I've been lurking around alt bars lately and landed on the Surly Moloko for Wilson.
A few test rides and some fiddling with angles and I like 'em a lot!
The challenge (in the US at least) is finding the right combination of "small parts" to make a internal gear hub work on your frame.
The parts lists provided by Sun Race Sturmey-Archer, at least for their more recent hubs, are hard to decipher because they cover every conceivable bike frame...
If it was for me? the BMX bars. for Retail, low risers?
All opinions welcome. Can't seem to get a handle on what sells. lol
GT bars (stamped), amazon stem.
Or Rocky Mountain stem, Bontrager crowbars?
Re
Bosses gone. Filing, mini-sanding, bondo, knife and hand sand, bondo, sand, bondo, sand, putty, sand, primer, very light sand.
Rustoleum glossy, not great but ok.
Reassembly time.
Thanks @ingola
A story for ya.
Last April we had trainee motorcycle cops on the jobsite for one full week, . Seriously, like a 60 of them.
Out of respect for them I only offer a photo of their mascot bike.
Anyway, one of them calls out to me while I was riding from one end of the project to...
Thanks Kradus Jr,
I failed to mention that this poor bike took a big hit when I backed into my neighbors truck with the bike on my rear rack.
Taco'ed the front wheel only but who knows? Didn't hurt his truck at all.
AITAH?? hahaha prolly.
I assuuuuumed this is beyond repair. Pacifico for scale...