Albas and M-bars are great, but lack that extra position in the drops that I find necessary on longer rides (>3 hrs). Yes there are multiple hand positions on those bars, but they're on the same plane, so my arm, neck and shoulder muscles don't get enough change in the ride to be most comfortable. I don't ride in the drops that much, but having them as an option is quite helpful.
On 8/12/13, Hugh Smitham <hughsmit...@gmail.com> wrote: > Andy. > > Thanks for the kind words. > > As far as bars go if I had the bikes you speak of I'm sure I'd love up > right bars on a cargo or strictly city bicycle. I remember considering the > Atlantis, Hillborne and Hilsen , the Hilsen obviously won because it > promised to carry a medium load but was willing to get up and go, It was so > nimble. With my noodle's I count at the least 5 different hand positions: > > 1.Hoods, > 2. Behind the Hoods on the flat,. > 3.On the curve,. > 4.Top of the bars close to the stem and > 5.The drops > > ...yeah I won't be changing anytime soon. > > Best, > > > > Hugh > Sunland, Ca > > > On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Andy Smitty Schmidt > <54ca...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Great description, Hugh. What you describe is exactly what I felt when I >> test rode a Homer. I had been thinking Atlantis, Sam or possibly a Hunqa. >> But the test ride Homer fit perfectly and cajoled me forward. The >> Atlantis, >> Sam and Hunqa were all suddenly in 2nd place. >> >> Regarding bars... >> I have 3 bikes that I ride regularly... Homer w/ 48 Noodles, Jackalope >> city bike w/ Albas, and Big Dummy cargo bike w/ Bosco Bars. They all (the >> different bars) seem to have their place. I think about swapping the >> Noodles/Albas on the Homer/Jackalope but I think to get the most out of >> it >> I'd have to change several other things too, so laziness leaves things >> how >> they are. >> >> --Smitty >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/b80jn7O5C9w/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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. >> > > -- > 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. > > > -- Cheers, David "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal -- 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.
