[RBW] Re: Billie v. Albatross.

2018-05-25 Thread CMR
It's a different angle and the bar has much longer hand real estate, chopping them off defeats part of the purpose. I've ridden them at RBW and they feel different for sure. Not drastic, but different, buying the bar doesn't mean it's an aesthetic choice. I'd say the longer stem combined with t

[RBW] Re: Billie v. Albatross.

2018-05-25 Thread Arthur Mayfield
Don't know how tall you are or what size bike, but 130mm (even 120mm) is a pretty long stem, moving the steering fulcrum over an inch beyond design parameters for most frames, which tend to be designed around 90-100mm stems. Whatever, I would say you won't see much, if any, difference in reac

[RBW] Re: Billie v. Albatross.

2018-05-25 Thread Lester Lammers
I ordered the bars too. *I* think/hope the 1" drop v. the 2" Albas will be what I want and I will try them flipped. Unfortunately, the only way to know if you will bond with a bar is to try them. On Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 8:56:18 PM UTC-4, David B wrote: > > Received my Billie bar today. > I