On this subject, there is a reply over in the Trading Post forum that wins the award for the funniest post of all time. Not many things make me literally laugh out loud each time I read it and there have been several. Ready for a giggle? Do yourself a favor and read the thread from the beginning to put the whole thing into context.
Ok, I do see how your bar could bend the rails with that description. The stainless bolt head visible in this pic goes through a drilled hole in the lift handle and into a steel threaded barrel welded at an angle into the Black Cock shaft. This solidly connects the black cock with the saddle stiffener and creates a much stronger handlebar than one that is left un-bolted. The bolt head is countersunk into the lift handle so it won’t snag on anything. The layout for this connection took me a while to figure out, but it works great.
With the red and white color scheme, that one looks more like a doggy dong to me. 
As intrigued as I am by your design, I’m going to stick with the T-bar for now. I like having two handles offset from center, to make it easier to grasp them from the side. Your design would have to be at least 10-12" longer for me to reach past my own personal attributes to use it. ;)
(Hmm, sorry if I’m coming across as a bastard, I realize I’m not qualified given that I’m nowhere near Portland. 
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Hmm, that doesn’t do anything to reinforce the rails though… only the handle. Am I right? Is the plastic handle the extra link between shaft and plate? I don’t have much faith in that plastic.
In my design I wanted to be able to use the lift handle. I don’t see that possibility in your design.
Here’s what’s left of my design. I really liked it… it was made from some drop-handles from an old 10-speed. It offered a number of hand positions, worked well with a computer and a brake, and lasted for quite some time. I might try building a second version once I get my man-cave sorted…
Whoooah, I think I’ve punished my black cock pretty hard over the years with UPDs and drops, but it still looks pretty good and all its parts are straight and intact. . .OOh man, that looks like it saw some hard living! Ouch!
One possible difference is that I run mine with Thomson seatposts which have a really big/wide grip on the rails and help to better spread the load on the rails.
Cheers,
Brycer
I’ve done a couple hundred km of Coker muni and a ~500km tour of Vietnam with that rig, in addition to lots and lots of smooth rolling on pavement. Overall, I’m happy with how long my handle’s lasted, but disappointed that I have to take it out to the field and shoot it…
Yeah, this post only grips the rails in two places… the interior of the clamp is hollow. I’m no materials engineer so I can’t tell if it would be better to grip more of the rail… but in either case the rails have to bear the entire load of every drop and fall.
I love the design of the new KH adjustable seatpost but unfortunately it isn’t made in 22.2 mm diameter (needed for the OG Coker 36er)… so I might have to roll my own… we’ll see.
How the delrin ball stays on the black cock
Worked on Black Cocks today. Milled the holes for the delrin ball anchors and welded them in place. The TIG welder with pulser makes nice looking welds, pity that I have to blend them (grind them flush with the bar outer diameter) so the brake lever will fit down on the shaft.
Brycer
Cocks almost done
These Pics are all of the lift handle bolt anchor which will keep the handlebar bolted to a hole in the saddle lift handle. The hard part is sinking all the threaded fasteners into the bar so brake levers can still be slid down over the shaft.
The pics:
*After I welded it into the hole I milled into the shaft
*Then cleaning up threads with a tap
*After blending (bandfiling) the weld bead flat
*Prepped for painting in my “paint booth” in my front yard.
Brycer
Tis done
I left the grip off so the brake lever can be slid down into position. . .then the grip goes on.
This one is getting ready to take a long trip down South
Its good to see people trying different things with handles. Your Black C**k design looks interesting. I would suggest that in any future batch you think about ditching the KH front bumper all together. With the shaft running practically through it anyway it kind of becomes pointless. With a nice substantial handle out the front the traditional bumper is only useful for those people unwilling to spend a bit of time working with a new set up that is ultimately superior in every way.
Other things you could consider would be to do away with the KH rail adapter which is heavy, and prone to failure and just mount your handle directly to the CF base (which is plenty stiff).
And I know this is a bit pedantic- but you could use a better attachment method for all your hardware/bumpers to the CF base. A guy who used to post here called Fraggle had a nice tutorial about using flange nuts and dome head allen bolts for CF base mods. Here is the link Fitting Button head Allen bolts to CF base.
As for me, all you guys with Brycers black Ck handles are missing out on the fun, pleasure and benefits of a dual ck set up like mine!
Good to see you backyard mechanics (Brycer/ Nurseben) making stuff where the market is unwilling to supply it.
Mark
Napalm: I won’t be dropping the soap in any shower that i take anywhere near that doubleheaded beast. Hide your daughters and note to self not to let you ride up behind me.
I kind of like leaving the lift handle cause some riders use both it and the black cock and it provides some abrasion protection to the front of the saddle cover. So, I pretty much build what folks want me to. . . .the CF base is not common with local riders so I’ve designed around the plastic Velo base and that has worked well and the cost is pretty reasonable.
If I ran CF bases myself, I’d definitely take advantage of its strength and maybe dispense with the Rail adaptor . . . . .
Hey, that brake looks strangely familiar . .
Brycer
Hey Bryce!
My very own black cock has arrived in Aus! Easy to install with great instructions, took it out for a spin and absolutely love the control it gives, especially for drops and up hills, awesome!!!
Thanks fro a great product and great service, Cheers from Tom
Glad you like it Tom . . . and it did get back to you really fast.
Cheers,
Brycer