Rans Stratus Tiller Effect

Just got back from camping near Arches National Park in Utah.
Beautiful, but cold and windy on the high desert. Worth it to watch that full moon Saturday night, rising over those massive desert rocks.
Anyway, my buddy who just bought a 2004 RANS Stratus is not enamored with the steering. This is not the split handlebars that came later on the Stratus.
I think there is a learning curve, and he has to put a lot of miles on it before he should decide.
But...he likes the steering on my GRR. Would ordering either the split handlebar from Rans, or the "sport bar" from Calhoun (or is it made by T-Cycle) give him similar handling characteristics of my GRR?
Thanks,
Lyndon
Salt Lake City, Utah
Not my photo, but pretty indicative of how it was last Saturday night

 

Can't help with the handlebar question. But have to say I'm very envious of your in Arches & esp. for the Supermoon event. Was in Arches last year. One of the most gorgeous places. Got up 3:30am to be in park at sunrise to take photos but also just to sit on a rock & drink in the solitude and a bright half-moon.

 

Dave,
It was impressive. I was mad at myself for leaving my camera gear at home.
But it was also good to just drink in the moment.
It ranks up there in personal experiences.
Number one moon experience was spending a few hours walking the temple grounds of Tikal under the full moon. I spent a year teaching in Guatemala, and had obtained a special pass allowing me to be on the grounds at that hour. But all my photos did not do it justice. Photographing in moonlight requires patience, and experience. A good light sensor and tripod wouldn't hurt.

 

Tripod essential. Turn off any automatic image stabization. Practice before leaving home with high ISO, long exposure times, & (important) MANUAL focus. Most of all NEVER LEAVE YOUR CAMERA AT HOME.

 

Mtwnrocket said:

No kidding. I had my pocket camera, but even that failed me because I had low/dead batteries. Just not prepared.

Very frustrated ordering things for my Gold Rush, and trying to keep it at one or two stores on line, as the shipping is killing me. Ordered the Planet Bike fenders,
700C/20 before I decided to build a new rear wheel for disc brakes, and am going for 26" now. Shipping the wrong rear fender to JensenUSA would cost more than it is worth.

 

The chopper bar that the Stratus comes with now is fantastic. It is totally adjustable. BTW if you adjust the U section to be in line with the angle of the headset it almost totally gets rid of tiller effect.