Hey Tom, Great review and pics of the bars, thanks! So just wondering... since you now have the Wavie and it seems like you prefer it, are you looking to sell the Ahearne bar? ‘Cause I’m interested in it if you are.....
~Mark > On Feb 9, 2019, at 19:19, tc <tdc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > As promised, here's a short review of the Wavie. I removed the 610 > Ahearne+Map (A+M) -- which I love -- and installed the Wavie today. Then > took'er out for a 13 mile spin. > > Pics of the A+M and the Wavie on the Atlantis here. > > I'll include 1 inline pic below of the 660 Wavie (top), 610 A+M, and 560 > Albatross: > > <Wavie_Ahearne+Map_Albatross56.jpg> > > > > Looks: > It's a nicely-proportioned bar. Along with the beefier Nano 2.1s, it gives > the Atlantis even more of a roughneck look, which I like. This bar is as > flat as a pancake, unlike the A+M, which has a 25mm rise. The original > Atlantis is a great-looking bike IMHO, and ... the Wavie ... is the gravy ;) > > Comfort: > Wavie is minutely better for me than the A+M because it's 50mm (1.96") wider. > Riders with wider shoulders may notice and appreciate this ever so slight > advantage when out on the grips. Angle is great, just like A+M; the Wavie > has a slightly shallower back sweep angle, but I found this insignificant. > Another really comfortable, more athletic position is placing hands at the > bends, with thumbs curled under the bar. Today was kinda chilly, and this > position would have been even more comfortable had I wrapped the bars (I only > had thin cycling gloves, so the chill from the cold bar migrated straight to > my hands quickly). When installing it I rotated the bar so the bar ends > angled very slightly downward, arriving at what felt right by straddling the > bike and rotating until it felt right. I didn't have to adjust anything on > my ride. > > Function: > Not significantly different from the A+M. Both bars offer more than adequate > leverage when in or out of the saddle. The sweep back angle is natural, and > you don't even think about it ... which is perfect. No wrist nor elbow pain. > No significant difference in the amount of space available to mount bag > straps, at least for the Acorn Handlebar bag I use, which is 28cm (11") wide > and fits fine on both bars. > > Bottom line: > If you already have a **610** A+M bar ($65) and like it, I would find it hard > to recommend you spend $97 for a Wavie. I'd recommend that you apply that $$ > towards another component. But if you have the narrower 575 A+M, and you > feel you need a wider bar, I'd recommend the Wavie first because (a)you'll be > supporting Riv, and (b)might as well get the extra 50mm it offers over the > 660 A+M. > > Hope that helps, > Tom > -- > 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. > <Wavie_Ahearne+Map_Albatross56.jpg> -- 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.
