I'll see you and bid you an Albatross bar! I first tried the M-bars on my Bombadil and loved them for the rough trails. However, I couldn't get hand and neck pain free when riding on the streets on even short commutes. Since I had the 48 Noodles on my AHH I swapped the M-bars and put a set of 48 Noodles on the Bombadil, which I transferred to the Atlantis when I exchanged it for a better fit. With the Noodles I managed to ride mostly hand-pain free, but couldn't get rid of an accute pain I develop on the left side of my neck/left shoulder. This kind of pain doesn't always happen in the morning rides, but it invariably kills me during my evening commute after I've worked on the computer during the day. Always the left side, never the right side.
In the meantime, I built the Betty Foy with Albatross bars and started becoming more "aware" of many Atlantis and other bikes built with Albatross bars. Realized that Grant says they are his favorite bars and remembered Jay's Hunqa video where he is riding it with Albatross bars and conversations I had both with him and Keven where they were gently suggesting them to me. I guess like all the other cycling fit paradigms that Rivendell has crushed in my mind, this one was a lost cause for me as well. Started re-reading older posts regarding Albatross bars and found Ray Shine's comment that once he put Albatross bars on his bikes he never looked back. So, even though I still have the M-bars and now the Noodles here, I have borrowed the Albatross bars from the Betty and put them on the Atlantis to see how they feel. I have to say it looks quite stunning once my previous paradigm got destroyed, and I expect to start commuting with it and see how everything feels. If I manage to get rid of all the pain, it would be absolutely unbelievable! Have you considered Albatross bars for your Atlantis? Based on what your riding type description is, that might be another option to consider. René -- 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.
