1. Bosco will work fine. But you are right, different frames feel different with the same bars, so what you love about the Clem may be different on the Betty. 2. Bullmoose bars are a triangulated (and fixed) handlebar/stem. This is also why bullmoose are more expensive that bar only, but the same as bar and stem. 3. I'd talk with Rivendell on sizing. But in general you'll likely prefer a narrower bar, and that is (I think?) what is on the Clem (at least the Clementines). 4. See #2 above. 5. Absolutely. You may want to grip them farther forward when doing so. 6. It will feel different, and that's good. One way to find out. I've taking several years to dial in my details (like stem reach) with my shift from Albatross to Albastache. As a rule, change one thing at a time and live with it for a while. That will help you learn the relationship between all the various parts, shapes, and sizes.
There is no magic answer, just further learning and refining of what you like for the riding you do. This also means you have permission to play and learn. Grin. Enjoy! With abandon, Patrick On Sunday, July 24, 2016 at 2:10:46 PM UTC-6, LeahFoy wrote: > > A terrible thing happened this vacation. I lent my Betty Foy, the bike I > swore was perfect in every way possible, to a relative and rode my > husband's 52 Clem. I swear I didn't mean to cheat, and it was only a few > rides, but alas, I'm now feeling dissatisfied with my Albatross bars and > have an unhealthy desire to have whatever those bars on the Clem are. It's > so unexpected; as I said, it was just a few rides, but now my bars feel so > LOW. They're maxed out as high as I can put them, so what else is there to > do? I am leery of changing bars because there are all these SIZES and > MEASUREMENTS and talk of the bars being closer to you and top tube length, > blah blah. Not a language I speak. I only understand that those are > comfortable bars and I want them on my bike, but I don't know which bars > and if they will work, and it looks like a lot of work and expense to make > the swap. I've thought I may call Riv and chat with them, but I always get > starstruck and tongue-tied when I call them. > > So, I come to you. > > I have a 55 Betty with Albatross bars. > 1. Can a Bosco-type bar work? What about all this top tube talk? > 2. What is really the difference between Bosco and Bullmoose? > 3. How do you choose the sizes? > 4. Why is the Bullmoose so expensive compared to Bosco? > 5. I have a steep uphill commute home from the boys' school. Can you stand > up and pedal/climb with a Bosco bar? > 6. Am I going to mess up all the other stuff I like about the fit of my > Betty if I change bars? > > If I'm better off calling Riv, I'll do it. But if you have sage advice > prior to me making that awkward phone call, I'll take it. Ha! > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
