

These sort of lights are pretty effective (and cheap!) for unlit road riding, see this thread for examples from last night.

Verb doing his best train impression:

Chuga chuga aaa CHOO CHOO !