Interestingly, Riv told me the aluminum bar is stiffer than the steel (I have the steel). That surprised me. Maybe it's the vertigo thing, but I'm not convinced wider is better for me on the trial. I much prefer the wide part of the drops to the long levers of the handles, where every wee motion is translated. In the hooks, only my intentions get carried out. I like that. Grin.
With abandon, Patrick On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 5:39:07 PM UTC-6, Eric Daume wrote: > > For mountain biking, I find myself moving wider and wider. For my primary > off road machine ( a Krampus) I have a ~700mm wide riser. > > Coming from an Alba, I would take a look at a Surly Open Bar. Kind of the > same bends, but wider and I'm guessing stiffer (it's steel) > > Eric Daume > On Mar 23, 2014 8:32 PM, "Deacon Patrick" <lamon...@mac.com <javascript:>> > 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 <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
