On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 2:42 PM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 1:37 PM, nathan spindel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Kim, what a beautiful bike! Enjoy it. Looks like a blast to ride. >> >> Patrick, what about the 185's do you prefer over the Noodle's? Is it >> that you dislike the Noodle flat ramp? >> >> -nathan >> > I like the short reach and find the ramp actually comfortable (and, I set up > the hooks so that the bottoms are perfectly level with terra firma, as God > decreed we all ought to do) with the right (old pre brifter Dura Ace) levers > positioned just right. I'm getting used to the "bump" in the middle of the > Noodle ramp and, on the Sam HIll, with the bars far higher than on my other > Rivs, it makes a nice, upright cruising position, but the hoods (Shimano > aero levers) are not as comfortable for some reason. I have 42s on my two > other Rivs but by chance got 44s for the Motobecane and like those even > better.
I can see how the 185s would be more comfortable for riders who like lower bars; the angle of the ramp is probably similar to a Noodle at saddle height or higher. Riding a Noodle bar set very low might even put too much bend in your wrists for comfort. -- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
