"Rich Westerman" <
[email protected]> I haven't ridden mine much since mounting the
bars/stem, but
> its MUCH more comfortable than the stock V2 bars. I'm still dialing them in and have the riser
> tube up just about as far as it goes- my legs are just too long. anyone know where that tutorial
> on adjusting the evo bars is on the web? I think it was written by Mark Stonich.
http://www.bikesmithdesign.com/EvoBars/EvoBarSetup.html
BTW Calhoun has a riser stem for long legged V2 riders. It's just a piece of straight tubing with a
70mm Aheadset type handlebar stem attached.
I did weld up a custom one,
http://www.bikesmithdesign.com/EvoBars/V2Mod.jpg before we got the CNC
clamps. Much cheaper to go with the clamp on stem.
If you think the clamp on is a bit bulky looking, I recently acquired a bunch of long aheadset
stems and could weld the handlebar end onto a tube. IMHO not worth the extra expense tho.
BTW I can do custom bends. The bars I make for myself are narrower and deeper than the ones Luke
sells, but he felt that most customers would find the knee/hand overlap annoying or even dangerous.
> I sat on (but didn't ride,) a brand new V2 with a set of the new bars while picking up my '01 V2
> at the BikeRack in St. Charles, IL last November. I was not impressed- they were waaaay to wide
> for me. I've since talked to Randy at RANS and he said that I must have tried the extra wide
> configuration. It seems that they will be offering the new bars in 3 different models, so I'll
> hold judgement till then.
I see Terra Cycles has cloned the EvoBars too. "Plagarism is the sincerest form of flattery."