I really like M-bars for all-round riding up to a couple hours. Longer rides, and I miss the drop position. Be sure to get a shorter stem with them though. Level with seat height was fine for me, but the shorter stem was critical.
Have fun! On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 8:27 PM, Forrest <ftme...@me.com> wrote: > 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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.
