I agree with James. The shape is not the problem, though you may need a surprisingly short stem to make them feel right. The problem is drop levers at ~90 degrees from their design intent. The levers cannot be angled downwards from horizontal by any meaningful amount, and I like my levers angled down at least 45 degrees. Also, while they theoretically have a few hand positions, they simply aren't as practical as the different hand positions of other alt bars, or drops for that matter. I want to love them, and I've tried, but I can't.
On Saturday, 15 August 2020 at 14:58:26 UTC-7 tuolumne bikes wrote: > I put them on my road bike after rejecting drops one last time. I very > rarely ride the hoods, occasionally use the swept position to relax, mostly > vary position along the hooks to change the angle of my wrists. I don't use > bar ends. See https://www.instagram.com/p/CBO2uXtsqt9/ > > I very much agree with Patrick. They are comfortable but not so good for > any kind of technical descent where you need your weight back but the > levers are way out front. I don't think they look any better or worse than > drops, just different. > > I agree with Bill that you wouldn't necessarily use the same stem as > drops. If you're already set up with drops, lay the Albastache on top of > the drops with the front of the hooks lined up with the comfortable grip > spot on the hoods (plus or minus). Then measure the difference in extension > you'll need for the stem. > > Carl > > On Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 1:11:05 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> Another note I'll add because I was being nice in my first one and just >> answered the question without an opinion: Me no likey! Moustache and >> Albastache looked great but gave me all the agonies, even before my basal >> thumb arthritis made the situation even worse. If you like 'em well God >> bless ya, kids. I'm not that guy! ✋ > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/16050a9f-b1e4-4ffe-b361-ae6ff672e1f9n%40googlegroups.com.
