I'm pretty ambivalent about Jones bars. I have them on the fatbike as they seem to add a level of added "finesse" when negotiating soft snow. My (bikepacking) Pact has carbon flats with bar ends - and I was using it rigid this weekend too. I must try the Jone Loops on it at some point, just to finally decide if they are adding anything.Single Speed George wrote:I might just be weird, lucky, or just young and resilient , but don't get all thus weird expensive bike packing bars stuff... I have never got any particular hand pain and I have rigged forks. The bars I use are just normal but super wide like 800 haha , flat aluminum bars , with quite fat lock on grips ... Spot on for me anyway and cheep! And just well ,normal
Jones bars, comfort and numbness
Moderators: Bearbonesnorm, Taylor, Chew
-
- Posts: 8144
- Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:56 am
Re: Jones bars, comfort and numbness
- Single Speed George
- Posts: 611
- Joined: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:36 pm
- Location: Shap
Re: Jones bars, comfort and numbness
It did have "comfy" steel forks originally but was rubbish round corners so stiffened it all up I quite like that precusion , and seem to cope with tgr rough ride OKBen98 wrote:Every time I look at your setup it astonishes me that you don't finish each ride with no arms, the whole front end of your bike just looks unbelievably stiff.Single Speed George wrote:I might just be weird, lucky, or just young and resilient , but don't get all thus weird expensive bike packing bars stuff... I have never got any particular hand pain and I have rigged forks. The bars I use are just normal but super wide like 800 haha , flat aluminum bars , with quite fat lock on grips ... Spot on for me anyway and cheep! And just well ,normal
[URL=http://veloviewer.com/athlete/1646483/][/URL
Re: Jones bars, comfort and numbness
My tuppence worth, I've had Jones loops on my Ogre for a while now; I had flat bars with Ergon grips (the ones with built in bar ends) previously.
I've cut down the Jones bars from 710 to around 660 - too many trees round here, knuckles are a bit exposed. I have the Ergon grips without bar ends. I spent a lot of time riding with Allen keys in my pocket and changed the angles of the bars and grips many times before I was happy. The result was very different to my first guess. The bars are angled down towards the rear, but not by much - 4 or 5 degrees tops. The grips angled much higher than I thought, but to properly support the heel of my palm. Very nice now.
Obviously I get more hand positions but I can also move my back about more (this is one of things I like about drops).
I've cut down the Jones bars from 710 to around 660 - too many trees round here, knuckles are a bit exposed. I have the Ergon grips without bar ends. I spent a lot of time riding with Allen keys in my pocket and changed the angles of the bars and grips many times before I was happy. The result was very different to my first guess. The bars are angled down towards the rear, but not by much - 4 or 5 degrees tops. The grips angled much higher than I thought, but to properly support the heel of my palm. Very nice now.
Obviously I get more hand positions but I can also move my back about more (this is one of things I like about drops).
Some of my pics https://www.flickr.com/photos/107347896@N06/sets/
We’re gonna need snacks
#TakeLessBike
We’re gonna need snacks
#TakeLessBike