Wide bars are nice for off road but I find the narrower ones more comfy for road riding. I think Grants bias is due to having either long arms and wide shoulders or a preference for more control in off road situations.....just mt guess.
On Feb 11, 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, ACRWhttp://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.
