The main consideration for changing to STI shifting with the Noodles is reach. The Noodles have a longer reach than most modern bars and some modern shifters (Shimano notably) are quite 'long'. If you ride on the hoods a lot and are used to using your Noodles with smaller brake levers, the bigger brifters may feel a little unwieldy.
You can either put on a shorter stem or get a handle bar with shorter ramps. KJ On Monday, April 8, 2019 at 12:25:42 PM UTC-7, David Wadstrup wrote: > > I've been planning on using Noodles on the Roadeo I've been building. > It'll be my first STI bike and I really like Noodles. But then I thought > a different bar might be in order. I've read through all the posts > discussing Noodle alternatives, but am wondering which of those > alternatives might have a leg up on the Noodle when used with STI levers > and a lower handlebar height. Maybe something with a shorter drop? Any > thoughts? I'm open to 26. or 31.8 or whatever. There are only two deal > breakers. One, it must be available in a width that measures approx. 46cm > at the hoods. Two, that it comes in silver. > > I'd love whatever advice you could offer. > -- 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.
