I went 2cm longer when I switched to Choco bars. On Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 2:37:48 AM UTC-4 Ed Carolipio wrote:
> Maybe whatbars.com can help you make the choice? Noodles and Billie are > in their database, but you'll have to pick a stand in for your Wavie bars > (e.g., Surly Open, On One Mary). I use the comparisons to picture where my > hand position would be on the new bars relative to where I typically place > them on old bar, then I "shift" the bars mentally so the hand positions > (new vs old) would be roughly the same distance from saddle-to-handlebar. > That "shift" would be the difference between the old and the new stem. > > [I went from a Billie to a Noodle on my Homer, so I dropped down from > 110mm to 60mm, or about 50mm.] > > --Ed C. > On Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 5:49:11 AM UTC-7 J Schwartz wrote: > >> Greetings >> I'm looking to try a Billie Bar on my App and unsure on stem length. I >> think I'm leaning towards a slightly more aero position and would like to >> have the grip/brake area not too far back. I'd like to set them up so that >> position is comfortable and upright but not an issue for steering or knee >> hitting. The issue is, I'm not all that long and general ride shorter >> stems . >> * 9cm for Noodles on my S.H. >> * 8cm for flat waive-like bars on my App currently >> >> I don't think the "3rd" position in the rounded forward part of the bar >> is something I would use all that often but definitely the area in front of >> the levers appeals to me as a primary riding position that sort-of mimics >> riding on the hoods of a drop bar. >> >> Does anyone have suggestions on how long of a stem works best with these >> bars? My gut is saying 11cm but I'm concerned about purchasing such a >> long stem and it feel way too out there. It's a 55cm App with a roughly >> 60cm effective top tube length >> >> Also if anyone has a Bille Bar they would like to move on, please let me >> know >> Thank you >> JS >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/846078a5-3cc2-4cc4-bc24-dc4f0266d5b4n%40googlegroups.com.
