Hi Baroners Anyone going to Allegre in France this weekend? I am going to be there and hope to meet some of you from this forum. It is super well organised. ...
I am almost finished building up an Optima Baron after nearly 2 years of 1 piece at a time. I am now working on the chain and shifters. I have Dura Ace drive...
I believe that Wound-Up http://www.advancedcomposites.com/woundup.htm makes a fork for recumbents that can be set up for disc brakes. It's more or less custom,...
Can anyone recommend a rack and/or bag for a baron? I just purchased a used baron. I'm a commuter and need a bag or panniers (at least 15 liters). My current...
Marty, The RD lowracer bags work well, and is fully adjustable. I have them in stock. If you want a great bag for fast rides, I recommend the Solo lowracer....
... I use a Tubus Fly lightweight rack on my Baron, mounted back-to-front, so I can get the panniers further forward. As the rack is very narrow and somewhat...
I have had those bags for a couple of years now and recommend them highly, Radical also makes a smaller set that mounts higher up the seat, you can use both at...
I've been knocking around the idea of either upgrading or trading in the Baron for a few months now. I bought a p-38 for commuting and/or purposes where I...
Greg, If what you are really after is speed, it seems that you have already answered your own question. You have a practical bike that you like, so why not...
Dave Your having owned both a Baron and an XLow Baron, what was the speed difference between them? Were they both equally suitable for Audax, for example?...
Jeremy, The X-low version was certainly faster, perhaps by one kph or so, all else being equal. Both are equally easy to ride. I also liked the fact that the...
The X-low is a bit faster indeed, and as Dave says: you can easily touch the ground with your hands when standing still. Both versions are easily to handle....
I am not sure about the newer version, but older X-lows have no mounts for idlers to route the chain over the wheel. They intended it as a race bike, so down...
Help. I've got one of the Optima carbon headrests for a standard Baron. Completely nonplussed as to how it is supposed to work, because if I fit the carbon...
... Ortlieb make a number of small roll-top bags that are 100% waterproof; both for first-aid kits and as extra pockets for their panniers. All come with belt...
... The head tube area has been beefed up in later Barons, but when my (older) frame developed cracks this spring, it had no fewer than 5 of them, all along ...
I have a set of thracian wheels on my baron, and schwalbe stelvio tires front and rear. Somehow, the front tire has started unraveling along the sidewall near...
Greg, Is the sidewall problem with the Stelvio being caused by the tire rubbing on a dropped chain when you turn? Also, some friends have recently swapped the...
That would have been my first guess, but it's on the opposite side of the chain. I can't think of anything that could have made contact with the tire. What's...
Greg, I quite like the Stelvios, and particularly the folding ones. Only trouble I've ever had was a bubble in the sidewall on a 406 after only 2000kms, but...
One other thing to consider is if a crack is an actual frame or paint crack, mine for instance is the version that is reinforced on the bottom (2002 frame?)...
I don't have the carbon headrest but I've been through almost a dozen bags for storing stuff, my recommendation is some shops sell a small tubular handlebar...
I purchased a Fastback Norback frame bag which fits very neatly under the seat under the frame of my new Baron. It holds a Topeak Road Morph pump, tools,...
I am a nut for Fastback stuff. I have used the Norback on all my bikes. Nice, but a little small. I have been using a Fastback LR on the Baorn for a while. For...
... I carry my pump on top of the front boom. Been thinking of removing the derailleurpost so I can fit a larger pump. (My Road Morph doesn't fit now, luckily...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
