This is the image of the rider getting aero on moustache bars: http://sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/images/xo1-rba-8-91.jpg
It's pineapple bob, who worked at bstone, was featured in many bstone catalogs, and still works at RBW. On May 2, 6:55 am, Bruce <[email protected]> wrote: > The mustache affords a surprisingly aero position when laying flat on it as > well. It's easy to get over 40 mph on a downhill with mustahce bars around > here. Actually easier than on my noodle equipped bikes. The posture takes > little time to get used to. There's a picture of a racer doing just this in a > Bridgestone catalog. I can't remember where i saw it. I think the rider in > that photo later worked/still works? at RBW. > > ________________________________ > From: Len Lescosky <[email protected]> > To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2009 8:33:16 AM > Subject: [RBW] Re: Looking for Nitto Moustache bar > > Oooo, the moustache bar debate. I've had a moustache bar on my Heron > Touring since I bought it, which was 1997 or 1998, and I've loved it. > Primarily I ride this bike to commute to work or for shopping. It's an > intown bike that I usually ride twenty or fewer miles on an outing. > I've also put fatter tires on it and ridden fire roads and single > track. I love the bar on this bike, it is perfect. So perfect that > I've tried the moustache on other road bikes and could not make it > work. I never could decide what it was about the set up on the other > bikes that was wrong. I tried to get the handlebar and saddle > positions the same, but still it didn't work. It just did not seem > balanced. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
