I really love the old school look of these handle bars. I took a 15 mile ride the other day after putting them on. After half way through the ride I decided to raise them up a bit. Most people it seems put the brake levers on the bend using road levers or they put the cross brake close to the stem, I have also seem some put reverse levers too.. Personally, I did not like the way that looks and opted to use cross levers (aka safety brakes) in a linear fashion. I’m kind of amazed at how different the bike handles compared with riser or road bars. I did notice I needed to move my seat back a bit more then when I had the other bars maybe because I used a shorter stem. Also, I used cotton bar tape. Not sure what I think of this yet. I wanted to have a vintage look and feel with the benefits of newer technology.
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What kind of brake levers do you have on there? That is exactly what I'm looking for, only in black. Thanks
I know I'm commenting on an ancient thread but I wanted to shout out a major thanks for your post. I am just completing a conversion of my 1984 Raleigh Gran Course to SS/Fixie and I have been waffling back and forth on going with the Origin8 Tiki bars. Now, having seen your pics I know that is the direction I want to go. Thanks again.
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What kind of brake levers do you have on there? That is exactly what I'm looking for, only in black. Thanks
I know I'm commenting on an ancient thread but I wanted to shout out a major thanks for your post. I am just completing a conversion of my 1984 Raleigh Gran Course to SS/Fixie and I have been waffling back and forth on going with the Origin8 Tiki bars. Now, having seen your pics I know that is the direction I want to go. Thanks again.
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