Are you using bar end shifters or thumbshifters? That will make a difference in hand positions. I had an albatross bar, but found I wanted more room in front of the grip using thumbshifters Riv style, so I switched to the Billie bar. With bar end shifters the Albatross may have been adequate. I'm 6'1" with largish hands. Jim in Mpls
On Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 7:29:30 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > I have Albatross bars on a couple bikes, however I am 5’9 or so and I find > the width to be perfect and there is definitely a 2nd (primary) position > out on the curves, even with trigger shifters. I also had a bike setup with > Ron’s Orthopedic bars and they are wider and would offer more room for a > larger rider. You will need the longest stem you have. Even with the > Albatross bars I am running a 130mm stem. > With the Rons Orthopedic bars , I was tempted to cut the ends as they do > come WAYback. Maybe try to overlay Ron’s Ortho Bars over your current bar, > that should give a visual. > > > On Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 7:47:13 PM UTC-4 brizbarn wrote: > >> I'm thinking of trying some Nitto/Riv Albatross Bars. I ride a 60 >> Appaloosa, and have a few stems to try out. Currently I'm riding Sim Works >> Little Nick Bars, which are basically flat bars with a little back sweep, >> no rise, 700mm wide. I like them, but find myself wanting to be more >> upright a lot of the time. I often cruise around with my finger tips on >> the grips, maybe just one hand. My current bars are good for standing and >> cranking hard when I need to. They are pretty comfy for just pedaling >> along at a chill pace, but sometimes wish I could be a bit more forward >> (like hoods on a drop bar). While also being more upright a lot of the >> time. >> >> So my question is, do Albatross bars have enough room in front of levers >> and shifter to fit a XL-sized hand in a comfortable fashion? Or do bigger >> hands end up needing to be more on the curve? And, is that >> in-front-of-levers position on Albatross bars wide enough for a larger >> rider with broad shoulders? And can you efficiently crank hard with >> Albatross bars when need be? >> >> Attached is an overlay from whatbars.com showing Albatross vs. Little >> Nick. I'm often keeping my hands on the outer part of the bar's width. >> I've considered Billie bars too but they seem to come back too far towards >> the rider. If anyone is selling some Albatross bars, let me know. >> [image: Screen Shot 2025-08-27 at 4.35.34 PM.png] >> > -- 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/17806fe6-0bff-43c2-afc0-2bb832606d43n%40googlegroups.com.
