I ended up with the albatros bars that came on my wife's betty foy on my mb-3. I didn't have mountain brake levers so I used road brake levers set up moustache bar style. i've never had any problem getting my hands to the brake levers in time to stop. On Tuesday, February 5, 2013 9:50:43 PM UTC-8, Scot Brooks wrote: > > When I first set up my non-Riv bike, I used a set of the Soma Oxford bars > (really close shape-wise to the Albas) on an 8cm stem. I ended up switching > them out for a couple of reasons; I felt too upright, and under heavy > braking I didn't feel like I was well-braced against the bars to counteract > the forces pushing me forward. > > I'm ready to try a set of Albatross bars on my Sam because I feel like I > didn't really give the Oxfords a fair shake. I'm *guessing* the problems > I experienced could be solved with a longer stem and maybe some angle to > the bars so I have a better angle to brace myself against. > > Any tips from the experienced would be appreciated, either to confirm my > theory or correct it. >
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