One more vote for Albastache bars. Recently rode a couple days through wine country in Paso Robles, CA. Each day was about thirty miles, and particularly enjoyed the bars after adding these drop bar grips <https://redshiftsports.com/products/cruise-control-drop-bar-grips?variant=32534054830159> from Redshift (a nod to Craig Montgomery for always adding grips on his drop bars) - Patrick, these are similar to Ergon grips, but for drop bars - not quite as nice as Ergons, but they make a huge difference. I understand there's a trick to removing the sleeve from rubber Ergons. I haven't figured that one out yet.
The Albastache bar has about six inches of fore-aft real estate, just right for me. I grip by the hoods for a slight tuck, the bar ends for upright, and join the thumb knuckles at the stem on long climbs. I personally found the (approximate) nine inches and eleven inches of the Chocos and Toscos, respectively, too far in fore-aft motion - too stretched and then too far upright on my Sam. Cheers, Chris SB, CA On Friday, October 28, 2022 at 8:14:26 AM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > I don't have a bar to recommend, but I do recommend a grip. Over decades > of trial and error, I've found that all bars that are not standard, > non-anatomical drop bars hurt my sensitive left palm. But when installed a > MAP Ahearne bar in 2021 I also installed Ergon anatomical grips and between > those and cutting 8" total off the ends of the bar I have been surprised > and very pleased at how comfortable the setup is. I still think of > replacing it with a wide drop bar, but the Ergons and the shortened bar > leave my left palm alone on rides up to 15 miles, and even cut down give > better control on sketchy, slanted, narrow and bumpy ditchside paths than > drops. > > On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 1:25 PM Chris K <cmka...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Just a general question to the group: what handlebar do you like best for >> rides longer than say, 15 miles? >> >> I assume many of you would say drops. So to refine the question a bit, >> what non-drop bar do you like best for longer rides? >> >> Personally, almost all of my rides are in the 2-15 mile range. I run bike >> errands and/or commute by bike in the city most days, accounting for most >> of these miles. For this mileage and use, the Billie bar is a proven winner >> for me. However, this summer I took a few 20-30 mile rides further afield >> and felt myself wanting something different. Part of my problem is I only >> have one bike - an around-town errand bike that is being asked to go on >> longer rides on both pavement and gravel, and hills start to come into >> play. The other problem is I want to stick with MTB levers and shifters. I >> don't want to do a drop bar conversion. I did pick up both a Choco and a >> Wavie to try out. No significant miles ridden with them yet though. >> >> Anyway, I know it comes down to personal preference and many other >> factors. Nonetheless, I do wonder which of the Rivendell handlebars emerge >> as favorites for longer riding? >> >> -- >> > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b5501f55-e9e3-4c15-9897-9d09d8ae15e1n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b5501f55-e9e3-4c15-9897-9d09d8ae15e1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- 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/1a5c5b3b-1bc1-49ea-bb5c-ef9eaa9ebdffn%40googlegroups.com.
