Thanks Veloman and Ron. Ron, I dug around and found an old post of yours about the Map bar. Definitely intriguing. I measured the top tube of my Rockhopper and it's roughly three cm longer than that of my Sam.
So here are the final few options I'm considering. 1. Albatross w/ 120 mm Technomic stem. 2. Map w/ a dirt drop or short reach (60-80) Technomic. 3. Surly Open Bar w/ either a dirt drop or short reach Technomic. I love the Albas w/ 100 mm Technomic on my Sam, but the bar ends hit my knees on tight turns if I'm not careful. I also use the VO seat post with long setback with that setup to get a bit more stretched out. Realistically, the 120 mm stem would've solved that issue, but I had already glued the Meisha's grips. Rookie move! Might feel the need to change that someday... Going with the Albas and some Deore thumb shifters makes sense because it's a known quantity. I'm less apt to try something new since my budget is tight (read: non-existent!). Bottom line: I just need to choose because I'd probably love any of these setups and I just want to get this bike on the trail! :) Bob -- 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.
