Hello Mark, FWIW, I would recommend raising the bars about an inch if possible. That's where I have my Alba's on my '82 Stumpjumper and my Big Dummy. I had the Stumpjumper out on Sunday for a 22 mile ride on the snow melt soaked D&L rail trail since it has full fenders. No numbness at all at the wrist or fingers. This was the first long ride with this bike in over two years.
JohnS On Monday, February 29, 2016 at 3:21:40 PM UTC-5, Mark Reimer wrote: > I decided to try swapping my Soma Portola dirt drop bars on my Atlantis > for Albatross bars. I had them on for a short while last year in winter and > enjoyed them, but ultimately switched them out because I found the very > upright position made it difficult to ride fast or into the wind. I've been > using my Atlantis as a daily rider lately, so going fast isn't as much of a > concern right now. I just want something comfortable for ripping around > town, running errands, lazy evening rides. > > For the most part I've found it to be a success. However I'm surprised to > be getting sore hands! Maybe they aren't up high enough? I don't remember > having this issue before. But after riding for an hour or so, it seems I > have a lot of weight on the bars which causes them to get uncomfortable. > What's your experiences been like? > > Either way, it sure does look good. > > Oh, and switching to down-tube shifters has been GREAT so far. No more > bruises on my thighs when the weighted bars flop into my leg accidentally. > No more worrying about a shifter catching my top tube if it flops over. And > the absence of cable housing in the cold and damp weather has resulted in > much crisper shifting overall. I'm a fan! > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KLm5ZwOiHHg/VtSn3ve8J3I/AAAAAAAAPuQ/IJe64G-J8_A/s1600/_DSC7005.jpg> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tx8bGh2I09w/VtSoHYmeJSI/AAAAAAAAPuU/dywrrxfkVXY/s1600/_DSC7043.jpg> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-THkBmWydtKo/VtSoSt9DSOI/AAAAAAAAPuY/Iut9N8zUIFM/s1600/_DSC7029.jpg> > > > > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
