Took the plunge

Tue Oct 9 09:13:46 PDT 2012

Dave,

I'd be glad to send some pictures to let you take a look.  I love the ZRX /
LSL setup and the bend is very comfortable for me.  I've got some vestiges
of carpal tunnel from being a beancounter for 30+ years and the
setup doesn't bother my wrists at all.  I do have problems with my right
thumb going numb, but that's the carpal tunnel acting up.  In order for me
to do the distances I like to do, like riding through northwestern
Canukistan, I use both a Throttlemeister and a Throttle Rocker which allows
me to open my hand and keeps my thumb from going numb.  I've done more than
a few 500 mile days this way with little to no hand fatigue.  Usually it's
my fat ass that gets numb after that many miles.  :-)

Charles S.

On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 9:09 AM, Drew Blanchard <drewblanchard at gmavt.net>wrote:

> I'm curious about the bend/angle of the ZRX bars.  Right now, the
> sweep/angle of the stock bars fits the relative lack of range of motion in
> my throttle hand and arm; I've had a titanium radius and ulna since I was
> 18 (to be old and wise, one must first be young and stupid).  Bars which
> are flat or horizontal (like on my first mountain bike) become extremely
> uncomfortable in a short amount of time.  I fear the ZRX bars are a bit too
> much like old-school supersport bars; the stock clipons have a nice angle
> (for me) between the bar and the triple clamp.
>
> Still, though, the idea of sitting a bit more upright and relaxed has a lot
> of appeal.  Means getting new steel braided lines though, since the current
> steel lines are pretty tight.  But the angle's gotta be *just right*.
>
> Drew in VT
> (doing a strange Goldilocks impression)
>
> On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Charles Scappaticci <scapco at ecentral.com
> >wrote:
>
> > John,
> >
> > Depending on your age and how much you can bend over the GenMars might be
> > great or not enough.  The ZRX bars come up about 2 inches and back about
> 2
> > 1/2 inches.  Being Kawasaki bars, they already have the nuts in the ends
> > for the bar weights and the proper holes for the switch assemblies to fit
> > into.  The LSL's are a bit too wide for my tastes and don't have the nuts
> > in the ends or the correct holes for the controls.  The ZRX bars are
> also a
> > little different bend, and for me more comfortable.   It's a really sweet
> > setup for long distances. YMMV.
> >
> > Charles S.
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 7:57 AM, John Soliday <johnsoliday at msn.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Haven't seen any pics, but why is the ZRX bar so much better?  I've got
> > > GenMar bar risers on mine and it's the best comfort bike in my stable.
>  I
> > > thought the LSL bars were the cat's meow back awhile.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com [mailto:
> gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com]
> > > On Behalf Of dominatr37
> > > Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 9:34 PM
> > > To: John Soliday
> > > Subject: Took the plunge
> > >
> > > Charles, I ordered the ZRX1200 bar the other day from Chaparral. They
> had
> > > the best price ($72.70) and I ordered a disk lock so I got the free
> > > shipping because it all came to over a hundred. So I’m thinking I
> should
> > > have it by next week. Shouldn’t be a big deal at all to swap out the
> LSL
> > > bar for this one. It’ll give me something to do at least.
> > >
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