@Joe the Albastache bars for sure get you more upright than drops. For someone coming from years of drop usage and looking to get a bit more upright I think its a good next move that also has the benefit of keeping the majority of your cockpit and brake set making it a much cheaper and quicker option. How upright will be dictated by your setup. Most of the people here set up sweptbacks with an angled down stem (requiring a super long stem) with a super long extension. I never understood the part about sweeping back when all you do is extend the stem so far that they sweep back less. On top of that the stem extends so far that the gripping the front area position becomes a stretch. An albastache with a short extension and angled up stem can get you reasonably upright. Just my opinion and at the end of the day handlebars are a bit of a personal thing so what works for one will be a disaster for another. For the record my personal favorite is the losco bar.
On Monday, February 13, 2023 at 4:09:26 AM UTC-5 John Johnson wrote: > Hi Bob! > > I agree with Doug that handlebars are a mix of personal preference + bike > and body type + riding style. I rode Noodles for a long time on my X0-1 and > then switched to Albastache bars (which wasn't that much of a difference, > just a bit higher position than the noodles - like staying in the hoods all > the time more/less). The immediate benefit was not having to change brakes > or cables, I just unwrapped and swapped the bars, keeping the same levers > and shifters. On my other bikes I ride Toscos, Jones H Loop, and Bullmoose > bars. The XO is finally set up with Albatross bars and I feel like they are > a really great middle ground between aggressive (Albastache, Noodles) and > very swept back (B/L/Tosco, Chocos, or Billies). I don't have any magic > formula for stem length, etc., but I feel like the Albas are a good intro > to the world of swept-backitude. > > cheers, > > John > [image: 2c955091-de31-49cf-a627-12b6fe75e5ad.jpg] > > On Monday, February 13, 2023 at 5:07:30 AM UTC+1 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> I would argue that Albastache isn't an upright/swept back bar as the OP >> specified, it's a dropbar with the curves lifted up so the low position is >> gone. Not that there's anything wrong with that! 🙃 >> >> On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 7:56:38 PM UTC-8 Johnny Alien wrote: >> >>> Albastache is the perfect medium. You can keep your brakes an all as >>> well. >>> >>> On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 10:39:53 PM UTC-5 [email protected] >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Another couple of swept back bar examples to add to the mix. Yep, I >>>> also have a collection of stems and bars taking up space in the garage. >>>> First bar: Not a Riv/Not a Nitto, but similar to the Albastache, >>>> mounted with a 25mm rise on a 35 deg x 90mm stem (it's a Whiskey Winston). >>>> Lots of hand positions and a good range of fore-aft hip flexion. I can get >>>> 'aero-ish' on the forward bend. >>>> Second one is a VO Porter on a 70mm Technomic stem. It accomplishes >>>> pretty much the same things. The hoods on the levers provide the forward >>>> reach. >>>> >>>> [image: sweptbackbars1.jpg] >>>> >>>> [image: Porteurbars1.jpg] >>>> >>>> >>>> -- 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/9c8a079f-ec46-43af-b916-5ee31a5b09c8n%40googlegroups.com.
