In my experience Albatross bars with bar end brake levers and the shifters mounted just over the apex of the curve the most versatle as you have the entire length of the bar to place you hands. As noted, use a long stem, at least 130mm and you'll have no issues with hitting the ends, even with bar end levers. I wrap it with padded bar tape. I doubt Riv would do that for you though as that would seem to be out of the realm of ideas for bar usage. I did this because I find for large hands mtb levers are too restrictive in that the mount is always in the way and thus it takes up usable hand space forward. The middle of the bars is not stable btw. You can easliy tuck in bewteen the bar ends on downhills with your hands placed forward on the bars near the curve. Totally stable. I ran them about 2" above the saddle at the apex of the curve, the highest point, in relation to the middle of the saddle height. Billie bars get too narrow and less stable the more forward your hands are placed. I used a 4 bolt mtb positive rise threadless stem and a VO stem quill adpater. Holds the bars tight. I never considerd a Bosco as it's too far back and too tall, as for me that position is not efficient to apply force in pedalling or in handling. I also found much wider bars like a Tosco unfavorable and unnecessary for my type of non-technical riding. Persoanl preferences and all that jazz. I'm about 74.5" tall with a typical inseam to go along with it.
On Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 6:28:50 AM UTC-4 Dan wrote: > Billies apparently work very well with a long stem (130mm+). I have the > Ortho bars and a 120mm stem on my Appaloosa because I wanted something > wider. I could even go a longer stem though! If you're sticking with Riv, > maybe the 65cm Tosco bars and take their recommendation on stem length? > > On Tuesday 20 August 2024 at 06:33:32 UTC+9:30 Dan wrote: > >> So I have ordered my Appaloosa and am trying to get my parts in order. I >> plan on making the purchase of the "you pick the fun stuff, we pick the >> rest" to go along with the Appaloosa. My biggest conundrum is the >> handlebars. I have 91.5 PBH and have concerns with kneeing my hands or the >> handlebars. Originally I was thinking the Billie bar because I like the >> option of gripping next to the stem but looking at whatbars.com, >> comparing to other riv handlebars, they seem to sweep back a bit more than >> others. I have never used swept back bars before and have no option to view >> these bars in person so here I am yet again looking for some insights! >> Basically, I'd like a bar that comes back to a comfortable position without >> me having to lean too far forward and allows me to get a tight grip when I >> want to. Just dont want to get a setup that causes me to get too close to >> the handlebars is all. I plan on going with thumb shifters if that helps to >> know. >> > -- 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/4b0817a0-15fd-4d6f-94d2-06e8b931a730n%40googlegroups.com.
