Hi Joe,
What I really love about bar end levers is I can activate the brakes
anywhere my hands are on the bar very easily, weather I'm back or forward
on the bars, something I could never do with a standard lever. I can use
them with just my pinkie if needed. I have no desire to ever us
On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 11:47 PM, charlie wrote:
> Oh ! forgot, its a Albatross bar mounted upside down..
>
Ah... that was my guess, but I was looking and looking wonder what exactly
you were trying to show. :-)
I actually noticed something... after posting those two pictures I got to
l
Thanks! Very nice indeed.
On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Garth wrote:
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> Hi Rene ,
>
>It's Dupont Imron #4418 Lt. Frost Green Metallic . I like colors that
> sparkle in the sun !
> http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4076/4952416848_a31bc7751d_b.jpg
> http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4075/4860362
Sure Peter .. to each out own ! One's passion is anothers poison. As I
said, I've used flat portions in the middle of a wide bar on my Stumpjumper
and found the position to be uncomfortable . And yes ..they are different
than using a drop bar, as drop bars *DROP* from the middle to the swept
Hi Rene ,
It's Dupont Imron #4418 Lt. Frost Green Metallic . I like colors that
sparkle in the sun !
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4076/4952416848_a31bc7751d_b.jpg
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4075/4860362770_e81b8b02f2_b.jpg
On Saturday, May 26, 2012 10:58:32 PM UTC-4, René wrote:
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>
Hi Rex,
I use mostly two positions on my Albatross:
- regular (toodle-do, ,look at that bird!)
- on the flats just inside the bend (I think I can, I think I can)
I have done three centuries so far - no problem, no numbness.
Sometimes coming down steep dirt roads I lock fingers around the brake
Oh ! forgot, its a Albatross bar mounted upside down..
On May 26, 11:46 pm, charlie wrote:
> Here is another option not many think of and it worked nice for me but
> a quill stem would have given me more of a height optionit might
> really work well for you. More positions like the mu
Here is another option not many think of and it worked nice for me but
a quill stem would have given me more of a height optionit might
really work well for you. More positions like the mustache but a reach
that is closer at the cork grip area..the curve of the bar is very
similar to a must
On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Garth wrote:
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> I thought of the Bosco bars for a minute, until I realised they had zero
> forward reach, unlike the Albatross. I use bar end brake levers and thumb
> shifters so I get TONS of room for my hands to move around.
How do the reverse brake levers wo
I think the hand position thing is highly personal. As long as you are
comfortable and so are your hands, different people will prefer different
configurations. I don't know if the Bosco has more, the same or less hand
positions that are usable. Some will prefer it to the Albatross and some
won't.
I am sorry, I have albas, totally wrapped just like yours and I only see 2
hand positions that are reasonable. I dont think moving my hands back or
forth an inch count as "different positions." And like alot of high bar
riders I dont worry about knee strike but that could be an issue for people
wh
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4073/4860392084_69e20e8533_b.jpg
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I thought of the Bosco bars for a minute, until I realised they had zero
forward reach, unlike the Albatross. I use bar end brake levers and thumb
shifters so I get TONS of room for my hands to move around. I use all that
is taped in the photo. I don't see where people are saying the Bosco bars
Hi Rex,
Sorry I do not have pictures, but they bars look great. The brake
levers feel very solid from all points (front to tips). In fact, they
feel more powerful than the Ultegra drop bar levers that I had on the
noodles. I wrapped them with cork tape from the end to within 2
inches of the ste
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 3:08 AM, Jay LePree wrote:
> I have a Rambouillet. I recently installed VO Porteur Bars with the
> Guidonette brakes. This set up is the most comfortable bar/brake
> combination I have tried (including mustache bars, noodles, etc). It
> affords several hand positions, a
Hi Rex,
I have a Rambouillet. I recently installed VO Porteur Bars with the
Guidonette brakes. This set up is the most comfortable bar/brake
combination I have tried (including mustache bars, noodles, etc). It
affords several hand positions, allows me to sit upright or lean over
and allows brak
Rex, I think if you're looking for an uprightish kind of bar with
multiple hand positions then you should probably consider the Bosco
bars. I had Albatross bars on my commuter for a bit over a year and
really liked them. I then switched to the Surly Open Bar which I liked
more. The Surly bar also f
Albas dont have many different positions unfortunatley. I can stretch out
on the curves but the middle is too narrow for larger sized hands like
mine. So they have maybe 3 real positions that I can reasonably use.
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:40 PM, Rex Kerr wrote:
> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 4:12 PM
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Peter Morgano wrote:
> Bosco Bars, not as pretty but will have more positions and more rise. I
> have albas and am making the switch.
>
I've been looking at those. I'm not sure, though, whether I want more
rise. I do like the wider fore-section though, as it s
Bosco Bars, not as pretty but will have more positions and more rise. I
have albas and am making the switch.
On May 22, 2012 7:07 PM, "rcnute" wrote:
> The Albatross is great, good for long rides and will absolutely help
> if reach is too long (because they don't extend nearly as far) or bars
>
The Albatross is great, good for long rides and will absolutely help
if reach is too long (because they don't extend nearly as far) or bars
are too low (because they have approx. 2cm of upsweep).
Ryan
On May 22, 4:04 pm, Rex Kerr wrote:
> Questions summarized without all of the rambling at the e
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