I remain a fan of the original Nitto moustache, but can see advantages to the slightly wider, slightly shallower Albastache.
On Monday, March 24, 2014 8:06:50 PM UTC-5, Shoji Takahashi wrote: > > Sounds like you should consider albastache, too. Sorry to add to the > choices! I think Christopher Chen moved from Noodles to Albatross to > Albastache on his Hilsen, and he mentioned being out on the albatross > curves a lot. > > I have the "standard" bullmoose and switch between it and the Noodles. I > like the bullmoose-- very stable and lots of leverage. I have the albatross > on my cross check set up as a cruiser. With my hands on the ends, I can > sometimes pull/rotate 'em in the stem (particularly when it's raining out). > You won't get that with the bullmoose. > > I think the bullmoose is great for technical, because you can point the > wheel precisely where you want. (Though it's w i d e, which might be a > problem on narrower trails.) They're comfortable for a time, and you can > move your hands along the wide sweep... but it's not the same as having > different hand positions on the albatross or drops (or moustache, which I > also have). > > Good luck Patrick! > > > On Monday, March 24, 2014 5:24:30 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> I'm glad you mentioned the standard bullmoose, René. Thank you. My >> favorite position on the Albatross is the outer curve, but I have no brakes >> there, so I have to ride the handles on the downhills. It seems I could >> well end up with the same issue with the Bosco's. How are the standard >> bullmoose for long days in the saddle? (5-8 hours.) >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> On Monday, March 24, 2014 12:19:30 AM UTC-6, René wrote: >>> >>> After having several flavors of the Bosco bars and really liking them >>> for many reasons, I went back to the traditional Bullmoose bars on my >>> Hunqapillar, but raised them as high as feasible. I like this setup even >>> more. With the Boscos, my hands kept hurting and when riding rough terrain, >>> I would find myself having to grip the bars very tightly (I don't think the >>> reverse levers helped in this regard) to provent my hands from sliding >>> forward. This created some tendinitis and hand pain that took a long time >>> to go away. >>> >>> The higher standard Bullmoose bars take care of my neck and hand pain, >>> and I feel I have much better control of the bike now. >>> >>> René >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 9:21 PM, Peter Morgano <uscpet...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> I have had albas regular Boscos and now the bull moose bars. They >>>> definitely give me more power and stiffness when climbing, a really solid >>>> feeling. >>>> On Mar 24, 2014 12:10 AM, "DS" <davec...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm really interested in responses to this as well as I'm really on >>>>> the fence about which bars to use on my Hunq build (still a few months >>>>> before delivery). Nothing to add, just want to get replies in my inbox. >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, March 23, 2014 5:32:39 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I’d love to hear from someone who rides a lot of trails, especially >>>>>> with roots, rocks, snug tree gaps twists, and the like, how they ride. >>>>>> How >>>>>> do they climb? How big a difference does the solidness make in torque >>>>>> when >>>>>> climbing/maneuvering over/around obstacles and when descending with >>>>>> weight >>>>>> back on the bars at the brakes? How are they for long mellow parts? Any >>>>>> comparisons with the Albatross are appreciated as well. >>>>>> >>>>>> My sole issue with the Albatross is the feeling that when I pull on >>>>>> the bars or absorb a bump with elbow bend that they don’t feel as solid >>>>>> as >>>>>> I would like. I love every other aspect of them, so hate to save to try >>>>>> a >>>>>> new cockpit if I’m loosing something in the process. >>>>>> >>>>>> With abandon, >>>>>> Patrick >>>>>> >>>>>> *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* >>>>>> *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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