Really nice Ellis....and the orange and blue-accented Schwinn Voyageur rocks, too!
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 10:30:12 AM UTC-5 Bikie#4646 wrote: > Mark, > > Thumbs up on the bike and your bars too. Very nice. > > Paul Germain > Midlothian, Va. > > On Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 08:48:43 PM EDT, esoterica etc < > [email protected]> wrote: > > That's a really nice Ellis, Paul! Speaking of flipped Albatross bars on > single speed bikes, here's my Schwinn from my days back in North Carolina. > > The flipped Albatross was supremely comfortable for me, both in the hooks > (forward drop position) and upright at the bar ends. Time spent in each > position was very nearly 50%. > > But not so with an Albastache for me. I really tried to like those but > they just didn't get along with my wrists, both in standard position and > flipped position. > > ~Mark > Kailua, HI > > [image: image0.jpeg] > > On Aug 19, 2025, at 9:29 AM, 'Bikie#4646' via RBW Owners Bunch < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Regarding flipped Albatross bars, when I switched to the bars a few years > ago (from drops), I liked them but felt a little too upright. When I > flipped them on my SS road bike, a custom Ellis by Dave Wages, it seemed > perfect. I don't put longer miles on this bike, so liked the more retro > "roadster-ish" look. It makes a nice alternative to my other bikes, too. > Paul Germain > Midlothian, Va. > <IMG_9559.jpeg> > > > On Monday, August 18, 2025 at 8:34:12 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > > [image: IMG_1242.jpeg] > I changed my Sam to albatross bars from the OG dirt Drops that I had been > running for the previous 9 years or so. After almost a full year on the > bike with the Albatross bars, my impression is that the bike musta been > designed with Albatross bars in mind. Currently I have the bars flipped so > the “normal grip” position is just slightly lower than the saddle and the > bends are about level with the saddle but stretches me out. It provides 2 > great positions. For me, I was only down in the drops maybe 20% at best. > The Albatross bars are much more versatile. > > On Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 10:35:26 PM UTC-4 Ted Durant wrote: > > Hi All - > > On the n+1 theme of a recent thread ... > > Since the delivery of my Chapman, my Great Lakes Sam has been sulking in > the corner, getting a bit dusty. As I thought about rationalizing my > collection, I decided it was time to make Great Lakes Sam my upright > bike-about-town. I've just finished setting it up with Choco bars on a 13cm > stem, and holy moly it feels fantastic. Other bikes I've converted to > upright have never felt right, mostly because the steering gets so weirdly > light. The steering on the Sam lightens up just a bit, but it feels like a > sport horse itching to go. I had 48mm tires on it initially, and they are > dreamy, but the clearance under the fork crown is tight and I have some > light wires stuffed up there, so I put 42s on it and it's still dreamy. I'm > thinking about putting Cazaderos on it so I can take it to the local MTB > trails for fun. > > Time to start dialing in the build so it doesn't look like a parts-bin > special. Currently it has a Dura-Ace7900/CX70/Herse drivetrain on it, with > Dura-Ace 10sp bar end shifters. I have thoughts of making it a 1x, but I'd > have to find a not-ugly rear derailer that can handle a large cog, or maybe > put a drop link back there. But, the 2x setup works flawlessly and the gear > ranges are better than I expected. If the DA7900 rear derailer can handle a > 32, I might be done with the drivetrain. > > Meanwhile, my Breadwinner G-Road has been reassembled with the Force22 > drivetrain and drop bars, and it will get fenders and lights reinstalled in > preparation for being my ugly roads winter bike. > > Ted Durant > Milwaukee, WI USA > > -- > 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 visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d4aa79c9-70c4-404a-a247-2a4848ea04a4n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d4aa79c9-70c4-404a-a247-2a4848ea04a4n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > <IMG_9559.jpeg> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/-20l29437Nw/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > > To view this discussion visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/82502DB6-A500-48F2-BCF8-9148A5F20031%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/82502DB6-A500-48F2-BCF8-9148A5F20031%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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