I'm 25 and I only ride Moustache bars, and would bet Albatross's would be heavenly for me as well. Noodles came with my Quickbeam and I abhorred the whole crouched over, knees-in-the-chest speedy position. I tend to ride longer & more joyfully when I'm not hating life for the sake of an aerodynamic advantage. As I think Sheldon said re: singlespeed touring, but the same applies, "why be in a hurry to get somewhere on a bike"?
The Rivendell fit approach has really transformed my relationship with cycling to blissed out love in the 2+ years I've caught on. From healthful, fun activity to viable means of transportation & spiritual vehicle, if I dare... On Jun 6, 9:16 pm, Bertin753 <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jim -- I look at nice, tight, shallow bend on the "PRallels" > > On Jun 6, 2011, at 7:10 PM, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > > > Patrick, > > I think the Grand Bois Maes Parallel type bars look quite nice. Peter > > Weigle used them on his "Black Tie" bike that was featured in BQ. > > Here's a link to Weigle's Photostream of that bike: > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/49353569@N00/sets/72157625305683679/with... > > > Still it begs the question, why would you want to replace the Nitto > > Mod. 185 bars on your Riv customs? I think the Mod 185 is one of the > > nicest bars I've used. Just thinking... > > > Jim Cloud > > Tucson, AZ > > > On Jun 6, 6:01 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Has anyone tried these or the functional equivalents? > > >>http://www.compasscycle.com/images/MaesPara800.jpg > > >> (From Compass Bicycles:http://www.compasscycle.com/Handlebars.html) > > >> Copies of these, > >> apparently:http://www.bikequarterly.com/images/Hersefixed.jpg > > >> Me, Ahm 'a thinkin' that they may well do very nicely as replacements > >> for the Nitto 185s on the 8 cm Nitto stems on my two low-bar Riv > >> customs. > > >> On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Bill M. <bmenn...@comcast.net> wrote: > >>> 52 years young here, and for me drops are the only comfortable long- > >>> distance option. I do have and like the Noodles, but I find that the > >>> modern 'compact' or 'short-n-shallow' shaped bars have some > >>> advantages. The short drop makes the drop position easier to reach > >>> without the raising tops so high that standing to climb feels > >>> ungainly. The short reach seems to me more appropriate when using > >>> modern brake levers. Long reach bars were designed for non-aero brake > >>> levers. Modern brake levers (be they brifters or Tektro or SRAM aero > >>> levers) allow a hand position that's a couple of cm further forward > >>> than did non-aero or even early aero levers. The shorter reach of the > >>> compact bars compensates for that extra reach. > > >>> I use a 3T Ergosum bar on my go-fast (with Campy brifters) and find > >>> its very comfortable whether on the hoods, the ramps, the hooks or the > >>> drops. Unfortunately it's only available in black and 31.8. Ritchie > >>> now makes a bar called the Classic Curve that looks similar, same > >>> drop, a bit less reach, still 31.8 but polished silver. It should > >>> look OK with a silver VO stem and a threadless adapter. > > >>> I have another bike with a Salsa Woodchipper off-road drop bar. It's > >>> very short reach, very short drop, very wide and very flared in the > >>> drops. It looks a bit awkward and makes parking the bike harder, but > >>> once rolling I find it's pretty comfortable. > > >>> the Noodles are on my Riv, but with a shorter stem than I used to > >>> ride. Even with the tops at saddle height the drops feel low and the > >>> hoods far away. I'm tempted to try the Classic Curve on that bike. > >>> I'm already using a threadless stem and adapter so the swap would be > >>> easy. And the threadless + adapter combo is actually lighter than the > >>> Technomic Deluxe it replaced. > > >>> Bill > > >>> I really recommend you try a compact or short-n-shallow bar before you > >>> write off drops. Grinding into a headwind on North Roads just isn't a > >>> lot of fun. > > >>> On Jun 6, 8:55 am, canali <jwcoll...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >>>> just wondering if it's just me and i need to take my time adding the > >>>> mileage and being consistent and patient (and getting back into > >>>> shape) > > >>>> OR do alot of us as we get older no longer find being so bent down as > >>>> comfortable...thinking of swapping out drops on atlantis for jeff > >>>> jones h loop bars or the north road bars. > > >>> -- > >>> 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 > >>> athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> Patrick Moore > >> Albuquerque, NM > >> For professional resumes, contact > >> Patrick Moore, ACRW > >> patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com > > >> A billion stars go spinning through the night > >> Blazing high above your head; > >> But in you is the Presence that will be > >> When all the stars are dead. > >> (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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