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For about a year before I got my Hillborne, I was a happy Albatross bar cyclist. I remain a happy Albatross bar cyclist. But in my youth I rode drop bars and liked them. Later I had also ridden mountain-bike-y bars and liked them. Having ridden almost daily for a couple of years now, I've gone from being a total couch-potato huffing-puffing fat guy to being an energetic less-fat able-bodied guy. Along the way I have discovered that almost all of my ideas about "discomfort" when cycling were really reflecting my utter lack of general fitness. Growing more fit made me realize I could sit this way and move that way and bend the other way, without causing pain or feeling at risk. That is, I started feeling even *more* comfortable on my bike, more loose and more "able". And started thinking "you know, it wouldn't be so bad to stretch out here, lean there, tuck in more". I began to wonder what riding in positions besides being bolt upright might be like. And now that I had a Hillborne frameset, surely one of the most versatile bike platforms around, I thought perhaps I could set it up with different handlebars to accommodate somewhat different riding styles and positions. I had, as a stout-but-active middle-aged man, become bar-curious. (sorry...) In case you're still reading, below is a link to my web page describing how I satisfied my curiosity. There you'll find descriptions, parts lists, some pictures, and general comments. And, I promise, no puns. http://tiny.cc/h1p8s I really can't overstate how much I like my Hillborne. For me, its lengths and angles have felt exactly right from the very first time I sat on one. Putting parts on it was truly fun. And now it looks beautiful and rides great. In all its forms. Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean -- 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.
