Lum: I feel your pain. At least, I feel my pain, which seems to be similar to yours. I've owned at least 6 original design Moustache bars, and I've tried them on at least 8 bikes over the years; and while I really, really like the idea, I've never been able to get them nearly as comfortable as drop bars.
Right now, I have these original issue M bars on the Hon Solo. The bar clamp on the HS is right at the very tippy top of the bar mast; I found that M bars were uncomfortable, but more comfortable than the Ritchey (?) cowhorns they replace; and I usually don't ride the HS for more than 10-12 miles at a time. A period of time passed ... Joe B of this list sold me a doohickey that clamps into the bar mast of bikes like the HS, but pushes the bar out by 2". I added it, and what do you know: same height, 2" more reach = more comfortable. But the HS bar mast clamp doesn't clamp tight enough to keep this thing from rotating; so I let it rotate all the way down, so that the M bar is now ~ 2" lower and perhaps 1" further forward than when perched at the top of the mast. Wala! Even more comfortable -- though still short term comfort. But less hand pressure and pain than when considerably higher and closer in. I've not tried the Albastache; perhaps one day I will. I haven't installed a drop bar on the HS because the M bar with its more nearly 2 dimensional shape folds tighter than the bike would with a drop bar. On Sat, Dec 9, 2017 at 2:09 PM, lum gim fong <john11.2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the reponses and input. > > I have tried upright twice now. Once with Albas on an oversized Sam, and > once with Boscos on a 53 Bleriot, and Albas on a 55 Bleriot. I lasted a > month with the Albas/Sam. I have had the Bleriot Bosco-ed for the better > part of a year now. Hi/lowbars/near/Flyer/B67, etc. been tried. > I have even tried mustache bars but they are a torture device to me. Hand > pain in the first half mile of riding, inescapable for the rest of the ride > since the same part of the hand (for me) is contacted in all bar positions > on mustaches, except for the limited tops. So the torture never lets up. > I guess I have sensitive hands. > One guy told me once that some people may have their hand nerves running > closer to the surface of their hands than others. This could be true as I > have been a musician my whole life and perhaps this develops nerve growth > in that direction. Just speculation, of course. > > Seems like drop bars are the most comfortable for me. I am happy with them. > I keep them at ~1.3 cm below saddle. I have always been comfy on drops for > all my riding, rec and centuries, commuting, etc. It is just the 10mph > wife-rides pace that my hands start to complain. > > Maybe I will place drops on the Bleriot again, but set them as high as > poss for the bike-wifery, and see if that relieves the hand pressure when > riding slowly. > I have tried hi drops on my own before and felt no diffs in hand pressure. > > I agree that hand pressure is probably more related to where the weight is > distributed on a bike, a la PJW fit article. > > One day this will no longer be an issue because *she says that for her > next bike she wants an electric bike!!!!!* > Then I will be on the forum complaining that I can't get my bike up to her > 20mph electric bike pace!!! Ha ha!! > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- 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.
