Very nice and well set up. You've got a pretty good fender line, too -- I have a problem getting a very nice line with my '03, and may have the rear bridge raised a bit. One thing Riv could do to perfect their offerings is ensure the right crown and bridge heights for fenders over max width tires.
I switched between 46 cm Noodles and rando bars on the Fargo (but mine were B 135s, 42 or 44 mm) and found them wonderful for dirt road riding, but I did miss the flat flats and, particularly, the option of using interrupter levers -- they felt very uncomfortable on the rising flats. (I'm smaller than you, and found the 46 Noodles too wide.) I replaced *those* with 42 cm Maes Parallel copies -- needed a slightly shorter stem or slightly higher bar -- and these are even better. The MPs have even nicer ramps than the Noodles, and have a shallower drop, which I prefer. Note that the Noodles curve backward bit and required a longer stem than the B 135s, let alone the MPs. Noodles: 90 mm reach (but longish ramps; note that the flats curve backward) and 140 mm drop. B 135s: 105/120 MPs: 125/115 I just saw that Compass no longer offers the 37 or 38 mm width; glad I bought my Rivendells some before they dropped those. Note that VO sells cheaper (and not as nice) versions of the rando and Maes Parallels, which might be good for experimenting. One day I may replace the VO MPs with Compass ones on the Matthews. On Sat, May 28, 2016 at 1:01 PM, Brian Campbell <[email protected]> wrote: > Tim, > > Here are some pis for comparison. > > My AHH as currently configured: > > > <http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k292/bylar13/AHH/IMG_20160528_145202217_zpsgzzzdxk4.jpg> > > I have used 46cm Noodle bars for the last 6 years. I recently switched to > a set of Compass Rando bars 42cm and the bar shapes are cleary very > different. After a 100 miles on the Compass bars I determined that they are > not for me. I like have a flatish spot for my hands and the Compass bars do > not provide that. See the differences below: > > 46cm Noodles: > > > <http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k292/bylar13/AHH/IMG_20160528_145211852_zps2qeurzac.jpg> > > > 42cm Compass Rando Bars: > > > <http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k292/bylar13/AHH/IMG_20160514_131209786_zpsqc6nompx.jpg> > > > I am 6'1" 185 and preferred the wider bars. > > > -- > 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 the contours of 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.
