48cm flat for off-road is very narrow. I use bars that are about 68cm with a little sweep back on my MTB.
jim m wc ca On Apr 6, 2:56 pm, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: > I have a 60cm Bombadil and it does indeed have a long top tube for me. > I seem to recall from the beginning that Grant designed the Bombadil > with the dirt drop stem in mind. There are few stems shorter than the > 8cm dirt drop. > > My Bombadil has an 8cm dirt drop stem and I've used it fully loaded > for long distance touring. With 48cm drop bars and front panniers, the > bike handled predictably and easily. I was amazed at the low speed > handling *and* stability on fast descents. I have noticed that > unloaded as an MTB, using relatively narrow flat bars (48cm flat end > to end), I'm not very comfortable with technical, off road trails. All > of these trails are ones that I can manage easily on other bikes. The > steering feels too responsive and I get a little sketched out. I'll be > putting wider bars on soon - extra bar width should compensate by > slowing down the steering response a bit. > > Dave > > On Apr 6, 2:22 pm, happyriding <happyrid...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > On Apr 6, 2:34 pm, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I will apologize first, but do think this "triangapillar" is just > > > taking the discussion to a silly level. > > > Somewhat. But from an engineering standpoint, three triangles are > > stronger than two. So technically, it is a stronger design than the > > diaga-piller. Also, I question whether the diaga-piller, which I > > hereby dub the dragon-pillar because it rolls off the tongue easier, > > is actually stronger. It creates two flattish somewhat triangular > > shapes. The flatness is the problem, I think. Not much strength in > > that. And really, they aren't even triangles to begin with. I would > > like to see some test results. > > > I also wonder if someone can speak to the concept of using short stems > > on big frames to get the reach right. The Bombadil has a longish top > > tube for me. With drop bars, if I want to sit more upright than on a > > road bike, for example when touring, I would have to use a very short > > stem. From what I've read that affects the handling--negatively. A > > large frame should have a 12, 13, or 14 cm stem so that one's weight > > is distributed properly between the front and rear. It seems like the > > Bombadil was designed for mustache bars that extend backwards, but how > > does that affect the handling? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
