[RBW] Re: Minor Handlebar Obsession

2015-02-12 Thread Jay Norman
Thank you all for your thoughtful replies. As Patrick notes i can see how one can spend a lot of effort in a quest for the perfect bar. I confess i might fall into that catagory. Anyway I've decided to build up my baby with Albas and give them a good try. Then later maybe the Albatross. I v

[RBW] Re: Minor Handlebar Obsession

2015-02-10 Thread Surlyprof
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[RBW] Re: Minor Handlebar Obsession

2015-02-10 Thread 'pb' via RBW Owners Bunch
No one has commented on the most significant part of Jay's post? On Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 10:10:24 AM UTC-8, Jay Norman wrote: > So I put our resident on-line bidder expert to work on the job (wife) and > before it knew it, the frame was in our living room! Great job honey! > ~pb (I ha

[RBW] Re: Minor Handlebar Obsession

2015-02-09 Thread Deacon Patrick
First, you'll find a good number of folks who well understand the desire to find the perfect bar, and focus a stunning amount of effort on it. I started out with the Albatross, tried moustache, and settled on the Albastache. The Albatross' curves were all wrong for my wrists as a major position

[RBW] Re: Minor Handlebar Obsession

2015-02-09 Thread 'velo59' via RBW Owners Bunch
Jay, If you're using levers as pedestrian as Weinmann or Dia-Compe non-aero levers, there are clamps which fit a 7/8"/22.2mm handlebar. I probably have some in a bucket of spare parts. I don't know if there is sufficient room on an Albatross handlebar. I have an old Priest handlebar and fitt

[RBW] Re: Minor Handlebar Obsession

2015-02-09 Thread Joe Bernard
Road levers are designed for larger-diameter bars, so you shouldn't have any problem sliding them on Albas and clamping them at the curves. I imagine you would have to get them at just the right spot to have enough room to pull the lever back without bottoming..a point which may not be ideal fo