Heh heh.... if those high quality photos exist, they were taken by someone who has a hillborne and four cockpits (like me!) and is a high quality photographer (unlike me!).
Seriously, I intend to get some better shots with a real camera (my phone's camera is more marketing tool and photography tool). I'll update this thread when I do. A better camera will help. I also intend to bump this thread over the next few weeks as I update the page with configuration changes or additional comments written after I've spent more time with each cockpit. Yup, I'm using a Dirt Drop 100 on all non-Bullmoose cockpits (max'd out on the Moustache and Noodle, an inch or so below max'd out for the Albatross). I did that for two reasons: One, I really couldn't imagine that I'd *prefer* a stem with *less* height and/or *more* extension. You should know that my happy starting point was the Albatross bars on a Dirt Drop 100 (max'd out at first, then to my surprise I found I preferred it a little lower and *perhaps* further out as well), anything other than a most-height/ least-extension combination seemed *unthinkable* for bars with no or negative rise and substantially less back-sweep. I didn't want to use my stem extension as a starting point. Unless I'm wrong on my seat-o- the-pants cogitating, I imagine a Nitto 225mm-quill Technomic Standard with a really short (say, 80mm or less) extension *might* give more height and/or less extension, but that not much difference of either. And I thought that'd simply look too funny. Two, in the spirit of well-controlled research (ahem) I kind of wanted to start out with the bars (1) making a difference in the cockpit (variety and experimentation are goals) and (2) *being* the difference in the cockpit (to sort of compare the bars per se and let them drive the variety). Down the road, I could imagine replacing the Dirt Drop 100 on the Albatross bars with a max'd out Technomic Deluxe, perhaps a 9cm or 10cm extension. I could also imagine, down the road, using the stem extender with the Bullmoose bars, especially if I want to use them for a longer-distance (30+ mile) ride. But for now I still like the variety provided by the as-is Bullmoose bars. And I think the Moustache and the Noodles will stay on the max'd Dirt Drop 100. Particularly with the Noodles; I'm not anxious to re-stitch the leather on one side! :) Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean On Sep 10, 9:21 am, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Great post, but where oh where are the high quality photos of your > complete bike with each cockpit? :) > > You appear to be using the same stem with 3 of the bars? Do you set > them at the same height? That would be interesting, as I think I would > want a shorter extension for a moustache versus a noodle, and or > greater height (Switched from comfy noodles on my non-Sam to > moustaches, and missed the top of the bar position/was too stretched > out, so I switched to some VO porteurs, and now am too upright [all > with the same stem]). > > Gernot > > On Sep 10, 12:38 am, "Robert F. Harrison" <rfharri...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Thanks for the write-up on all the different bars and how you use them. > > Being a stout-but-active middle-aged man myself I found it all quite > > interesting. I only have m-bars on my Quickbeam and am quite pleased with > > them but next year I'm thinking about a bike with derailleurs and your > > footwork will aid greatly in my choice of bars. > > > Aloha! > > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 7:27 AM, Thomas Lynn Skean < > > > thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Hi, all! > > > > (wordy... skip to the link for the main content) > > > > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > > e...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > Robert Harrison > > rfharri...@gmail.com > > statrix.statrix.com -- 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.
