I havent tried the Albatross bars. To me the Singles Bar is comfy. You would have to do a side by side comparison. I ride with gloves and am comfy for 15 miles plus no problem. I havent really ridden it much further distance wise. The bars have more give than the Bullmoose bars thats for sure.
On Jan 18, 8:01 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > "Swapped out the Bullmoose bars for these Sycip Singles Bar, found my > old Specialized branded Dirtdrop stem. This bar is so much more > versatile and comfortable than the Bullmoose bars I could never get > my > hands comy on them, I figure it had to do with the fixed rear-upward > angle." > > How about flexibility of the Singles Bars? I speced a pair for a > custom. They look great but there is enough give in them I am > wondering if perhaps Albatross bars would be a better choice. > > On Jan 17, 4:04 pm, williwoods <willh...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Hey Guys, > > > Here are some updated pics of my Bombadil after much tinkering, > > experimenting and of course plenty of saddle time. Everything > > functions wonderfully. > > > Swapped out the Bullmoose bars for these Sycip Singles Bar, found my > > old Specialized branded Dirtdrop stem. This bar is so much more > > versatile and comfortable than the Bullmoose bars I could never get my > > hands comy on them, I figure it had to do with the fixed rear-upward > > angle. As you can see I have these bars rear-downward which feels much > > more natural. Decided I would run the thumbshifters under the bar so I > > would have more hand positions, they function near perfect except when > > I am trying to shift into the lowest gear in the rear its a little > > awkward but im used to it now and doable just a little stretch to do > > it. Of course now the rear shifter is now on the left and the front on > > the right, my brain doesnt have a preference, im totally fine with it. > > I then added the orange tape (yellow would have been better) and > > shellacked and twined the whole thing together its about 4/5 coats of > > shellac. Also twined the chainstay and shellacked that too. > > > Added the Suntour Superbe pedals and they are much better to me than > > the MKS touring pedals I had. > > > Swapped the Quasi-Moto tires for the Fatty Rumpkins since im not > > riding in the dirt and was planning on fenders which are the VO > > Zeppelin model that are used but not too abused. The fenders had > > several holes from the previous owner that I covered up with Foil > > tape, I also used a small strip on the seatpost to remind me of my > > usual saddle height. > > > You can also see that I now have one of the Nitto R cages and a > > Electra Ticino cage, they look exactly the same. > > > My favorite mod was running the Bell on the exposed threads of the > > Canti brake hanger. Its a little forward of where you traditionally > > would run it but I can reach my finger easily to the striker which is > > pointing up, the position keeps it out of the way which I like. > > > I also had to swap out the headset which was pitted out from being run > > loose, the new headset is one of the really awesome Cane Creek 100 > > threaded units which are I think even nicer than a Chris King. > > > I was also running the VO 1st gen brakes but got tired of them cause > > there was no toe-in adjustment and no spring adjustment. They stopped > > great but squeeled like crazy and one side of the brke arm on the > > front always ran too close to the rim. These Shimano brakes are pretty > > fiddly but I really appreciate the adjustments and was able to get > > them set-up perfectly. > > > And last but not least I bought a pair of the Paul brake levers cause > > they are so sexy. > > > The only thing I need now is a front rack, then the build will be > > complete. I still havent figured out which one I want. Kinda like the > > VO porteur rack, but im not settled on that yet. Oh yeah then I need > > bags........it never ends, ah the fun. > > > Other upgrades I would like to do: Paul brakes, Swap out the hubs for > > White industries or I have some 8spd DuraAce hubs that I could respace > > to 135mm. Maybe I should just get some rims and build a second set of > > wheels...well see. I would finally like to get a set of the VO 50.4mm > > 172.5mm cranks in a 46/30 config. > > >http://tinyurl.com/49vzwzg > > > Any Thoughts? -- 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-bunch@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.
