Bosco Bars, not as pretty but will have more positions and more rise. I have albas and am making the switch. On May 22, 2012 7:07 PM, "rcnute" <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> The Albatross is great, good for long rides and will absolutely help > if reach is too long (because they don't extend nearly as far) or bars > are too low (because they have approx. 2cm of upsweep). > > Ryan > > On May 22, 4:04 pm, Rex Kerr <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Questions summarized without all of the rambling at the end, if you want > to > > just jump to the meat of this long post. :-) > > > > When I built up my AHH I was trying to reproduce the feeling of a bike > that > > I'd recently crashed that had been my favorite to date. Unfortunately, I > > think that I overlooked some important details, that, while I knew about > > them, weren't prominent enough in my mind. For that reason, I'm having > > difficulty getting really comfortable on the AHH, so it's time for a > change. > > > > - On the Schwinn I had used Nashbar Mustache bars. Wanting to > recreate > > the same feeling, I did the same on the AHH. Problem is, I'd > forgotten > > that they didn't have the wider ones in stock when I built the > Schwinn, so > > I bought a wider bar for the AHH, giving me a bigger bar with longer > reach. > > > > - The AHH has a longer top-tube, by about 1 cm. > > > > - The Nitto stem (forget which one, it's the one they used to sell > like > > the Dirt Drop, but with 25.4 mm clamp) has a slightly longer reach > than the > > original stem, plus I'm not really liking the aesthetic. > > > > *etc*... all adding up to about 3 or 4 cm further reach, and I had > already > > been stretched to my maximum comfortable position on the Schwinn [I have > > long legs relative to my torso]. The wider bars also mean that the aft > > position near the bar-end shifters doesn't raise me up much, doesn't > change > > the angle of my back from the hood position, and seems to compress the > area > > between my shoulders. > > > > *So... my questions are:* > > > > How many hand positions on the Albatross bar? Are the forward positions > on > > the flats and around the bends usable? > > > > Do you find the Albatross bars sufficient for full 100 mile century > rides? > > > > How much shorter is the reach on the Albatross bar *vs*. the > > Nashbar mustache bar? Or, alternatively *vs*. the Nitto version, which I > > know is different, but at least similar. > > > > Do you tend to install Albatross bars higher than mustache bars? I > already > > have storage problems at work [no longer able to keep it outside of my > > cube, now under the raised section of my desk] and can only spare about > 1" > > of additional height. > > > > For reference: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/rexkerr/5934743783/in/photostreamhttp://twowheels.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/0226091728.jpg > > -- > 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.
