T1 Drops it like it's hot.

After replacing my broken plastic cages

with some sturdier metal pieces that had

accommodation for double-izers should I

ever be feeling saucy, I decided since I will

be riding the T1 the majority of the time, I

should equip it with some of my nicer bits.

First stage: Handlebars. I replaced the stock

Bontrager cockpit (stem and bars) for the

one off of my Raleigh. The extra steer tube

length looks a little funny, but one can imagine

the finished product.

Comments:

I took it for a small shred around the block and

I am completely pleased with the result. The flipped

Thompson stem and Nitto B-123AA bars feel

amazing and the difference in drop is radical. I

can feel my body pushing way harder when I am

on the drops and it is still respectably comfortable

when I keep my hands toward the stem. Also, there

is a slight weight drop over the factory cockpit.