I think it all depends on how long your arms and torso are relative to your height not forgetting your age, weight and flexibility. I know I have short arms, am overweight, old and inflexible so my bikes are all odd looking to most with a bar height of 2- 3 cm higher than the saddle. I'm fine with that and I can ride a low bar bike for 10 miles but I am not comfortable and would have numb hands on a longer ride. I agree with Grants ideas on bar height in general as it is what allowed me to ride an upright bike again in comfort. Go Rivendell !
On Apr 17, 9:47 am, Esteban <kemm...@gmail.com> wrote: > OK. I know this is blasphemy on this list... but upon Aaron's urging, > I've lowered the bars on the Romulus. I've been riding it comfortably > with the h'bars about 1-2cm below the saddle. I lowered it to about > 6cm below to see how it would feel. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671...@n02/4526555771/ > > I think I'll raise 'em a bit more to fit a bell in there :) > > Took the bike on a fast 50 miler Friday afternoon, and it felt great! > With the 28mm Paselas on there, the bike just felt zippy and I felt > more powerful. > > For fast riding, its worth a try if you haven't already. Its also > nice, with the quill stem, to raise it! So... this does not negate > the "raise d'bars" philosophy... just adds to it > > Esteban > San Diego, Calif. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
