I swapped my beloved Noodle bars for Albatross on the Hilsen. My Roadeo and MAP custom both have Noodles, and I had swapped the Albas on my wifes Sam for Noodles (she doesn't like them, but very rarely rides so I took them, Peter Moore has sold me some Albas to put back on the Sam) so I took the plunge.
I like the bars. At first the handling was different. Less input on the bars makes for more movement in the bike, but after a bit, I found that the bike may actually handle better with these bars. I like the MTB brake levers. The bars have Meisha cork grips with Shimano bar ends. I find that I can get into a more aggressive position by resting forearms on the grips. I had to mess with the tilt a bit before I got it right. I'd guess the bars are 10-20 degrees below horizontal. Anything closer to horizontal felt uncomfortable. I also seem to like to grab the forward curves of the bars, so if I keep them I'll twine the bar. It's bare now. The longest I've ridden them is about 2 hours, and at least right now, I don't think I'd want to do anything longer than that. I've ridden them maybe 150 miles or so. Another interesting thing I found is that the bars are really good for out of the saddle riding. One thing, though, is that my lower back gets kind of stiff when I ride them. Definitely different than Noodles in that respect. -- 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.
