Brakes on moustaches

ajoten
ajoten Posts: 321
edited November 2014 in MTB beginners
I note that all examples I see of mountain bikes with semi-drop moustachey handlebars use road-style brake levers/shifters. Is there something ergonomical that means your hands or fingers can't reach the trigger shifters/levers the bike came with?

And preempting talk of clamp diameter, are http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nitto-RM016-Alloy-Moustache-Handlebars-Silver-25-4mm-/130815128190 not the same diameter as standard mtb bars?
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  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    A couple friends use these on rigid single 29er speed bikes. They have a mild drop with a fairly extreme back sweep.
    They are good for pure xc mile munching but hopeless for any technical riding.
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  • ajoten
    ajoten Posts: 321
    And what shifters do they use?
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  • ajoten
    ajoten Posts: 321
    And if road rather than trigger, why?
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    25.4mm is 'standard' mountain bike size. Not really used any more on new bikes, common on retros.

    Modern is 31.8mm, or 'oversized'.

    RMSC's friends won't be using shifters - he said single speed.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    ajoten wrote:
    And if road rather than trigger, why?
    it depends on the bars used.

    the diameters used for MTB and road are different. Here I am talking about the control area.

    stem clamp areas are coming to a common standard after a lot of different clamping "standards"
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Road bars (mostly) have 25.4mm diameter in the controls area while MTB are 22.2mm, there have also been oddities in the clamping area.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • ajoten
    ajoten Posts: 321
    So it's only the diameter of the tubing at the ends that stops you using trigger shifters? As these http://roadbikehandlebars.blog.com/nitt ... 54cm-crmo/ and these http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/ ... lebar.html appear to fit the bill.

    Edit: And these http://www.somafab.com/archives/product ... -handlebar
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Depends, it doesn't say what the end diameter is on those bars!

    But yes get 22.2 and you can fit regular MTB stuff, the trigger shifters have to go at a slightly strange angle as your hand is at a different angle on the bars, but it all works. Apparently Shimano brake levers work OK on those (lever vertically below bars) not sure about other brands as the reservoir may not feed the cylinder properly.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • ajoten
    ajoten Posts: 321
    The Rookie wrote:
    Depends, it doesn't say what the end diameter is on those bars!

    They all do, don't they? I was going off the following - am I reading the wrong measurement?

    Nitto "22.2mm grip diameter"
    VO "22.2mm (MTB-size) bars accept MTB brake levers and clamp-on shifters"
    Soma "22.2mm grip area"
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    The ebay link doesnt.......sorry, maybe not clear enough!
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • ajoten
    ajoten Posts: 321
    Aha! But that was ages ago ;-)

    You are right, but as my understanding has increased via this thread I'd forgotten about that one.
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