Yes, that's my experience as well. They're great for a couple of hours, but then my body misses the lower hand position to move my back around. They do offer multiple positions, but on a singe horizontal plane.<https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/sets/72157605369032545/with/2534862019/>I use them mostly/exclusively for shorter rides and stop/start rough-stuff type longer rides. Under those conditions they're excellent for me. Sustained single position riding isn't so much fun on them though.
The best part is cost of entry is pretty low as people try them and don't like them, then sell them used here!!! Cheers, David On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 8:50 AM, RJM <crccpadu...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have always heard to set up mustache bars with a shorter stem and one > that is higher (compared to drops) and it has worked for me in the past. A > longer stem makes me feel like I am reaching too far all the time. > > The one thing you miss out on with mustache bars vs. drops is a good lower > position. I find that on drops just having that extra lower position really > helps with comfort on longer rides because I can change my back position. > It helps with the backache. > > > Now, on drops you can get a real nice reach when you use road brake > levers. It is almost like getting into a time trial position, but not > quite. Helps the back too. > > I like mustache bars quite a bit but am not running them on any bikes > currently. Once I get the Roadeo built up with drops, I was thinking of > putting mustache bars on the Hillborne. I really liked the mustache bar > when I had my Jamis Aurora up and running with them. They did get comments > though. > On Wednesday, April 3, 2013 6:56:02 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote: > >> Just FYI for anyone who is interested which bar has a longer/shorter >> reach. >> >> As you can see, I laid the 'stache over the noodles, lining up the clamp >> area of the stache to where the clamp on the stem is and looks like >> moustaches have a shorter reach than noodles both at the hooks and bar ends >> by about almost 2cm. >> >> Keep in mind that the mouth of the hand (between thumb and first >> finger) will be behind the metal part of the stache bar hook and not on a >> hood, like on drops. >> >> But will it* feel* like a shorter reach in real use (that would be >> good!)? >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
