I'm not a huge fan, personally, of fully 90-degree-swept-back hand positions for any sort of rough surface riding. I think rough-terrain bars tend to be 45 degrees or less sweep for a reason probably something to do with differences in strength of different arm muscles. I do enjoy my Bullmoose bar (the long-reach version), but a little more sweep (like a Jones, a Surly Open Bar, or similar) wouldn't be a bad thing either. Even an albatross.
On Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 12:53:20 PM UTC-8, Ryan Merrill wrote: > > I'm pondering bars for my Appaloosa I ordered and have a choice to make. > I'm thinking about some sort of 'moose bar having already had the Bosco > Bullmoose in the past and liked them. My choice for this bike is coming > down to the regular Bullmoose bar or the Choco-moose bar but can't figure > out if I want a more flattish hand hold like a regular flat mtb bar or one > that puts my wrists like they would be on a choco bar...almost like if they > were on the drops of a drop bar, I guess. > > I'll be using this bike primarily on gravel roads and singletrack mountain > bike trails with very little road riding going on, so quick handling, > secure gripping, and easy turning is a plus. > > any ideas? Do you think the reach to the bullmoose bars will be a bit too > dramatic compared to the choco bars on the Appaloosa? > > Next decisions will be what tires, what shifting mechanism, what crankset, > ect, ect, ect. (the fun part of buying a bike, IMHO.) > > > thanks, > > > btw, I changed my name so no longer RJM > > > -- 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.
