Funny - I am trying some older Nitto B115 olympiads in a 39 (from an 80's Soma - polished up nice with simichrome, BTW). So far I am finding them very nice. I have also used 46 noodles and wasn't enamored with them. I haven't done a longer ride with them yet, but I have a couple coming up.
Brian Seattle On Feb 11, 2012, at 4:39 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just swapped out the 46 cm Noodles for a pair of 42s (thanks, Dylan -- I'll > mail the 46s this coming week) and I must say that I much prefer the narrower > ones. I've got them at the same height and reach and feared that they would > feel too close, but they feel just right. I've tried wide bars -- Noodles, > all sorts of different dirt drop flares including the original WTBs and > Salsas, but I keep coming back to more narrow ones. In fact, I put 38/42 -- > or perhaps they are 37/41; forget -- Compass Bicycle Maes Parallels on the > two Rivs and I must say those are the nicest road bars I've used. (And, they > are made by NItto to an even nicer finish than the Noodles, etc). > > The only thing I miss -- slightly -- from the 46s is the additional room on > the flats on either side of the rather wide tubular bar bag; but that is a > minor price for the greater comfort otherwise. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
