It's been huge fun so far. I've had a plethora of 20-inch-wheel folders, but this is the first one with drops. It's also the first one which handles like a "regular" bike..very impressive.
It sounds like y'all are happy with brifters on Noodles, so I'll get my order in to Riv. Sorry, it'll be 44cm..I tried 46 on my Romulus and it was just a *bit* too wide for my short little arms ;) Joe Bernard 30 minutes from Walnut Creek, CA. On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 4:54:46 PM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote: > Drop-bar 20"-wheeled bikes are a blast... especially when a 46cm > noodle is involved! 48 should work too, but I've found as I widen my > bar, I prefer a little less stem (e.g. 1cm shorter than w/ 46 or gasp, > 44). > =- Joe Bunik > Walnut Creek, CA > > > On 7/9/15, Call Me Jay <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > > I have 46cm Noodles with Campy 10 Ergos on my Custom and it seems to fit > me > > > > fine. No complaints. > > > > On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 7:34:26 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: > >> > >> I picked up a Bike Friday a few weeks ago, my first dropbar bike in 10 > >> years. I'm liking the Shimano Sora brifters enough to stick with them > for > >> a > >> while (a vast improvement over the first-gen 9-speed Ultegras I tried > >> years > >> ago), but the 42cm Salsa bars just ain't cuttin' it. My last dropbars > were > >> > >> 44cm Noodles, which I loved. My concern is that being slightly wider, > with > >> > >> a long ramp, might make the reach to pushing those shifters sideways a > bit > >> > >> long. Does anyone here have experience with this setup? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Joe "click click" Bernard > >> Vallejo, CA. > >> > > > > -- > > 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
