Currently on Soma Portola 52cm bars which are great (but only dialed in 94%). Similar to RM-103 Dirt Drop 52cm (center to center), but more flair. Road a friends 46cm Noodles for a while too.
My trend has been toward less drop, more width. But I don't seem to want for anything wider. They look more and more like upside down Bosco bars. Now I'm tempted to flip my Albatros bars upside down. I also generally love my bar end extensions run on the inside of the bars for a hood like position. https://imgur.com/a/vF25RqQ Abe On Thursday, 12 August 2021 at 18:03:10 UTC-7 saintruggler wrote: > I am in search of a drop bar similar to the Noodle, but offered in 25.4 > clamp diameter and preferably as wide as possible (48-52cm target width). > I’ve seen lots of comments and analysis on the M174 “Fairweather Allroad” > bar and the RM013 “Dirt Drop” bar. Never tried either, but I rode the > Noodle in 46cm for many years and would be looking for something similar. > > I welcome any insights from folks with real-time experience with either of > these bars. I also welcome alternative suggestions, provided that whatever > you’re suggesting (A) actually exists and (B) can feasibly be purchased in > the modern USA market. > > Used is great, or new. Usage is for a touring/allroad build I’m doing. > This will be my bike for longer, self-supported tours, and I generally > prefer to ride 50% in the hoods and 50% in the drops using bar end > shifters. So, relatively shallow drop so I don’t end up too stretched out, > and with enough forward reach on the hoods to comfortably ride on the > “ramps.” > > What’ve y’all got? > > Eric -- 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/d4f77206-1659-4312-ae9d-d6c96a4364e6n%40googlegroups.com.
