Hi Patrick...I have been a fan of moustache bars since 1993 , and what I like about them is that I feel more centered and balanced over my bikes, and I feel I can shift my weight as required easily...3 of my bikes have moustache bars and I have a couple of them tucked away because one of the bikes have the original 1993 M-bars which are probably due for replacement. The Albastaches look subtly different. The only issue I have with M-bars comes after rides of more than 2-3 hours where I kind of prefer road bars, especially into a wind. We do winds really well on the Manitoba prairies. I wouldn't be averse to trying the albatrosses, I guess, on a more upright bike....but I'm not there yet. Anyway, thanks for replying and the albastaches look great. Cheers On Monday, April 14, 2014 5:37:14 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
> Ryan, > > If I didn't have vertigo, yes, there are conditions I would switch back to > the Albatross. They are an amazing bar for more upright riding. Unless > something like back issues require me to have a more upright position (and > since I floor live and have regular bone broth and an anti-inflammatory > diet I am hopeful that is less likely), I do no see switching back. The > vertigo is simply far less of a factor with the Albastache, with the bike > and I moving as one in a way that did not happen with the Albatross. > > Yes, that is Newbaum's orange. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Monday, April 14, 2014 3:59:28 PM UTC-6, Ryan wrote: >> >> Love the orange bar tape and it's a nice complement to the frame's >> colour scheme. I think you did a lovely job of wrapping them. Newbaum tape, >> did you say? Great pictures, too, as usual. Do you think you would switch >> back to the original Albas under some conditions? >> >> Regards...Ryan in Winnipeg >> On Saturday, April 12, 2014 3:56:09 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >>> Thanks to you all, your knowledge, suggestions, and various parts the >>> conversion to Albastache is complete! I got to do a few extra jobs beyond >>> what I thought, but handled them all better than I would have thought >>> because of the newly fortified Hobbit Hole/stow-away-workshop. >>> >>> Thank you for all your help! >>> >>> Pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/13806244434/ >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* >>> *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
