Ron, Thanks for the list. I use and like the WCS bars on one bike and noodles on another, so I must be on the right track. :) Jason
> On Jun 1, 2015, at 3:13 PM, Ron Mc <bulldog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Jason if you look at bars like Ritchey WCS - the reach measures the same > as noodles - but they are much flatter than noodles. Deda Newtons are > equivalently long and flatter. Modolo X-boost is longer. > My favorite drops are compact - Cinelli 64 > >> On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 4:18:49 PM UTC-5, Jason Leach wrote: >> Ron, It has been my experience that modern bars have the shortest and most >> steep ramps. Even in the page you referenced the author mentions that ramps >> shrank as a response to integrated shift/brake levers. Was there a specific >> bar you had in mind when you said that? I really enjoy both flat ramps and >> ergo drops so I am interested in a model I may have overlooked. >> >> Jayme, while randonneur bars do have more flare, they also tend to have >> curved tops that bend on a different plane than the noodles - they bump up >> rather than sweep back. I find the shape rather uncomfortable. YMMV >> >> Jason >> >> >> >> >>> On Jun 1, 2015, at 7:53 AM, Ron Mc <bulld...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Rando bar has more flare, Maes bar has more reach, the longest flattest >>> ramps are on modern ergo bars, but they typically have zero flare. >>> You might want to look over this website: >>> http://ruedatropical.com/2009/03/road-drop-bar-geometry/ >>> >>>> On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 9:41:57 AM UTC-5, Jayme Frye wrote: >>>> Bent my Noodle bars in a crash and must replace. Part replacement always >>>> stirs thoughts of what else is available that I might like. The things I >>>> like about the Noodle bars are the long flat ramps behind the hoods as a >>>> hand position and the flair of the drops. From the more must be better >>>> school of thought does anyone know of a bar with a bit flatter/longer >>>> ramps and more flair at the drops? >>>> >>>> Jayme >>> >>> -- >>> 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-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. -- 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.
