Hi Joe. My comments were based strictly on measuring my two bikes. I would expect where you place your hands with each bar will have a lot to do with whether the Moustaches are actually longer in reach. In my case, both bikes are set up with the same saddle-handlebar drop. Also, the tops of the drops and the Moustache bars are level with the stem. I know some advocate using a higher and shorter stem for Moustache bars, but that's if you want to ride them more upright. I like them slung low.
But you may be right, the quantitative measurements may say one thing, but you may feel another when actually using them. In my case, I also feel slightly more upright with the Moustache bars and am thinking that down the line, I may switch to a longer stem to make the length measurements between my two bikes exactly the same. But as always, YMMV :) Best, Lee On Jun 8, 12:20 am, Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm going to disagree with this. In my curve-bar days I tried M-bars > and Noodles on the same stem, and found the reach to the curved > portion of the Ms to "feel" further away than the hoods of the > Noodles. I suspect this has something to do with the hands being > placed in a different plane. Plus, I've often heard that people need > to switch to a shorter stem when switching from drops to M-bars. > > On Jun 7, 9:23 pm, Lee <leec...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I guess the question then is, am I right or am I just justifying a > > > shiny new toy? Does a mustache bar let you stretch out more (assuming > > > a stem of the same proportions?) > > > Hi Kent. I believe that it would depend on where you normally position > > your hands on your drop bars. If you normally ride on the flats or the > > corners, then yes, the Moustache bars will let you lengthen out. If > > you normally ride on the hoods, then the Moustache bars most likely > > won't (unless you currently use a very short-reach set of drops). > > > Good luck! > > Lee -- 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.
