I have two injured vertebrae in my neck - sitting at stoplight in my GTV6 and watching in my mirror as a guy drove into the back. The injury has been projected to degenerate for over 20 years. When the injury has been perturbed, I temporarily lose feeling in my arms and even the ability to write. So dodging cervical strain is a priority for me. I've never used Albas, but my last-year's upright built on Ahearne Map bars is the lowest-strain setup I've ever ridden, for upper back, knees, and all the way to my wrists. The hand position and especially the bar rake is natural and relaxed, though it took a couple of hundred miles to dial that in.
<http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Viner/aaaPB160014.jpg> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Viner/aaaPB160010.jpg> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Viner/aaaPB160010.jpg> <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/Viner/aaaPB160006.jpg> Of course fit is everything, getting the reach right, getting the seat right for pedal position. But I have been 88 mi on this bike without a circulation pinch anywhere. This bike is built on a cyclocross frame, so the wheelbase and top tube are particularly short in comparison to Riv geometry. I could see Albas being a much better reach on a longer top tube bike. On Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 7:54:50 AM UTC-6, michael sellers wrote: > > Hi to all and hope the new year is starting well. After a year of sporadic > back problems i recently spent some time with a bone and joint specialist > and was told i have Degenerative Disc(sp?) Disease. Not terrible but not > really fixable without drastic measures. My Dr also advised me that time on > my Riv was certainly preferable to the running i was also doing.Having said > that i plan on adding some time to my current riding.Currently i have > Albatross bars on my Atlantis frame but my riding thus far has been mostly > short trips to town and back and short rides then breaks to eat,fish,etc. > As i increase the length of my rides will the Albatross(or some other > upright style bar you recommend) still be my best bet or will drops be a > better option? Thanks in advance for any advice, Mike > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
