Smitty: you echo my sentiments exactly. I'm about as upright and laid back a rider as anyone (I even own a recumbent). All the hoopla about the Bosco had me wondering so I decided to order one from and get some hands on experience with it. After some tests this morning, I ruled it out immediately. In fact, I can't imagine myself using this thing on any "normal" bike. It's just too swept back, interferes with pedaling/knees on tight turns and puts my hands way too far back when climbing out of the saddle--which makes for an awkward, ineffective position. In all these situations, the a-bar is far better--even ideal. Also, the a-bar has a better selection of hand positions. So it's a hands down winner. Of course, this is all subjective.
Nevertheless, my 2 cents: I see the Bosco as a specialty bar that is made for bikes with unusual geometry or for riders with special needs (top tube on bike that otherwise well fits being way too long, for torso/arms, for example). Perry My hobo bike project: http://myhobobike.tumblr.com/ -- 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.
