Yeah, and I like the looks of drops on touring and racing bikes. Kinda superficial reasoning I know, but that's just my opinion. I like having the alternative hand positions as well. Glad you like your Noodle setup. Now that I have my Atlantis' drive train dialed in (after eight years of owning her), I working on dialing in the comfort zone for fit.
On Jun 6, 4:00 pm, Mojo <[email protected]> wrote: > After reading all the replies here by all you old farts, I realized I > am one too. Started riding seriously in High School in 1972 on drop > bars, the only bar available except on those English Racers. > > I have a Priest (Riv pre-Albatross) bar on my towny 3 speed (yes an > English Racer: 1966 Robin Hood) and a mtn bike bar on my mtn bike, and > I tried a Mustache bar on my Allrounder for nearly 3 years. I have > always come back to a drop bar, now setup as old farts should near > saddle height. Tops, ramps, hoods, drops, that kind of variation > speaks to old fart comfort in my view. Continuing in my retrogrouch > POV, the Noodle is the best drop bar ever and they are bolted on the > rest of my bikes. There is a reasonable chance I will have one in my > death grip on that profound day. > > On Jun 6, 2:50 pm, Jim Cloud <[email protected]> wrote:> I've ridden done most > of my riding with drop bars (for about 40 years > > now...), most recently with Nitto Mod. 185 bars on my Riv (these are > > now sold by Rivendell in a lightened version called "Mark's Bar") and > > the original equipment Cinelli Giro D'Italia bars on my Paramount. I > > don't, however, ride on the drops. The bars are set, in the proper > > Rivendell manner, at a height relatively level with the saddle. Drop > > bars provide a number of comfortable hand positions, without using the > > drops, and I don't feel any particular reason to use the drops. > > > I've also used Mustache bars, but after some time, I decided that they > > really aren't very comfortable. The most easily used hand position on > > Mustache bars, riding on the hoods, puts the body in a "aero" > > position that I don't like. > > > Jim Cloud > > Tucson, AZ > > > On Jun 6, 8:55 am, canali <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > just wondering if it's just me and i need to take my time adding the > > > mileage and being consistent and patient (and getting back into > > > shape) > > > > OR do alot of us as we get older no longer find being so bent down as > > > comfortable...thinking of swapping out drops on atlantis for jeff > > > jones h loop bars or the north road bars.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
