I had a feeling there would be some "leave it be" responses, and there is some
merit to that. But I would have been "happy" to keep using plastic saddles,
skinny tires and lower-than-the-saddle drop bars, too, until someone got me to
try something possibly better. I'm eternally grateful that Grant stayed the
course and patiently kept his designs and philosophies going. It has made
cycling better for me than it's been in 30 years. I only hope to expand my
friend's perspective, not convert him wholly.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Bartoe
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 9:17 AM
Subject: [RBW] Re: noodle bars
If someone has always ridden the 38s and is happy with them and not
experiencing problems, then leave the poor guy alone. You're like one of those
married people that wants to set up their single friends and get them married
off to your Noodle bar friends.
Joe
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From: dfal...@charter.net
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] Re: noodle bars
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:13:44 -0700
My good friend has ridden his 70's era Mercian across the U.S. a couple of
times. I stood over his bike last summer; he has 38cm Cinelli bars on it!
I've told him that he absolutely must try wide Noodles. He's not easily
persuaded, and has no complaints about his Cinellis, but I still think he's
missing out.
My Ram came stock with 46's and I don't think I'd ever change them. They're
nearly perfect.
Dave
Redding, CA
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Connell
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 9:03 AM
Subject: [RBW] Re: noodle bars
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 4:40 PM, dpco <dcompton1...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> i finally broke down and installed nitto "noodle" bars on my
> rambouillet. WOW! the flat spot on the top of the bars behind my campy
> ergo shifters is perfect for resting my hands without the pressure
> points. why did i wait so long?
I'm another with only Noodles for my drop-barred bikes. Both the
long-distance road bike (Redwood) and the singlespeed
cyclocross/commuter bike (CrossCheck) run 46cm Noodles. I've done a
few singlespeed conversions of 70s-80s road bikes over the years, and
i'm amazed at how narrow the bars were then, it's hard for me to ride
them.
--
Bill Connell
St. Paul, MN
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