I don't mean to contribute to thread drift, but I have an Albatross on a tandem, and I love it. That bike has a 1-1/4" threaded fork, so the quill stem is very beefy. 150mm of extension and 90 degrees worked out very well and is quite stiff. The Albatross is the extra wide chromoly version, and the whole setup makes it easy to herd that beast around corners. I'd try one on a mountain bike, but they don't work well in rock gardens. I have enough trouble staying upright without the handlebar whacking my legs.
On Dec 24, 8:51 am, palin...@his.com wrote: > Quoting Atlantean <softlysoftlycatcheemon...@gmail.com>: > > > > > As stated, I *did* push the Cinelli stem all the way down, but the > > Albatross was still too high. Cutting the fork *might* have gotten the > > bar low enough, but there were other issues and if it did not work, > > then I would still have a shortened steer tube. They are quite > > difficult to lengthen. :) > > No kidding. That's one of the big issues many of us have with > threadless. I didn't see that msg until after I'd replied. > > > > > In the end, I used a different bar, a rare old Bridgestone bar that > > has about 2" of drop (I just measured). This is the opposite of the > > Albatross, which has rise unless you turn it over. The Bridgestone bar > > also requires far less stem extension > > Yes, different handlebars require different stem extensions. It's a > challenge figuring out what you need ahead of time. That's one reason > there's so much stem exchanging going on on the lists. It's a good > thing you can use an albatross bar - it's one of the most > controversial designs ever. > > I've seen the Albatross mounted upside-down. I think it looks great, > very much like the sporting bikes pre-WWI. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
