I ride shorter distances, on roads, paved and dirt. I did not like having
the brakes on the curves, the more aggressive position. I like the brakes
on the back of the bar, the more relaxed, upright position. I think the
ideal bars (for me) would be the choco bars on the Joe Appaloosa. I hope
Riv stocks them sooner rather than later. Jim D.
Massachusetts
On Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 7:21:26 PM UTC-5, Jeff wrote:
>
> On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 9:07 AM, clyde canter <clyde....@gmail.com
> <javascript:>> wrote:
>
>> Do you like the Albastache and not the moustache?
>> If so why?
>>
>>
> I tried moustache bars twice on a couple different bikes several years
> ago, and I tried to love them, I wanted to love them, but I could never get
> comfortable on them for more than short rides around the hood. I struggled
> to find a height, angle and reach for them that didn't represent discomfort
> in some way. I recently built up an AHH with albastache bars as I was
> hoping they would represent the answer to my problems of the past. They
> worked well.... for almost everything. I rode them on my short commute for
> a few weeks and found that I rather enjoyed them. Then I took them on an
> s24o over ~120 miles and they stopped working well when I got a bit
> fatigued or just less careful about my bike posture.
>
> I recently traded the albastache bars out for my favorite bar, a 46cm
> Nitto noodle, and I'm happy and comfy again at any distance. If I had a
> dedicated short-distance/townie bike, I'd probably embrace the albastache,
> but I like the option to mix longer day or multi-day rides on my primary
> bikes, and I think the moustache/albastache just isn't a long-distance bar
> for me.
>
> -Jeff
> Silver Spring, MD
>
>
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