Bullhorn bars

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Originally posted by suzyj
Finally got around to putting the bullhorn bars I'd bought on ebay a month or so ago on my fixed gear. It was a tad more involved than I'd anticipated, and necessitated a couple of trips to the LBS to get bits. On the first (after trying every road brake lever I had kicking around and not being happy with the way the cables went) I bought some Dia compe bullhorn brake levers. The second trip involved me trying to explain to the bemused LBS guy that my brake cables didn't fit, and describing an obscure brake cable that I needed that had a disc shaped end with the cable coming out the side, rather than the normal pear shaped end. How was I to know that it's a mountain bike brake cable? Like as if I own any mountain bikes!

Anyway, once these little issues were sorted, I bunged them on, taped them up, and went for a nice Sunday morning ride. They really are cool. Before, I felt really lopsided climbing hills with only one brake hood to hang on to. Now I just grab the bars and go. Very good gear. Totally comfy and just feel right.

Only hassle is the cable inner that caused the LBS guy all the mirth is Shimano XTR (in Campy outer, of course), on an otherwise Shimano free bike...

Regards,

Suzy

Glad to hear you got yours on ok! I did a similar exercise a few weeks back on my commuter mtb and it was similarly tricky - primarily because i was also mounting the existing v-brake levers and shifter pods on the bullhorns and cable length was only JUST long enough! But I do love the way they look - v. purposeful!

So, any photos now that they're on??

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So, any photos now that they're on??

I'll second that call! I read your frame building page with
awe and love the end result. But there was something about
the single hood that was not quite right. Photos of the
horns pretty please?

Brian.

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Originally posted by suzyj
on an otherwise Shimano free bike...

Suzy

"The force is strong in this one, Emporer"
Darth Vader - the true exponent of carbon fibre

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Originally posted by suzyj
...on an otherwise Shimano free bike...

Regards,

Suzy

Umm, where can I get this Shimano free bike - all the ones in the shop cost heaps of money.

Ritch

suzyj said:

Finally got around to putting the bullhorn bars I'd bought
on ebay a month or so ago on my fixed gear. It was a tad
more involved than I'd anticipated, and necessitated a
couple of trips to the LBS to get bits. On the first
(after trying every road brake lever I had kicking around
and not being happy with the way the cables went) I bought
some Dia compe bullhorn brake levers. The second trip
involved me trying to explain to the bemused LBS guy that
my brake cables didn't fit, and describing an obscure
brake cable that I needed that had a disc shaped end with
the cable coming out the side, rather than the normal pear
shaped end. How was I to know that it's a mountain bike
brake cable? Like as if I own any mountain bikes!

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Anyway, once these little issues were sorted, I bunged
them on, taped them up, and went for a nice Sunday morning
ride. They really are cool. Before, I felt really lopsided
climbing hills with only one brake hood to hang on to. Now
I just grab the bars and go. Very good gear. Totally comfy
and just feel right.

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Only hassle is the cable inner that caused the LBS guy all
the mirth is Shimano XTR (in Campy outer, of course), on
an otherwise Shimano free bike...

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Regards,

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Suzy

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My new roadie is absolutely Shimano-free but I have to
confess, I got some XTR cables cheap and replaced a
gunky corroded cable on the MTB and the XTR cable is
much much better.

Just don't tell anyone about it 🙂

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Nick

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Originally posted by Nickzx6r
Just don't tell anyone about it 🙂

umaaah😄

the tifosi frown in your direction

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So, any photos now that they're on??

Hope you lot are satisfied. Now you've gone and made me clean my bike!

Anyways, have a look at:

http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~sjackson/Bullhorns_1.jpg
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~sjackson/Bullhorns_2.jpg
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~sjackson/Disclaimer.jpg

Cheers,

Suzy

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Originally posted by suzyj
Hope you lot are satisfied. Now you've gone and made
me clean my bike!
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~sjackson/Bullhorns_1.jpg
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~sjackson/Bullhorns_2.jpg
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~sjackson/Disclaimer.jpg

Drool.

That is all.

hippy

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Originally posted by suzyj
> So, any photos now that they're on??

Hope you lot are satisfied. Now you've gone and made me clean my bike!

Anyways, have a look at:

http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~sjackson/Bullhorns_1.jpg
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~sjackson/Bullhorns_2.jpg
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~sjackson/Disclaimer.jpg

Cheers,

Suzy

droooooooool

i think you should go into business

where can i place an order?

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So, any photos now that they're on??

Hope you lot are satisfied. Now you've gone and made me
clean my bike!

Anyways, have a look at:

atnf.csiro.auBullhorns 1.jpgOpen ↗
atnf.csiro.auBullhorns 2.jpgOpen ↗
atnf.csiro.auDisclaimer.jpgOpen ↗

Wow, that's an aggressive setup!

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Originally posted by suzyj
> So, any photos now that they're on??

Hope you lot are satisfied. Now you've gone and made me clean my bike!

Anyways, have a look at:

http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~sjackson/Bullhorns_1.jpg
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~sjackson/Bullhorns_2.jpg
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~sjackson/Disclaimer.jpg

Cheers,

Suzy

Now that is one nice lookin' bike.

Ritch.

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So, any photos now that they're on??

Hope you lot are satisfied. Now you've gone and made me
clean my bike!

Anyways, have a look at:

atnf.csiro.auBullhorns 1.jpgOpen ↗
atnf.csiro.auBullhorns 2.jpgOpen ↗
atnf.csiro.auDisclaimer.jpgOpen ↗

Very nice - thanks for indulging us!

Reminds me of Doug Sloan's (sp?) beautiful Bianchi which I
also drool over: midcalracing.comfixed.htmOpen ↗

I am aiming for a similar look on a much lower budget with
an old Malvern Star Excel :-)

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Cheers,

Suzy

Brian

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Very nice - thanks for indulging us!

Reminds me of Doug Sloan's (sp?) beautiful Bianchi which I
also drool over: midcalracing.comfixed.htmOpen ↗

Brian

Evil man! How are people supposed to (pretend) to get work done covered in slobber???

The shed is a bit way-scary for my liking tho 😉