I have the 44 on my Homer and it feels very nice. In theory, the narrower handlebars ar better for low trail bikes and the wider are better for higher trail bikes for handling. Of course, I still think it's quite personal.
René On Saturday, May 28, 2016, John Hawrylak <[email protected]> wrote: > Tim > > Just 1 comment on the handlebar WIDTH. You chosen 44cm. I went from a > 42cm rando type bar (38cm at the hoofs) to a 44cm Noodle (actually wider > then 44) and did not like it as much. I felt too open regardless of hand > position. > > Suggest considering or talking to Compass on width, especially at the > hoods. I know RBW prefers wider, but it was not an improvement for me > > John Hawrylak > Woodstown NJ > > On Friday, May 27, 2016 at 8:26:01 PM UTC-4, Tim Butterfield wrote: > >> John, >> Thanks for explaining. I had heard the Hillborne may be a little more >> heavy duty also, though my needs don't extend further in that direction. >> I will have a couple of months to determine the remaining components. So >> far, the only items I'm relatively settled on are >> >> Compass Randonneur handlebar 440mm >> >> -- > 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] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]');> > . > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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.
