From: kevin lindsey
To: RBW Owners Bunch
Sent: Fri, August 27, 2010 3:43:24 AM
Subject: [RBW] Drop Bars vs. Non-drops
Greetings.
I'm doing a rebuild and am considering switching from drop bars to
something like the albatross or the dove bars, mostly for aesthetic
reasons. I use the b
I totally agree with Seth.
I just picked up a Romulus two weeks ago that came set-up very nicely with
Albatross bars and bar-end shifters. I absolutely love these bars for
commuting, coffee shop runs and rides to brunch, especially when wearing a
suit or sport jacket, but have a 50-mile (each way)
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 6:43 AM, kevin lindsey wrote:
> Greetings.
> I'm doing a rebuild and am considering switching from drop bars to
> something like the albatross or the dove bars, mostly for aesthetic
> reasons. I use the bike (a 1973 Schwinn World Voyageur, not a
> Rivendell) for longish fu
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 4:43 AM, kevin lindsey wrote:
> Greetings.
> I'm doing a rebuild and am considering switching from drop bars to
> something like the albatross or the dove bars, mostly for aesthetic
> reasons.
This is a bad reason to change bars on a bike you do long rides on,
unless you s
Greetings.
I'm doing a rebuild and am considering switching from drop bars to
something like the albatross or the dove bars, mostly for aesthetic
reasons. I use the bike (a 1973 Schwinn World Voyageur, not a
Rivendell) for longish fun rides, errands, and general purpose
riding. Question I have fo
