I have mustache bars on my Sam and like them fine. I use older Suntour bar end levers because they stick out less.They might be an option for you or you could put the shift levers by the brakes using Paul thumbies or those inexpensive friction MTB levers. I prefer the mustache bars because of the option to use the strong braking position and the handshake grip at the end of the bar. I don't like Alba's for off road due to the weaker hand position when braking. For real rough stuff you need a Bullmoose , mustache or similar bar that puts your braking position in that stable position behind the bar. When the trail gets bumpy its difficult to hang on and brake at the same time which you do quite often in those conditions. For smooth trails and fire roads any bar is fine.
On Friday, June 29, 2012 4:15:45 PM UTC-7, Tim wrote: > > Opinion time, everyone. I need advice. I have a 58cm Hunqa ordered and am > trying to figure out the bars to use. I will ride it mostly on single track > here in Kansas City (some paved path riding and some road, maybe eventually > touring, although I have my Homer too.) Believe it or not, we actually have > some pretty challenging and technical (at least for me, a 51 year old road > rider) trails here. I rode one last night that was super rocky and went > down a time or two on the old Specialized Rockhopper I'm on now. So, I > built a Sam with M'stache bars for my girlfriend and they aren't working > out for her so I'm switching to Alba's or Bosco's for her, thus have the > M'stache just hanging around. I'll probably switch her 8cm Dirt Drop stem > too, so it's available. So I'm thinking of using those on the Hunqa. the > other option is the Bullmoose, which I think look absolutely fantastic on > the Hunqa, but I'm worried about a lack of hand positions (to which Brian > suggested Bosco Bullmoose, although I'm leery about them, both looks and > functionality on the hard riding trails.) The Specialized has flat bars > and they get my hands really, really numb (admittedly the bike is too small > and the bars too low.) I guess my worry about the M'stache is the distance > from the bar end shifters to the brakes on really challenging sections of > trail where I want access to shifters and brakes a lot (maybe that's just > me worrying too much.) So, basically, the question is M'stache, Bullmoose > or BoscoMoose. So, what say y'all? > -- 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/-/fzG5TqCe0wAJ. 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.
