I've run Albatross bars on my Surly Cross Check and on my Big Dummy briefly and they worked great. Although currently both bikes are running the Surly Open Bar which I currently like more as it's stiffer and the position works better for offroad riding and fast descending. The Albatross bars seem to put me in a bit more upright position than I desire. All that said, I'm fickle and could easily see returning to the Albatross bar.
I've done two 90 mile rides on the CC with the Open Bar and they were fine. I don't know that it's ideal. I have some hand issues, numbness, and the bar seemed to exacerbate it in a way drop bars dont. I ordered Boscos for my Big Dummy and they seem okay, but like the Albatross bars, put me in a more upright position than I desire. That's not so bad for the Big Dummy. What killed leaving them on the bike was that they made it much more difficult to get the bike out of the basement. When I first got my Hilsen I could never imagine putting a bar like the Albatross on it. Who would do such a thing to such a nice, capable and expensive bike? My thinking has changed and I've toyed with the idea over the past year or so. I'm likely to make the switch later this year when my riding slows down even more. I now see how a person could go all upright bars on their bikes but I don't see it for myself. I gotta say, I've become a big fan of the 48cm Noodles. I have those on my LHT and they're fantastic. I've considered them for my Hilsen but am more likely to go with Albatross bars later this year. Perhaps next year. Or the year after. --mike -- 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.
