Well I don't ride drops anymore so I've kind of become the queen of Alt Bars.
I have the Choco Norms on my Joe. When I first saw them I didn't think I would care for them as they are pretty flat and come way back. However, with the long top tube of the Joe it works well and I actually like them. I don't ride very aggressively (off road) and it works well for me. I have the Albatross on a Soma San Marcos and love it! However, I had the same bar on my Cheviot and hated it. Was far too cramped on a 55 Cheviot but just fine on my 51 San Marcos. I have the MAP/Hearne on the Quickbeam and also like that. A bit more aggressive and the width seems to work well for me. I converted a 86 Pinarello Montello to upright and have the Albastache on it. Perfect! Gives me the most aggressive position of all the bars discussed without being a back breaker. It looks great and feels surprisingly good. (I did have a short adjustment period on it). I agree with the poster who said that the Albatross was a sweet looking bar. I think the sweep and curves on it look fantastic. On Friday, July 14, 2017 at 12:40:46 AM UTC-4, Jay in Tel Aviv wrote: > Anyone tried both? > > They both fit MTB sized levers which is good for my v-brakes. The choco > looks more comfortable in the pictures. I especially like the flatter shape > of the "corners". > > I'd love to hear your real world experience before spending the $$ to > switch. > > Jay > > -- 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.
