+1. More of the current Rivendell models would appeal to me if they could be set up comfortably with drop bars. Fortunately, I think others have comfortably set up Clems (which has been on my at least distant target list) with drops.
For the record, I like narrow drop bars with long flat ramps for road bikes (38 cm Maes Parallels on 2 road bikes, 42s on dirt road bike), but I’d like drops of some sort on other bikes too, since my left palm can’t tolerate anything else for longer periods. On Mon, Jun 1, 2026 at 7:40 PM Armand Kizirian <[email protected]> wrote: > … It is a shame that it seems Rivendell has ceased to care about drop > bars. I think there would be sufficient demand for them to update drop bars > with an updated design, closer to Rivendell ethos. 25.4mm of course, but > straying away from the Nitto noodle, with it’s long reach and deep drops, > which is frankly a poor fit for a Rivendell. The gravel-inspired trend of > shorter reach and shallower drops has inadvertently met the needs of the > everyday drop-bar cyclist, who wants the primary benefit of drop > bars--namely different hand positions--with little regard to improving > aerodynamics or performance. > -- 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/CALuTfgsiP3QF7i_J5PbgzQyogkoDXa7yW_eEZB6nMmN9FRoMtQ%40mail.gmail.com.
