I'm going to go in the other direction...I've moved from wider and wider, to narrower bars, and here's what I look for now...a 90 degree angle between arm and torso, rather than the slight flare that comes with wider bars (and I'm 6' with wide shoulders). So long as I am not hunching up with bars that cause me to have less than 90 degrees, I feel that there's better support through the torso with that 90 degree position. It has also allowed me to vary the flex and angle of the back more. Humorously enough, I think the infamous Jobst Brandt also goes for narrower bars, but I don't want to assert this for sure, as I don't want to dissappear in a burst of fire. I've moved from 48, to 46, to 44, and am now trying 42s and 40s on my 2 daily rides. I would say that to experiment is fairly simple and worth doing (I was totally not prepared for liking the narrower bars til I tried them). RB
On Aug 24, 9:29 pm, "J. Burkhalter" <burk...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I mostly fit those numbers and I ride 46cm bars on the Ram and > Bleriot. I did ride 44cm ones on my old Atlantis for a year, and > liked those as well. I would definitely go with the 44cm over the > 41cm. > > -Jay > Denver, CO > > On Aug 24, 10:41 am, "D.Lemon" <davidboydle...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I realize there's a blurb on the Riv site addressing sizing guidance > > for the Noodle Bars, but I'd like to get thoughts from the Group. > > Anyone else out there roughly fitting the numbers of 82 PBH, 56cm Riv, > > 5'7", and ride with the Noodle Bar? I'm in the market for one but > > waffling a bit between the 41cm and the 44cm. Thanks for your > > thoughts. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
