6’-2” with 95cm PBH. 62cm Sam (2015 model). Started with Nitto drops with 100mm Tallis. Switched to Albatross bars pretty quickly, same stem. Recently switched to Choco bars with 110mm Nitto Fillet FacePlater stem. I have the Choco bars mounted ‘upside down’ as I like the angle it places my wrists in. My preferred hand location is at or ahead of the brake levers. Needed the FacePlater stem to keep the bars (at the grips) at the same height as the Alba/Tallux combination.
On Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 5:23:42 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > Hey Richard! > I really like Chocos for what you're describing. They have a great flat > next-to-stem position you mentioned, as well as a really nice position > around the bends that is kind of like the hoods on drops. Then you have > your nice upright position on the grips, too. I have Chocos on my MIT > Atlantis, and I use all three positions (though I usually split time > between using the grips and the bends). > > When you say the bike is too big, I'm assuming you just feel too stretched > out horizontally. If that's the case, I like what Jason did with a shorter > stem. I'm very similar to your build (93.5 PBH, 6'3") and I have a 62cm Sam > with a 9cm stem and Noodles and I feel like it's just perfect. I know > geometries might not be exactly the same on our Sams and I do have long > arms and am a touch taller...but if you could get the bars 4-5 cm closer, > do you think that'd do the trick? > > Good luck! > Ben > > On Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 2:10:48 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > >> I have a 62cm Sam frame that I built up with Drop bars (Noodles) and it >> just felt too big for me. I Was going to sell it but I'm thinking maybe I >> should try some more upright bars before I let it go. >> I am 6'-02" with a 93cm PBH. I have a 64 cm MIT Atlantis and a 64cm >> Rambo that are very comfortable for me with 10cm stem and Noodle bars. >> The effective TT length is 61.5 on the Sam frame opposed to 59-60 on the >> other two frames. Thinking I'd like to try Bosco or Choco bars and a >> shorter stem. >> I have always used drop bars. Have a set of Moustache bars that I tried >> and couldn't get comfortable with. I would like to have a flat section >> close to the stem so the 2 bars I mentioned look like they are the ones to >> try. >> Anyone else gone through this when trying to get comfortable on the newer >> sloped top tube Riv frames? >> Anybody have some wide Choco or Bosco bars they want to sell or trade? >> I have a like new Moustache and some Noodle bars to swap. >> >> Richard Borneman >> > -- 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/9cd602fb-ec17-4927-af38-525f0507627an%40googlegroups.com.
