Hi Hugh, A timely post. On Saturday I changed from Noodles to Albatross bars. Did a 300 plus mile tour with the drops and felt something was missing. So...on went the Albatross bars. First ride using them was yesterday. Did about 40 miles. So far I really like them here is why:
1. More up right. I can see better not only the cars, but the environment as a whole. At the speed the bike goes I like to look around and see the sights. 2. My hands seem to fall naturally on the cork grips. 3. Good for climbing hills. I can stand up and really pedal. 4. A wide variety of hand positions; on the cork, just in front over the brakes, on the tape in front of the cork, or for more areo on the curves and just to the left and right of the stem. 5. Breaking is more positive for me as well. 6. The nature of my riding changed. I had more fun with the Albs. Was it riding something new or the position? Time will tell. So Hugh, I will be happy to let you ride my Hilsen on the up coming rumble so you can get a first hand experience. Peace, Curtis On Monday, August 12, 2013, Bryan wrote: > Hi, Hugh > > I love the drops! Both of my Rivs proudly sport 46 Noodles. I've done the > Moustache and Albatross thing (I still have Albatrosses mounted on my old > kid-hauling Stumpjumper), but Noodles rule for all my riding needs - > commuting, off road, pavement, whatever. Noodles are the only pain-free bar > for me, too. Moustache and Albatross bars are both really fun for about > 15-20 miles, and then they start to cause pain, at least for me. Noodles > keep me moving around and happy. > > Glad you're enjoying that great bike of yours! > > Bryan > > -- > 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 <javascript:_e({}, > 'cvml', 'rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com');>. > To post to this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '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. > -- 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.