Nice Adam! Now I wanna put my Dia-compe break levers back on my bike :) On Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM Adam Komosinski <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have 55 cm Albatross bars with a 110 mm 90-190 stem on my 1984 Miyata > ATB. Pictured components are ESI chunky grips, original full-hand Dia-Compe > levers, and Deore XT 7/8sp thumbies. Oh, and I'm 5' 10" with about 42 cm > shoulder width, as a tailor would measure, and 95 mm palm width at the > widest point. > > With this stem length and grabbing the bar near the ends, the center of my > wrists are right in line with the steering axis, which is perfect for me > with this longer-than-a-road-bike 58 cm top tube. I tend to grab up against > the levers (about 2 cm forward) when standing and mashing; I'll chill in > the middle right on top of the levers & shifters when spinning; and grab > the front bends when going fast. I marked up and attached a photo showing > measurements at my usual grip spots, right about where the center of my > wrists are. Overall bar width is great for me, though I could imagine going > slightly wider and a teeny bit less sweep. > > I like this setup and probably won't change much in the foreseeable > future. I've gotten rid of so many of the original components that I feel > bad getting new levers, but I may try bar-end shifters eventually. My main > gripe is the thumbies taking up the space in front of the brake levers > (tried mounting on the inside, still had cable in the same spot, and didn't > like the feel of shifting that way). If I had levers with a narrower > clamp/band and bar-end shifters I'd gain a little more room before the > bends. Though, this is some very low ROI dialing in sort of minutia. It > *is* nice shifting with my hand right on top of the thumbies, and > shifting while gripping on bumpy rough stuff is great too. > > I'm intrigued by other bar possibilities like the Billie or Choco, but I > don't want to be any further forward on this frame. If the top tube were > shorter then maybe I'd try them. If I get any other bars for this frame > it'll probably be Magic Components Mothbars, but I'd have to imagine I'd > need a 130 stem for those. > > Geez, enough details for ya? That got out of hand 😅 > > Adam K > in Western MA > 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 a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/rY0KrMiBrVA/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b91fed47-1795-4157-a002-68d38a5fd798n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b91fed47-1795-4157-a002-68d38a5fd798n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAH8fZ9x2F_brxA5%3DOm0bU05zTqU2uiqDy4ZaywoFqPMd8sh%2B0g%40mail.gmail.com.
