Billies apparently work very well with a long stem (130mm+). I have the Ortho bars and a 120mm stem on my Appaloosa because I wanted something wider. I could even go a longer stem though! If you're sticking with Riv, maybe the 65cm Tosco bars and take their recommendation on stem length?
On Tuesday 20 August 2024 at 06:33:32 UTC+9:30 Dan wrote: > So I have ordered my Appaloosa and am trying to get my parts in order. I > plan on making the purchase of the "you pick the fun stuff, we pick the > rest" to go along with the Appaloosa. My biggest conundrum is the > handlebars. I have 91.5 PBH and have concerns with kneeing my hands or the > handlebars. Originally I was thinking the Billie bar because I like the > option of gripping next to the stem but looking at whatbars.com, > comparing to other riv handlebars, they seem to sweep back a bit more than > others. I have never used swept back bars before and have no option to view > these bars in person so here I am yet again looking for some insights! > Basically, I'd like a bar that comes back to a comfortable position without > me having to lean too far forward and allows me to get a tight grip when I > want to. Just dont want to get a setup that causes me to get too close to > the handlebars is all. I plan on going with thumb shifters if that helps to > know. > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f144abe6-1033-4da9-be16-d3c33a4f9ad1n%40googlegroups.com.
