great pictures rene. Glad you had an awesome ride with your family. The berekely hills is an awesome ride. -Manny
On Nov 27, 5:43 pm, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've got to say there is indeed much to be thankful for, and among other > things, I'd like to thank this group for being so willing to share > experiences and give advice freely. My riding plans this Thanksgiving week > didn't turn out as I expected, but I've had time to spend at home with the > family and especially with my son after having had to travel so much in the > past several months. > > The day before Thanksgiving, we went to pick up my oldest daughter, a > sophomore in Berkeley, and took the bikes with us to ride on Nimitz Way in > Tilden Park on the Berkeley hills. This trail is wonderful and the views are > great. It's also challenging enough for kids and beginners and on its > steepest climb, I taught my son the lesson about not burning your matches > too quickly... :-) > > Here are a few photos that really convey how much fun we had together... > :-)http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=128826&id=541368201&l=99e6fabd6b > > Regarding the AHH, you'll see I wanted to see how the Nitto Randonneur 45cm > bars felt, compared to the 48cm Noodles I was using, and I also tried the > 10cm stem (I've been riding with a 9cm stem). The differences in handling > are very obvious, and although the Rando bars feel great on the drops, the > loss of leverage on the hoods is tremendous. The top is also very narrow and > made me ride with my shoulders all hunched. I also rode 13 miles yesterday > around Palo Alto, and ended up with low and upper back discomfort, so those > bars are going after I send this e-mail out. > > I also decided to try the Shimano R600 brake levers I had purchased to put > on the Moustache bars for the Bombadil, and see how they compared to the > CaneCreek brake levers I had originally put on the Noodle bar. I have to say > I found them very comfortable, significantly more so than the CaneCreeks, > even though I didn't expect them to be so comfortable. However, the most > significant revelation was that the issues I was feeling with the Silver > sidepulls improved tremendously. The braking felt much better, both in > modulation and in ability to brake, even though I can still flex the arms of > the brakes. Something in the design of the Shimano levers improved the whole > braking experience, but I don't know what. I'm still going to put the Racer > polished brakes on the AHH and hope the braking will improve even more, but > I must say that if I hadn't already purchased them, I would probably just > stay with the Shimano levers and the Silver brakes and feel good about the > braking as it is now. > > I am now going to try the Noodle bars with an 8cm stem and see how that > compares to the 9cm stem. I'll hold off trying the Moustache bars until I > get the Bombadil and then I will compare them to the Noodles to decide what > I prefer. It seems my weekend will be spent fine tuning the fit of the AHH > and spending time with the family. > > Ray, I enjoyed the photos of your ride, and still have it as a short term > goal to go on this ride with you. I'll be contacting you soon. > > Thank you very much for everything, > > René -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
