Zack, your ability to ride is inherent in you. The how comes as it's called upon.
When I first tried setting up Albatross bars with mtb levers I knew right away that they were not what I envisioned as no matter where I placed the levers were in the way. Deflating for a moment ...... then like a light bulb being lit ...... "*bar end brake levers" *arose within. I replied ..... *Bar end brake levers..... as in reverse time trial levers *? "*YES ! " * I already knew I was going to use Suntour Thumb shifters and the best place for me was just inside of curve of the bar. I got some Tektro RX 4.1 brake levers and covered the bars with padded synthetic cork bar wrap. Now I was free to use the bar from the top of the curve to the end, and like the video you posted, my hands are most frequently in the middle to upper of the straight portion. On hills/standing I move towards the top at the curve if needed, but the middle to upper straight is usually what feels best. Braking is a breeze from the middle with just 2 small fingers. I rarely if ever ride at the very end of the bar, where a mtb grip would have one be. I stand while riding very frequently. I can ride up a hill standing the whole way if I wish, it feels entirely natural. Again, this comes down to each riders own sensibilities. I've always liked standing while riding. Other people always sit and never stand. Everyone has their own inherent sweet spots. When I hear people disliking a bar it usually has to do with how their entire "cockpit" is set up and whether or not it really works for them. For example, if I bought a complete bike from Riv setup the way they do I'd surely dislike it. So if I gave it a negative review, what I'd really be commenting on not the bike itself, but a sense of being out of tune with that particular way of the bike. I wouldn't feel that way unless I inherently knew "how to play" the tune inherent within. Such is the awesomeness of Life, no two tunes are ever alike, each unique in itself ! On Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 2:49:48 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > I've been interested in switching to albatross bars but one of my concerns > is that it'll be difficult to stand, pedal hard, and pull on the bars. I do > a lot of city riding, so being able to do this from a stop or rolling stop > is a key part of my riding. > > I've watched Dan Stroud's (aka hobocross) video on how he sets up his > albas to have more of a "hoods" position, which seems like a natural > solution to this problem, but in his video he doesn't seem to stand and > pull a whole lot. > > Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGokAt6XAi0&t=152s > > Anyone have thoughts/experience with this? > > Zack > Toronto/DC > -- 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/b38b8e07-8eba-4689-91e9-1b94cff98ff1n%40googlegroups.com.
