Not a problem. I'm a fan of the 1993 XO-3. I sold a lot of them when they were new.
Those handlebars are not Moustache bars. More specifically, they are not Nitto RM-016 bars. They were called 'Priest' bars by B-stone and had a bend that was much closer to the Albatross than the Moustache. The XO-1 had Moustache (RM-016) bars. I don't know if the bends are identical (Priest and Alba), but they are definitely really close. On May 5, 6:18 pm, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Well, no, not exactly. Both of those XOs are rigged with moustache bars. I > definitely am not a fan of MBs. I have seen Alba bars reversed, but thought > the poster had a few pix handy. Also curious about the thumb shifters, > twisters, or BE. I guess DT is possible as well. > > Thank you, William, for taking the time to look those pix up for me. Those > are nice looking bikes. > > ________________________________ > From: William <tapebu...@gmail.com> > To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wed, May 5, 2010 4:53:14 PM > Subject: [RBW] Re: Diagonapillar blueprints revealed > > It would likely look really similar to a 1993 XO-3 > > Like this: > > http://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/1993/pages/33.htm > > or this: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230468515481&ssPag... > > On May 5, 8:48 am, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > > I'd sure like to see a photo of those reversed Alba bars. Do you have any? > > Or a link? Are you using thumb shifters? > > > ________________________________ > > From: Ginz <theg...@gmail.com> > > To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > Sent: Wed, May 5, 2010 7:17:34 AM > > Subject: [RBW] Re: Diagonapillar blueprints revealed > > > <snip....> > > > > It seems to me that because of the long top tubes most of Rivendells > > > frames are not designed for drop bars. With the long top tubes you > > > need bars that come back towards you to provide a comfortable reach. > > > Agreed. > > > If you've got the long arms, then a slightly shorter stem (Nitto Dirt > > Drop) and drop bars could work. I've got the short arms, so I've > > completely given up on drop bars. In fact, I've given up on Moustache > > bars, as well. My latest bike has an upside down and cut Albatross, > > setup in Moustache fashion. This gave me Moustache functionality and > > effectively reduced the reach by 4cm which allowed me to run a frame > > with a slightly longer top tube. That's the best I could do. > > > My Hunqapillar, should I take the plunge, would require a Bull Moose > > or a right-side up Albatross. Drops are out of the question. > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
