Bullhorn bars

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



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eddiec

suzyj wrote:
> 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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Brian Watson

"eddiec" <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> wrote in message
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> suzyj wrote:
[ ...]
>
> 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.

flyingdutch

suzyj wrote:
> 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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Phillip Brown

On Sun, 30 May 2004 23:59:57 +0000, suzyj wrote:


> 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

IIRC you can get 'double-ended' cable inners, with a campy stop on one
end and a shimano stop on the other end - just cut off the end you don't
need - like http://www.branfordbike.com/brake/brk5.html#item3 (scroll
down a little). It may not be a campy part - but at least it won't be a
shimano part.

phillip brown

ritcho

suzyj wrote:
> ...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



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NickZX6R

suzyj <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> wrote:
> 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



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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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wassupdawg

Nickzx6r wrote:
> Just don't tell anyone about it



umaaah

the tifosi frown in your direction



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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



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DRS

"suzyj" <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> wrote in message
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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

Wow, that's an aggressive setup!

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hippy

>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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flyingdutch

suzyj wrote:
> > 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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ritcho

suzyj wrote:
> > 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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Brian Watson

"suzyj" <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> wrote in message
news:TT6xc.47059$Ov2.31289@fe26.usenetserver.com...
> > 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

Very nice - thanks for indulging us!

Reminds me of Doug Sloan's (sp?) beautiful Bianchi which I also drool over:
http://www.midcalracing.com/fixed/fixed.htm

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

> Cheers,
>
> Suzy

Brian