I'll post measurements this weekend.
I'm so far out of the mainstream when it comes to bar height that I don't have a general sense of normal.. but FYI... Height is an area where the Bullmoose bar is seriously constrained relative to other RBW offerings. You may be looking for something well within its range. But the constraint is there. I've got a Bullmoose bar cockpit that I've used in two flavors: "normal" (which to me means max'd height but is still my lowest bar) and "tall" (which means burying the bar as deeply as possible into the RBW-sold stem riser). Given my general desire to have a very high bar, I was surprised to find that I like the normal better than the tall. My Bullmoose is the 150mm variety, which is definitely the right choice for me for the normal flavor. I don't ride it all the time; typically I prefer sitting up to leaning. When I want to lean, though, the 150mm Bullmoose is really fun. Big wide thing that lets me stretch out. Very pretty to look at from the saddle too. With the 150mm bar, though, over time I realized the tall flavor brings the bar I have *too* close, even with the height minimized in the riser. I enjoy the upright-ness but feel a little penned in. Getting a 200mm Bullmoose and deploying it in the tall flavor is on my list of things to do. It isn't clear whether that'll make it perfect... it may be that "tall and wide" just isn't as nice as "short and wide", even if the reach is right. And as you say they are expensive and, as far as the 200mm bar goes, not casually available last time I looked. So trying 200mm Tallmoose is not high on my list right now. (Bosco is! Is it "late May" yet?) By the way, you did me a huge favor without realizing it. Your canti-Rom picture in Cyclofiend's gallery showed me the Nitto R-15 for the first time. "That is the rack I want!", said I. I've enjoyed that rack ever since (and apparently have remembered your name!). Thanks! Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean On Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:23:53 PM UTC-5, joe b. wrote: > Could one of you kind folks take a few bullmoose 150 and/or 200 > measurements for me? I have an old mountain bike with a pair of bull > moose that I love but that don't quite fit me. The entry price is > steep, but I see Riv lists them as discontinued (endangered?), and I'd > hate to miss out. The bars seem tricky to measure, but I think this > would work for me: from fixed point (saddle nose or whatever) C-to-C > distances to stem cap, bar center, bar ends. I'm looking for a little > more reach and sweep than my old bars without giving up any height. > > Any other thoughts on the bars also welcome, but I've only heard > positives and am already familiar with the species. I really > appreciate it! > > Best, > joe broach > portland, or > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/uDV6sK5kef8J. 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.
