Awesome thanks , it's a drop bar bike I've been toying with the idea of changing it up.i have the Billie bar on another bike and thought it was somewhere in between.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2020, 11:17 AM Bill Lindsay <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm assuming the OP is talking about swapping Albastache bars onto a bike > they already have. Is that right? Let's see the bike! > > James at Analog is pointing out that for a lot of riders, changing the bar > AND stem works out well more often in his experience. I will concur that > the current crop of flared drops are amazing, provided you get them to the > right height. > > In my experience with Albastache bars, they are awesome, but from a fit > perspective I consider them pretty much the same as drop bars. I have a > set and run them sometimes on a road bike where I could just as easily run > drops. I agree with James that the appeal is a look. For me, the > important distinction is that I don't think of Albastache bars as a fix for > drop bars. If you have a drop bar bike and you hate riding it because you > feel 'hunched over' or 'stretched out', then switching the drop bars for > Albastache won't necessarily fix your problems. If you have a drop bar > bike that you love riding and fits you perfect but you want to try a > different bend, Albastache will likely work and you might prefer the > cockpit setup, and you might prefer the looks. > > Those are my thoughts/opinions > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > On Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 7:49:50 AM UTC-7 James / Analog Cycles > wrote: > >> This runs contrary to most opinions here, but I've fit and then removed a >> number of mustache and albastache bars over the years. To clarify: I >> warned riders about the limits, but they were enticed by the looks. >> Limited hand positions, awkward wrist angle. A dirt drop bar, up high, has >> a better wrist angle when riding in the hoods and in the drops. With the >> current crop of 46- 52cm dirt drop bars out there, I think it's a more >> ergonomic, functional way to go. >> >> -James / Analog Cycles >> >> >> On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 4:19:27 PM UTC-4, Sam Perez wrote: >>> >>> Hi everyone I'm new to the group and absolutely enjoy riv bikes and >>> components. Any thoughts on albastach? Does it go as far back as the >>> albatross? >> >> -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/48b12b54-176e-4aea-ad5b-8504abbbf9f8n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/48b12b54-176e-4aea-ad5b-8504abbbf9f8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAJN34zmV-Z%2BcGJ3CN%2Bqmbp-bnjZYR-3BOkJ65eTb9Gk2q1C0EA%40mail.gmail.com.
