I have the Choco norm bars...O.K. but I ordered SOMA Sparrow bars. Going to try them flipped. Will post after they are installed. Also got German Ergon cork grips.
On Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 9:42:34 AM UTC-5, Surlyprof wrote: > > You'll be able to get a great deal more upright with the Choconorm than > you will with the Albastache. I had thought of getting the Choco Norm in > order to get the more upright position for city riding. Two things stopped > me, (1) I like riding the front of the bar more often upright position so > that's where I want my brakes and (2) I prefer bar end shifters to thumbies > but don't like bar ends on bars that come back as far as the Choco Norm. > If I could get over the second issue, I may consider the Choco Norm with > interrupters. Maybe best of both worlds (although dropping my hands to the > front for quick braking situations has not been a problem). > > John > > On Monday, November 28, 2016 at 4:30:14 PM UTC-8, Ashwath Akirekadu wrote: >> >> Thanks! That helps. I had always wondered about these two. >> >> The Sam I test rode had Choco-NORM. Which I liked a lot. Albastache >> does seem more practical. I'm thinking it'd be much quicker to slide >> hands forward for urgent braking (while riding upright on Albastache) than >> having to pull back (while riding leaned forward on Choco-Norm). >> >> >> >> On Monday, 28 November 2016 16:02:38 UTC-8, Surlyprof wrote: >>> >>> Originally an Albatross but soon moved to an Albastache. I found I was >>> spending most of my time in the front curves of the Albatross. I like the >>> Albastache much better because it offers a little bit of upright position >>> as well as a more aggressive position in the curves. Feels great. Works >>> better with bar ends, too. No knee shifting when turning. >>> >>> John >>> >> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
