Re: Harnesses that play nice with a Jones bar
Posted: Mon May 17, 2021 10:32 am
This is definitely our experience as we see people using shorter and shorter stems. It's still not something that would put me off but I'd suggest just checking where the rub points are more likely to happen and take any precautions (eg protective tape).htrider wrote: ↑Mon May 17, 2021 10:16 am I found with my wildcat harness that the straps rubbed against the lower headset cup, and any bag in it rubbed against the head tube, likely due to me using a 50mm stem. I bolted on one of those Ortleib light bars onto the fork crown - just a plastic bar spaced out about an inch - and attached the lower straps to this. This gave a solid set up, didn't rub paint off the fork crown or head tube and made the harness easy to remove as you just loosened the straps and popped them off the end of the bar thingy.
I also strap the bar roll to the rear loop with foam blocks so you can still hold it. Having a truss fork further aids bar roll stability