When I had my Atlantis, they had Albatross bars. While comfortable for rides up to 50 or 60 miles, they did seem a bit lacking on climbs. For me, it was the hands being too far back. And could never get as comfortable with the hands up near the stem.
And I agree with Charlie that drop bars can give you enough different hand positions to alleviate hand issues. This is something where I have a lot of first, uh, hand experience. Do use a set of upright bars, but they are alt-bars on my Surly Cross Check. Definitely non-Riv style. But on that bike, they are comfy. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On May 2, 6:55 pm, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I mounted my albatross bars upside down with a tall stem and they > worked fine comfort wise but I prefer my noodle bars and the grip I > get on the hoods. That spot seems to take weight off my hand nerve > because of the way you can rest your hand. This doesn't work with an > albatross bar (for me). I also have tried mustache bars and actually > prefer them in busy traffic because of the strong grip when braking. I > don't know why the brake levers would feel like they were in a > horrible place. I experience that on rough terrain using the albatross > bars. On descents my grip would always slip forward when braking > causing me to have to readjust. With the mustache you are kept from > sliding forward when braking. The noodle bar is the best for comfort > but braking leverage is less from the hoods......hence my > recommendation for mustache bars in heavy traffic or rough trails, > noodle bars for long range comfort and albatross bars mounted high > (with a wide saddle) if you want maximum uprightness short of riding a > recumbent. > > On May 2, 4:24 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I really like the Albatross bars for commuting but anything over 15 > > miles and I find myself wanting a different bar. I really liked the > > way moustache bars felt when climbing but hated them for tricky > > descents as the brakes levers felt like they were in a horrible > > place. > > > --mike- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
