What's your Nitto Wavie Bar set up?

[John Phillips]

    I ordered a Wavie Bar & a 130mm reach Tallux stem from Rivendell for my Hunqapillar yesterday.

So I was curious: which stems, with how much reach, you have found you prefer with your Wavie bars?

Also which grips (or tape), shifters, brakes or anything else you chose to perfect your Wavie bar set ups?

Thanks,

John

[dougP]

John:

What length stem are you currently running on your Hunq?

dougP

[Deacon Patrick]

A 130mm stem sounds long for a wavy bar unless you are on a frame rather small for you or you really like being stretched out. But, if you're looking for that dialed in between the tires semi-to-mostly upright position of bliss that Riv's offer, you may prefer an 8-9 cm stem. That's roughly what my (non-threaded) stem measures on GBW with wavy bars, and it's fantastic, with me spot in the middle of the PBH range.

With abandon,
Patrick

[Deacon Patrick]

Oh, and I placed my brake levers 145mm in, giving a continuious range of grip options with brake access, from outer (great for technical), middle (my default), snug to the lever mounts (through town), and 1-2 fingers over the lever mount for long steady climbs, headwinds and fast descents on roads. I wrapped the longer grip area with 1 layer of cotton tape then leather. You can sort of see it here in the shot forth from the bottom: https://deaconpatrick.org/riding-kings-crown-easter-morn

With abandon,
Patrick

[Adam Leibow]

ive got a 110mm stem on my 58cm sam hillborne and i find the reach to be perfect. of course, there are other factors at play. 

On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 9:08:43 AM UTC-7, John Phillips wrote:

[John Phillips]

Hi Doug,

    Currently I have an 11cm Tallux and Albatross bars on my Hunq, but I find my hands spend more time up closer to the bend rather than back near the bar ends, so I thought the 13cm Tallux might be worth a try with the Wavie bars.

     I lowered my saddle so that I could pedal with my arches over the spindles of my pedals. IIRC, this puts my saddle at about 71cm from the bottom bracket, rather than 74cm for my 85cm PBH, and so I'm also a bit closer to the handlebars than I used to be.

    If I'm too stretched, I can try the 11cm Tallux with the Wavie bars.

John

[John Phillips]

I also have wider than normal shoulders for being 5'9", so my needs are a bit idiosyncratic.

But I was just curious how people have their Wavie bars set up, rather than wanting to copy a particular set up.

John

[Deacon Patrick]

You're gonna love that 66cm width!

With abandon,
Patrick

[tc]

John,

I have a 12cm reach Tallux for the Wavie on my 64 Atlantis.  With that stem, the bar ends don't quite come back as far as the back (saddle) side of the vertical part of the stem.

When I was deciding on the stem reach for the Wavie, I knew I wanted a slightly more aggressive position.  I have Brooks B17 Imperial saddles on all of my bikes...and I know the distance between the saddle nose and a straight line connecting the two bar ends for a more aggressive, and a moderately aggressive position.  So, given the sweep back of the bar in question, and level of aggressiveness I'm after, I just deduce the required stem reach to get that saddle nose to bar end distance I'm after.  Works for me.

Tom

[dougP]

Thanks, John

I have similar PBH, with a 75 cm saddle height on my 58 cm Atlantis.  I have Origin8 Space Bars (similar bend) on a 10 cm stem.  I've been thinking about the Wavies since they are wider than my current bars.  I have 660 mm Jones Bars on my MTB and really like the width.  The Wavy is attractive for the width & similarity in bends to the Jones, and of course has the advantage of working with my current stem.  Thinking more seriously now.  Thanks for the info.

dougP

[John Phillips]

Hi Patrick,

     Thanks for sharing your photos and details.  I love that red plaid cap!

John

[Deacon Patrick]

Thanks, John. After years of trying to get a red plaid from Walz Caps, I tagged some additional yards on an order of plaid my daughter made for herself and Walz made it in to caps for me. Really increases visibility without looking like a racer. Let us know how your wavy experiment goes!

With abandon,
Patrick

[John Phillips]

  Just picked up my Wavie bars from the UPS store, and my first fresh-out-of-the-box impression is I think I'm really going to like this bar. The bar doesn't feel as wide as I thought it would, and I think the 11cm Tallux stem is going to be the way to go with this bar. Just resting the Wavie on top of my Albatross bars and lining it up with the stem clamp, the end of bar grip section lines up with where I spend most of my time on my Albatross bars.

   Time to roust the elves in the workshop!

John

[Andy Beichler]

I am curious, too. I have started to accept the fact that drop bars are just not working for me anymore.  I get numbness and tingling in less than 30 minutes now.