OK, I'll say "uncle" on this one. I stand 5' 9" and have slightly disproportionately shorter legs vs. slightly longer torso ratio. And I ride a 54cm frame. So for me to "reach down" is no big deal, but I realize that it might be a big issue for those of taller heights and more proportionate builds who ride larger frames. In which case the DT vs. bar-con issue may be more a physiological necessity than one of person preference.
On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 2:01:18 PM UTC-6, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On 12/17/2014 02:44 PM, George Schick wrote: > > Plus, if you're used to riding with hands on the brake lever hoods, as I > assume most of us are, you still have to reach down to the end of the drops > with one hand or the other. With the DT's only one hand is required to do > all the shifting - and you only reach down once. > > > Let me take issue with this. When I say "reach down" to get at a downtube > shifter, I mean not only extend the arm and the hand, but also bend at the > waist, tipping the head down towards the ground. It's a *reach.* (This > varies by frame size, arm length, etc: some people simply drop their hand > and it lands right on the shift lever, no body movement involved. I have a > big frame and relatively short arms; for me it is a big reach.) > > Unless they have a grotesquely incorrectly sized handlebar and stem, > nobody needs to *reach* that way to get their hand on the end of the > handle bar. Yes you do have to move your hand. No you do not have to > extend your arm or bend at the waist. Or, if you do, you'd really better > change your stem and your handlebars. > > > -- 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.
