Thank you all for the responses! And thank you Paul for the stunning photo.
Seems like I need to be on the lookout for a Chocomoose… On Friday, January 31, 2025 at 10:20:31 PM UTC-6 Paul M wrote: > The very first production run of the Joe Appaloosa back in 2016 had > complete bikes and framesets offered. The complete bikes came with a new > handlebar, the Chocomoose. It was a hybrid of the Bullmoose and an inverted > Albatross handlebar. I have the Chocomoose on my Appaloosa and have to say > it works great for any type of riding. > > On Friday, 31 January 2025 at 08:21:52 UTC-8 [email protected] wrote: > >> Thanks Dan! Ideally I'd have slightly fatter tires on my Appa, but as I >> transferred nearly the whole build over from my 2TT Sam I'm keeping the the >> Manastash until they need replacing or a trip necessitates fatter tires. >> I've also put a marks rack on the front just to get my Dynamo light up a >> little higher and further forward. >> >> Drew, having spent a lot of time riding Billies(13cm tallux), and >> Toscos(13.5cm faceplater) before that, and Albatross(11cm tallux) before >> that... I'd say where the stem on each placed my resting hand position has >> the Bullmoose only slightly further forward. My swept back bars have always >> placed my hands just behind the Stack, where the subtle bend of the >> Bullmoose puts them just in front of it. >> >> Echoing Randy's statement that the bike definitely feels "more capable" >> and more ATB like. The Bullmoose really unlocked the riding experience I >> was looking for which is somewhere between Country Cruiser and ATB, in that >> my riding position is still upright enough to be super comfortable but >> planted and stable enough to feel comfortable on single track and bumpy >> trails. >> > -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/eebb703b-18d6-4160-9ab5-f5f7c15e3d7bn%40googlegroups.com.
