I did a ~1200 mile tour with Albatross bars, set up just above saddle height. I was riding ~80 miles a day and felt extremely comfortable. I particularly enjoyed the feeling of touring while riding upright -- looking around felt much more natural. I found myself less "fidgety" than I typically am on drops during >100 mile rides, where I change hand positions frequently as I start to get tired. I used three hand positions on the Albas, and I typically stayed in each position for longer periods of time. This was a relatively flat tour, though, and I might have felt differently if there had been a lot of climbing and descending involved.
Matthew Snyder Seattle WA On Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 9:41:00 PM UTC-7, Daniel D. wrote: > > Day Dreaming about how I would build up a sam. Thinking about why I want > the sam realized it would be for fun long rides. If I'm running errands > I'd use my cheaper bikes. Loaded touring I have a bike for that. Are drop > bars a safer bet for long distance riding? Don't have much experience > with upright bars. Seems like the upright bars limit the options for hand > position. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
