WTB Bosco moose 58 w/12 degree downslope

[Michael Monti]

I just recently acquired a Susie frame and having thought about handlebar choices, and having discovered that a downsloping 58cm bosco bullmoose bar was once sold and is out there,  I am inspired to ask ya'll if someone out there with this setup is willing to sell this particular cockpit. 

I just joined the group a month or so ago and have been impressed with all the fantastic riv rants and fascinated that I can even make this request to a group of people that know what Im talking about, thank you!

Mike Monti

Marin, CA

[iamkeith]

Not what you're asking for, but for what it's worth:

I just traded a Clem H for a Susie Longbolts, moving my 58cm "normal" bosco moose bar from the former to the later.  When I had the Clem, I too searched for one of the rare, down-sloping Bosco bars, because I thought I'd prefer it.  (Prior to the bull moose version, I had a normal, separate bosco and did angle it more downward by quite a bit.)  However, on the Susie  I feel content with the angle of the bars on the "normal" bull moose version.  The head tube angle is just enough slacker as to add some helpful slope.  And this is DESPITE the fact that the headtube/bars are higher than I'd prefer on the susie.  I no longer feel like my hands want to slide forward wnen going down a steep hill.

So I'd suggest trying a normal one if you can even find it.  I'm not entirely sure the bullmoose bars - of any shape or angle - will be easy to come by in the future.

[Joe Bernard]

That's a good data point, Keith. The headtube is quite slack on my Susie and I had swapped a Bosco Bullmoose over from my custom. The angle change was noticeable. 

[Michael Monti]

Thank you all, for filling me in and helping me understand the nuance of how the slack Susie would change the fixed bullmoose hand position. I did think this would be a "shot in the dark" and it sounds like going with a standard bosco will be more likely which will provide more flexibility moving forward.  I do think the bosco bullmoose is a cockpit I could get used to staring at, Ive always enjoyed the feel and look of the filllet brazed bullmoose on my 1985 Ritchey, and thought it a good place to start inspiring my Susie build, 36 years later.