I was going to say almost exactly what Garth said. Having gone through the same circumstances and adjustment to riding realities as you are currently, and having done it for extended periods that allowed me time to experiment (my kids range from 25 to 10 years old), I will say that the thing that made the most difference was setting my saddle much further back. That necessitates trying shorter and higher stems until you find one that works most likely, but that's just the process and there's no way to shortcut it in my experience.
The hardest thing about the adjustment, which was just ridiculous in hindsight, was "accepting" what I thought at the time was a compromise or the I idea that I was being forced to compromise my rad, athletic lifestyle, or look like an old man. But I think that once someone gets used to a more comfortable fit, it's pretty hard to see ever see anything else as "correct," no matter how hard you ride or how many miles you put in. Racy riding positions just look naive to me, now. As far as bars go, I'm one of the lucky ones who's managed to get along with the original moustache bar, and that's my first choice for anything up to about that distance. Once I am no longer supporting my weight with my hands, it really just becomes a matter of having a few different distinct hand positions available. The albastache is probably a huge imprpvement, but I haven't quite gotten to try one yet. Soon, though.. A final thought about long distance rides, that you probably know, is that the overall amount of time spent in the saddle really contributes to how you feel when its over. If you can't go fast because of who you're riding with, and know that it's going to take an hour or two more than your'e used to, then get a good leather saddle. Why anyone would ever ride a saddle that makes you sore after a length of time, or that requires padded shorts, is another one of those things that I can no longer understand now that I've made the adjustment. On Friday, June 2, 2017 at 12:01:43 PM UTC-6, Garth wrote: > > > It's not just a given bar, but also how your bike is setup with that > given bar. I have ridden my Bomba near 3 hours and it's great, but it also > has everything to do with how the bike frame fits me and how it is setup > with that bar. It all starts with your weight distribution in the saddle > and how centered you feel even taking your hands off the bars. If this is > too far forward or backwards and/or the frame is not long enough, > compensating with different bars and stems will also be skewed. That's just > my take . > > > > > On Friday, June 2, 2017 at 12:16:50 PM UTC-4, Peter Turskovitch wrote: >> >> Hi everybody, >> >> I've heard that this is the place to come for advice about "alternative" >> handlebars. Can anybody recommend a bar for long rides? My problem these >> days is that I'm pulling a kid trailer and lowering my pace to ride with a >> new-to-cycling spouse. These factors have reduced my pressure on the >> pedals, so to speak, and left my torso less supported by my core. My hands >> are sore! All the same, we're still riding 75 - 100km at a time, so I need >> something with multiple positions for the long haul. >> >> Everybody's bodies and needs are different, and what works for one may >> not work for another, but I would be very interested in hearing some >> perspectives! >> >> Peter >> > -- 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.
