That looks cool and your description totally makes sense. It's similar to a setup that VO shows to illustrate its Porteur bar:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2196/9775/files/Screen_Shot_2019-11-18_at_8.37.45_PM.png?v=1574127482 This was the thumbies on inside curve of mustache setup I was referring to: https://static.flickr.com/24/43564690_1e3b848451.jpg?v=0 Intriguing but beyond aesthetics I wonder about clearance for a handlebar bag with another pair of cables in the mix in that area. I had thought about other bars and also using reverse levers on various bars. I'm thinking Mustache in particular because I think it will be ideal with the short stem I have now and so can avoid needing to buy another stem. And since the forward position on the front of the curves is what I think would be the preferred (and fastest) position, I feel like the conventional placement of levers there makes most sense. I'll try dropping PSI down to 40 or below before I try wider tires. I've been more in the 55 to 60 range. I *am *concerned about wider being more sluggish. I don't have much basis for comparison with wider tires, and only with very different geometry. The Clem L with 45mm and various MTBs with wider. On Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 5:44:26 PM UTC-7 Garth wrote: > I have a set of Albastache I wanted to try on either my Franklin bike or > the Bombadil and I would set them up the same way I have then set up now > with bar end brake levers and thumbshifters mounted just around the inside > of the curve. If not there then I'd go DT shifters as my Sun Tour > thumbshifters are all 22.2 so I'd have to but some Dia Compe ones likely, > as overpriced as they are. There's also the DC stem mounted shifters that > are adjustable in cable angle. > > Especially on a road bike I find 33'ish the sweet spot max. More doesn't > add as much as it detracts in steering feel. I ride my 33mm (actual) > Schwalbe Marathon Racers at no more than 40psi when I pump them and by the > time I go to pump them again they're more like 35-37. That's on the road, I > could go lower for worse surfaces. > > I find categorizing a bike only leads to the tail wagging the dog syndrome > as you end up chasing some elusive image of what the term may or may not > mean. All those categorical buzzwords have no Universal meaning other than > their spelling of the words. It's just a bike, regardless of the parts on > it ! > > Here's what I mean for the bar setup. My hands are never near the ends, > always at the foremost straight with my thumbs inside the curve. Shifting > is a breeze. The brake levers are easy to reach with a pinkie or two > fingers. Reversed the levers are easier to activate than the the other way > around. I always hated regular mtb levers as I thought they were designed > backwards. > > [image: Alba-Franklin56.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/b0047999-c35f-4fb6-b5fd-255cfc8a648bn%40googlegroups.com.
