What brake levers do you use? I have come to believe that traditional bend bars like the Noodle were designed for the brake levers that were is use a decade or two ago. Modern brake levers (be they Ergo, STI or Tektro) fit differently. They allow a hand position that's a good couple of cm further forward than older levers. I find I'm happier with a bar with less reach to compensate for that. I really like the current crop of short reach, shallow drop 'compact' bend bars. Unfortunately there aren't many that will fit a 26 mm clamp.
Shortening the stem or raising the bar will change the location of the tops. If you're comfortable on the tops and too stretched out on the hoods, the only way to change that relationship is with a different bar. Bill On Aug 6, 12:37 pm, Solomander <soloman...@aol.com> wrote: > Seth- The bars are at the same height as the seat. They're comfy in that > regard and I can ride in the drops, which I can't do for long on my regular > road bike. I was also thinking about getting shorter reach handlebars. I > am running Noodles. Mark's bars have a 1.5 cm shorter reach, which might do > the trick too. I will raise the bars a bit for tomorrow's ride and see how > it goes. > > Joel -- 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.
