Bosco Bars

[Marc Irwin]

  I did my first ride with my new Bosco Bars and was really impressed.  I rode a 100K at the Harpeth River Ride outside of Nashville and found the bars to be great.  Nothing to do, but wrap 'em in leather and call them keepers for sure!

Marc

[Thomas Lynn Skean]

I like 'em bare but have considered covering them as well. Is there a particular brand of leather you'd use?

I've used VO's Elkhide on another bar, which is definitely a good value but, though treated, isn't perfectly beautiful after significant sun & rain. (My commute means parking outside.) It's faded and a little raw and blotchy. I just wonder if any particular brand of leather is more weather resistant / durable than others.

Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean

[David Yu Greenblatt]

That is a nifty Bosco set-up, Marc, with the extra brake levers near the stem and the Dia-Compe antler nubs! Is the hands-on-nubs position comfy?

- David G, Madison WI

[Marc Irwin]

I'm going to use the VO elkhide, I have it on my Hunq and really like the feel.  I just rub it down with Mink Oil paste occassionally.

Marc

[Marc Irwin]

The knobs provide a position which takes the palm and edges of the palm out of contact.  So, all those sensitive nerve endings which cause numbness are not affected.  I rode 62 miles the first day with complete comfort.

Marc

[Peter Morgano]

Marc, I am a bit confused, you would hold the knobs from the back of the bars around the front? I am just trying to picture it having never used them before. I thought they would ride higher to act as faux hoods to rest your hands on while riding, kinda near the bend.  Sorry again if I am just totally missing it but I too have the bosco bars and would love to get the most versatility possible out of them. Thanks.

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[Minh]

Hi guys, been reading the bosco threads and have had a lingering question.  in marc's picture where he puts the bosco on top of the albatross bar, you can see that to get the same back hand position he'd need a much longer stem.  so for the folks using this bar, did you get a longer stem to compensate for this or did you want the the bosco a little farther back then your existing bars? 

It just seems to me if you're using a pretty long stem at the moment, 100-110mm, that you'd need a really long stem to accomodate the bosco or be ok with the bar moving back quite a bit.

[Thomas Lynn Skean]

The 10cm stem that I started with is okay but feels confining in slow sharp turns (the close-maneuvering tactical kind). I intend to switch to a 12cm stem. I expect that'll probably make the bars even more comfortable in general.

 

If I were using bar-end shifters, I'd probably try a 13cm or 14cm stem. RBW sells a 13cm stem. I've never seen a 14cm stem advertised; possibly because I've never looked for one. (I don't think I'll put bar-ends on the Boscos. Right now I have stem shifters. I like them.)

 

Yours,

Thomas Lynn Skean

[René Sterental]

Minh,

Speaking for myself, I went with Grant's complete recommendation by choosing the Bullmoose version. I can only say that on my 58 Hunqapillar it puts the ends of the bars in a perfect place as it allows me to be fully upright and relaxed. I believe they are meant to be closer to you than the ends of the Albatross on which I could never get comfortable in the same position as my hands would always hurt. I also believe there is much more than just that, what makes those bars so wonderful. Angles, shapes, length of straight sections, rise, etc. 

You'll want to try them... ;-)

René 

[René Sterental]

BTW, I use downtube shifters now and agree that barend shifters might not be so advisable on the Bosco bars. As they are, I get no interferences on tight turns unless I'm straddling the top tube and standing on my feet and need to turn the handlebars sharply. Then again, I'm pretty hefty. 

René 

[Marc Irwin]

Peter,

    I lean on the knobs I added just as you might with brake hoods on a roadie.  The only significant difference is that you can position them where you want on the slope without worrying about a braking position.  My upper body weight ends up resting on the fleshy part of my hand between the thumb and forefinger without the palms or edges of the palms coming into play.  The angle of the slope just accommodates the knobs beautifully and I experience no numbness at all.  I will try to get a photo posted when I review the bike and build in a few days.

Marc

On Monday, June 4, 2012 2:20:32 PM UTC-4, Peter M wrote:

Marc, I am a bit confused, you would hold the knobs from the back of the bars around the front? I am just trying to picture it having never used them before. I thought they would ride higher to act as faux hoods to rest your hands on while riding, kinda near the bend.  Sorry again if I am just totally missing it but I too have the bosco bars and would love to get the most versatility possible out of them. Thanks.

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Marc Irwin <irwi...@gmail.com> wrote:

The knobs provide a position which takes the palm and edges of the palm out of contact.  So, all those sensitive nerve endings which cause numbness are not affected.  I rode 62 miles the first day with complete comfort.

Marc

On Monday, June 4, 2012 10:00:25 AM UTC-4, David G wrote:

That is a nifty Bosco set-up, Marc, with the extra brake levers near the stem and the Dia-Compe antler nubs! Is the hands-on-nubs position comfy?

- David G, Madison WI

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 8:20 AM, Marc Irwin <irwi...@gmail.com> wrote:

  I did my first ride with my new Bosco Bars and was really impressed.  I rode a 100K at the Harpeth River Ride outside of Nashville and found the bars to be great.  Nothing to do, but wrap 'em in leather and call them keepers for sure!

Marc

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[Marc Irwin]

Here are photos of the Diacomp knobs from the rider's perspective.  The knob holds most of my weight between the thumb and forefinger with the palm draped over the top curve of the bar.  It's really comfortable.

Marc

[Minh]

Man, look at all that bar space.

[Peter Morgano]

Those knobs do look the businesses but they are hard to find in the USA,  as far as I can see.  Like alot of rando and trekking stuff I see they are bountiful across the pond though.

On Jun 7, 2012 11:07 AM, "Minh" <mgian...@gmail.com> wrote:

Man, look at all that bar space.

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