Best "distance upright bar" for me is the bosco. You can get aero on them or upright the range is huge.
Personally I still like drops better for long spirited rides (200K plus), but have no issue riding a century with upright bars. The other thing to consider is that bars don't exist in a vacuum. Distance from saddle, saddle to bar drop, saddle set back, frame geometry, all play a huge role in how a bar feels and fits.. A long toptube and long chainstays are nice with bosco bars as it won't feel like the bar is in your lap and you will still have weight distributed more "between the wheels" as you would on a short chainstay bike with a short top tube. In additon, what is comfortable for 80 miles can be very different at 200 miles. I have no problem riding in carhartt shorts and cotton boxers for 50 miles or so, but would not think of doing a 300K brevet without "real" bike shorts and chamois cream. The only way to figure it out for yourself though is to go further than is comfortable. Also, make sure to make your changes and then ride them for a while. Some things may not feel right immediately but once you spend some time with it that can change. If you constantly fiddle with the setup you never get to perfect because your body takes a little to adapt. When I first got my Jones bike I loved it but hated the Jones bars and it was hard for me to ride them without constantly wheely-ing the bike when climbing. Took a few rides and Jeff Jones telling me to stick with it before it clicked. Now I think the bars are great, but they were not great right away. Clayton Scott SF, CA On Friday, June 19, 2015 at 1:23:04 PM UTC-7, Ron Mc wrote: > > What should be obvious is that virtually everyone posting on this thread > has different experiences, and that is the only consensus. I have no use > for noodles, and like Cinelli 64 as my favorite drops. > There are two post adjacent posts where one says alba is more comfortable > than drop on long distance and the next says the opposite. > In the end, you're going to have to dial it in and figure out what works > for you - but that's the way this always works. > > On Friday, June 19, 2015 at 2:56:37 PM UTC-5, Tim Gavin wrote: >> >> ... >> >> My experience with moustache bars parallels the experience of >> Albatross/Albastache/Moustache users here. >> ... >> > -- 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.
