I harken back to my old ugly Scott bars that were so comfortable…damn if I might not put them on again.
My ‘tensionless’ bar setup would be this. An extension that would allow me to basically for a triangle. Hands clasped in a praying position. I can nearly do this with my T2’s by rotating them inward to get the tips close enough together, but then the bar is flat and that puts wicked stress on my wrists. If I use ski tips it forces my hands out too wide and just doesn’t work any way I rotate them.
Any ideas? I was thinking about how to make this happen and modifying the extensions with something molded on the end is the only way I can envision this b/c I’m not aware of any place I can waltz in and snap the proper diameter tubing to work with???
I made some. They turned out okay. Learned enough that the next set would/could be better but then then got busy at work. If your interested in details email me and I’ll send you pics, links etc. It’s fairly easy.
I harken back to my old ugly Scott bars that were so comfortable…damn if I might not put them on again.
My ‘tensionless’ bar setup would be this. An extension that would allow me to basically for a triangle. Hands clasped in a praying position. I can nearly do this with my T2’s by rotating them inward to get the tips close enough together, but then the bar is flat and that puts wicked stress on my wrists. If I use ski tips it forces my hands out too wide and just doesn’t work any way I rotate them.
Any ideas? I was thinking about how to make this happen and modifying the extensions with something molded on the end is the only way I can envision this b/c I’m not aware of any place I can waltz in and snap the proper diameter tubing to work with???
Is this a repost? You can do this now with parts available.
Hey Greg what do you think about this idea? I was looking for a particular shape in a bar with any amount of rotation. The Carbon Stryke could would if I swapped the left and the right extensions to the opposing sides and rotated inward a tiny bit…would put the tips almost together AND have an upright bend still left when compared to S bends losing all vertical lift once rotated…can you see what I’m envisioning?
Could you envision the grips being almost vertical and touching if you reversed the sides and twisted them a bit?
That is ideally what I would shoot for. I had almost exactly your same setup with my Profile T1 ski tips, but it didn’t allow me to get my hands just quite close enough…almost, but still searching for nirvana if I can.
Here is my hillbilly, cheap ass no computer talent CAD rendering of what I’m after…feel free to mock my lack of art skills!
I harken back to my old ugly Scott bars that were so comfortable…damn if I might not put them on again.
My ‘tensionless’ bar setup would be this. An extension that would allow me to basically for a triangle. Hands clasped in a praying position. I can nearly do this with my T2’s by rotating them inward to get the tips close enough together, but then the bar is flat and that puts wicked stress on my wrists…
Ummm…can’t you just angle the extension up then? That’s how I used to ride T2+ bars…rotated inward and then angled up. Look at my profile pic which is of my old setup…
I have tried that position and while it is extremely comfortable for my hands, it diametrically changes the way I weight the bars and support my skeletal structure. I like to have my weight pushing straight down vertically through my elbows. When I tilt my T2’s up the pads tilt up and then my weight is transferred more forward in direction than straight down…very uncomfortable for this ol guy.
I have tried that position and while it is extremely comfortable for my hands, it diametrically changes the way I weight the bars and support my skeletal structure. I like to have my weight pushing straight down vertically through my elbows. When I tilt my T2’s up the pads tilt up and then my weight is transferred more forward in direction than straight down…very uncomfortable for this ol guy.
You don’t need to tilt them up as far as I did…but, yeah, I was wondering about the pad tilt for you.
I tried about every angle moving it a mm at a time, but just couldn’t find that ‘happy place’. I’m quite positive swapping the L/R Carbon Stryke could put me right where I want to be…per my hi-tech CAD drawing;)
Could you envision the grips being almost vertical and touching if you reversed the sides and twisted them a bit?
That is ideally what I would shoot for. I had almost exactly your same setup with my Profile T1 ski tips, but it didn’t allow me to get my hands just quite close enough…almost, but still searching for nirvana if I can.
Here is my hillbilly, cheap ass no computer talent CAD rendering of what I’m after…feel free to mock my lack of art skills!
I have an old pair of Scott bars that were meant to have a bridge between them that are exactly the shape you use in your drawing. I have cut the slight S off the ends and filed them out so DA shifters fit. Next I have to torch where the extension fits to the bar to loosen the glue so I can make the switch you are talking about. I might get to it this weekend. If so I’ll post the outcome.
I just noticed something. If I use my T2 arm rest/clamp assembly on these Strykes I’m going to potentially have some serious rise issues. I see your extensions mount under the base bar, but have the arm rests on top of the stem plane. I can reroute the T2 clamp under, but will have an incredibly low pad height which isn’t going to do well for me since the T2 pad mounts go directly on the butt end of the extension.
Do you find the Stryke pad mount to be adjustable enough vs. what you get with say a T2? I don’t see any fore/aft options with the Stryke on pad placements…is that accurate? How about width?
I didn’t get as far I I hoped but here are 2 pics to give you an idea. Neither are glued/epoxied, just mocked up. Yes the bars are OE on the bike, a Scott Waimea. Sorry about the quality of pics but they were taken with an Iphone.