Yes, I stand with the Albas. No worries. None. And that's from a guy with constant vertigo (it took me a year to be able to, but now my brain better understands the bike, we get along even better than before).
With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, June 22, 2013 2:39:18 PM UTC-6, Michael Hechmer wrote: > > Don't mean to change the topic. I don't ride Albs but can certainly > appreciate why people like them and can actually especially see them on > longer rides where a more upright position is appreciated. But I have > always wondered about standing up with them. I often stand up on short > ramps where I can maintain momentum and avoid dropping a ring, but I find > any bars that are higher than the saddle make it feel difficult to rock the > bike and maintain that momentum & cadence. Vermont is full of moguls that > put a premium on charging forward and maintaing speed. Do people ever > stand up with Albs? > > Michael > Westford, VT ( & I dare you to find it on a map!) > > On Saturday, June 22, 2013 4:19:56 PM UTC-4, Tony wrote: >> >> I have done the Grizzly Peak Century four times. It's pretty hilly and I >> get by fine on my Sam with Albatross bars. I often get remarks of how >> comfortable I look. I notice most people ride the hoods of their drop bars >> which doesn't look that much different from my position #2 at the front >> part of the bar. I don't usually ride that far and we could talk about why >> someone would, but I am pretty sure if I became interested in long rides I >> would at least look into drop bars which for many many years have been >> people's choice for that kind of riding. >> >> Tony >> >> On Friday, June 21, 2013 9:36:17 PM UTC-7, Michael wrote: >>> >>> How do you like them for these long rides? >>> >>> I have some on my Sam now but haven't gone on any long rides yet. Was >>> wondering. >>> >> -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
