Ron: can you say if, and how in the event, the Aherne bar is different from the On One Mary?
I want to get such a bar for my Race Lite. Thanks. On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 7:35 AM, Ron Mc <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle -- 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.
