Simple answer: I absolutely LOVE my Albastache bars. Longer answer: I rode Albatross for a couple of years but had great difficulty with a forward position, especially on more technical descents, where brakes are essential (the upright grip position is too wide and twitchy for me). I then tried Moustache bars, but found their curved grip too far inward. Then I tried the Albastache and they are baby bear "just right!"
Semi-upright position for cruising and, as you say climbing. Though I find once a climb hits 7-8% grade I prefer the hoods as they put more weight forward and thus reduce twitchy climbs (as well as the hands being more inward, but not too much). Amazing balance for shifting weight forward and back on rough terrain, allowing the bike to float, bounce, and jounce beneath me while retaining solid contact with the pedals and handlebars. Tricky trail descents are a delight for their control, brake access and stunningly solid feel. With abandon, Patrick On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 3:04:42 PM UTC-6, JohnS wrote: > > Hello Deacon, > > Very nice ride report and beautiful pictures from the ride. Don't you find > the mustache bars to be great for road/gravel road/light trail riding? I > have them on my Salsa Casseroll and I'm finding them to be the cat's meow > for road/gravel road riding. I especially like the forward curves, they > remind me of the hand position on a straight mountain bike bar. The only > thing different from your set up is that I have inverse brake levers. I > also like the open feeling that the flared ends provide when climbing. > > Thanks for posting, > JohnS > > > > On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 2:29:03 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> Ahhhhhh! Yes. Now that I see them, I've seen them before. Thank you for >> the reminder! Beautiful! >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 11:19:27 AM UTC-6, Bill Gibson wrote: >>> >>> Google "frank patterson cycling drawings"; Pat was a nickname! >>> >> -- 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.
