Rene -- I certainly wouldn't rule out the Albatross bars. My wife has something very similar (North Country?) on her early '90s Gary Fisher Zebrano mixte, and she really likes them. -- Forrest
On Dec 9, 9:17 pm, Rene Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'll see you and bid you an Albatross bar! > > I first tried the M-bars on my Bombadil and loved them for the rough trails. > However, I couldn't get hand and neck pain free when riding on the streets > on even short commutes. Since I had the 48 Noodles on my AHH I swapped the > M-bars and put a set of 48 Noodles on the Bombadil, which I transferred to > the Atlantis when I exchanged it for a better fit. With the Noodles I > managed to ride mostly hand-pain free, but couldn't get rid of an accute > pain I develop on the left side of my neck/left shoulder. This kind of pain > doesn't always happen in the morning rides, but it invariably kills me > during my evening commute after I've worked on the computer during the day. > Always the left side, never the right side. > > In the meantime, I built the Betty Foy with Albatross bars and started > becoming more "aware" of many Atlantis and other bikes built with Albatross > bars. Realized that Grant says they are his favorite bars and remembered > Jay's Hunqa video where he is riding it with Albatross bars and > conversations I had both with him and Keven where they were gently > suggesting them to me. I guess like all the other cycling fit paradigms that > Rivendell has crushed in my mind, this one was a lost cause for me as well. > Started re-reading older posts regarding Albatross bars and found Ray > Shine's comment that once he put Albatross bars on his bikes he never looked > back. > > So, even though I still have the M-bars and now the Noodles here, I have > borrowed the Albatross bars from the Betty and put them on the Atlantis to > see how they feel. I have to say it looks quite stunning once my previous > paradigm got destroyed, and I expect to start commuting with it and see how > everything feels. If I manage to get rid of all the pain, it would be > absolutely unbelievable! > > Have you considered Albatross bars for your Atlantis? Based on what your > riding type description is, that might be another option to consider. > > René -- 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.
