Great post, but where oh where are the high quality photos of your complete bike with each cockpit? :)
You appear to be using the same stem with 3 of the bars? Do you set them at the same height? That would be interesting, as I think I would want a shorter extension for a moustache versus a noodle, and or greater height (Switched from comfy noodles on my non-Sam to moustaches, and missed the top of the bar position/was too stretched out, so I switched to some VO porteurs, and now am too upright [all with the same stem]). Gernot On Sep 10, 12:38 am, "Robert F. Harrison" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the write-up on all the different bars and how you use them. > Being a stout-but-active middle-aged man myself I found it all quite > interesting. I only have m-bars on my Quickbeam and am quite pleased with > them but next year I'm thinking about a bike with derailleurs and your > footwork will aid greatly in my choice of bars. > > Aloha! > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 7:27 AM, Thomas Lynn Skean < > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, all! > > > (wordy... skip to the link for the main content) > > > For about a year before I got my Hillborne, I was a happy Albatross > > bar cyclist. I remain a happy Albatross bar cyclist. But in my youth I > > rode drop bars and liked them. Later I had also ridden mountain-bike-y > > bars and liked them. Having ridden almost daily for a couple of years > > now, I've gone from being a total couch-potato huffing-puffing fat guy > > to being an energetic less-fat able-bodied guy. Along the way I have > > discovered that almost all of my ideas about "discomfort" when cycling > > were really reflecting my utter lack of general fitness. Growing more > > fit made me realize I could sit this way and move that way and bend > > the other way, without causing pain or feeling at risk. That is, I > > started feeling even *more* comfortable on my bike, more loose and > > more "able". And started thinking "you know, it wouldn't be so bad to > > stretch out here, lean there, tuck in more". I began to wonder what > > riding in positions besides being bolt upright might be like. And now > > that I had a Hillborne frameset, surely one of the most versatile bike > > platforms around, I thought perhaps I could set it up with different > > handlebars to accommodate somewhat different riding styles and > > positions. > > > I had, as a stout-but-active middle-aged man, become bar-curious. > > > (sorry...) > > > In case you're still reading, below is a link to my web page > > describing how I satisfied my curiosity. There you'll find > > descriptions, parts lists, some pictures, and general comments. And, I > > promise, no puns. > > >http://tiny.cc/h1p8s > > > I really can't overstate how much I like my Hillborne. For me, its > > lengths and angles have felt exactly right from the very first time I > > sat on one. Putting parts on it was truly fun. And now it looks > > beautiful and rides great. In all its forms. > > > Yours, > > Thomas Lynn Skean > > > -- > > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > [email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Robert Harrison > [email protected] > statrix.statrix.com -- 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.
