I have no experience with Albastache bars but a lot with Trek 5/6/720 from that period. They tend to steer a bit more quickly than any of the RBW bikes I have ridden and so I would wonder if the wider bars might accentuate that. Just a thought.
Michael On Monday, January 19, 2015 at 11:08:47 AM UTC-5, SeanMac wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I am contemplating a winter project that would convert an early 1990 Trek > 520 touring bike into an around town "grocery getter" and/or bike trail, > easy cruising bike. My plan is to swap out the Noodle bars on my Trek for > Albastache bars. > > From what I have read, this looks to be a pretty easy conversion. The bar > end shifters that I have on the Noodles should work on the Albastache > bars. I should also be able to swap over the brake levers from the Noodle > to the Alnbastache (I've got the original levers - non-aero, > non-brifters). Is there something that I am missing? Will be cable > lengths be similar or will I likely need new cables? > > For as long as I can remember, every bike that I have ever ridden has used > drop bars, so I contemplate this shift with both excitement and a bit of > apprehension. After all, why mess with something that works? On the other > hand, I think that this conversion will bring new life to a bike that does > not get used very often. > > One other thought, what color Newbaum tape do you suggest to best match an > Brooks B-17 honey saddle that has some years on it? > > Thanks for your thoughts. > > Sean > EA, NY > -- 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.
