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11-04-2003, 01:03 PM

In article <bo93h7$k7t$1@dorito.esatclear.ie>, peter@e.ie says...
> No they don't close over the ends, they're 3T bio arms. Well that's one way
> of doing it (tying the dowell to the bars) and I'll bear it in mind.

Yeah, it's kind of a kluge job, but it serves my purposes. I did
paint it black so it's not so obviously a home-made rig. If I had
good woodworking tools, it could have come out much nicer.

>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
>
> "David Kerber" <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1a11da3a7bc0bc2798975b@news.ids.net...
> > In article <bo90ri$j42$1@dorito.esatclear.ie>, peter@e.ie says...
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > > I have recently put tri-bars on my Specialized Sirrus. There is now no
> room
> > > left on the handlebars for my speedometer and light. I could put them on
> the
> > > tri bars but then they'd be 90 degrees off! Does anyone have any
> solutions
> > > to my problem??
> >
> > What kind of bars? If they are the ones which close over the front
> > like the Profile Design Century and AirStryke models (which I have),
> > you can put the light on the end of the bar. What I did for the
> > computer was to take a round dowell about 1" in diameter, cut it to an
> > appropriate length and concave the ends so that it would fight snugly
> > between the bars, and then drill a hole in each end of it and zip-tie
> > it to the bars on each side. it's snug enough to hold the computer,
> > but I can still slide it forward and back to keep the computer where I
> > want it.
> >
> > You could do the same that but mount a handle bar space saver on it,
> > and put both the light and computer on that if there's no spot for the
> > light on the end of the bars.
> >
> > --
> > Dave Kerber
> > Fight spam: remove the ns_ from the return address before replying!
> >
> > REAL programmers write self-modifying code.
>
>
>

11-04-2003, 01:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
David Kerber Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Mounting a computer / light on aero bars In article <bo93h7$k7t$1@dorito.esatclear.ie>, peter@e.ie says... > No they don't close over the ends, they're 3T bio arms. Well that's one way > of doing it (tying the dowell to the bars) and I'll bear it in mind. Yeah, it's kind of a kluge job, but it serves my purposes. I did paint it black so it's not so obviously a home-made rig. If I had good woodworking tools, it could have come out much nicer. > > Thanks, > > Peter > > > "David Kerber" <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote in message > news:MPG.1a11da3a7bc0bc2798975b@news.ids.net... > > In article <bo90ri$j42$1@dorito.esatclear.ie>, peter@e.ie says... > > > Dear all, > > > > > > I have recently put tri-bars on my Specialized Sirrus. There is now no > room > > > left on the handlebars for my speedometer and light. I could put them on > the > > > tri bars but then they'd be 90 degrees off! Does anyone have any > solutions > > > to my problem?? > > > > What kind of bars? If they are the ones which close over the front > > like the Profile Design Century and AirStryke models (which I have), > > you can put the light on the end of the bar. What I did for the > > computer was to take a round dowell about 1" in diameter, cut it to an > > appropriate length and concave the ends so that it would fight snugly > > between the bars, and then drill a hole in each end of it and zip-tie > > it to the bars on each side. it's snug enough to hold the computer, > > but I can still slide it forward and back to keep the computer where I > > want it. > > > > You could do the same that but mount a handle bar space saver on it, > > and put both the light and computer on that if there's no spot for the > > light on the end of the bars. > > > > -- > > Dave Kerber > > Fight spam: remove the ns_ from the return address before replying! > > > > REAL programmers write self-modifying code. > > >