Shorter for the 'stach and longer for the 'tross, definately. I've tried both and the only setup that felt good to me was the 'tach bars on a bike that was too small, ie short top tube and an upjutting (40 deg) stem. Problem there is getting them high enough. The "tross bars came close on my Hillborne, but there's something about those bars at speed that's disconcerting for me. I'll borrow the term "squirrley. That's a good descriptor. The "at speed" part got me to thinking the albatross might be a good bar for a fixed application. Hitting my top cadence in their upright position was interesting to say the least. Also, I almost crashed when reaching all the way down there for a bottle. All this has me fondly remembering my more flexible lower back of years past. I now have my 48 noodles a whopping 2 1/2 to 3 inches above my saddle and that is my mostest favoritest set up for everything. I should note that the only bikes I have that will allow this are my Rivendells. Thanks Grant. High bars and fluffy tires, Clyde
On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 1:33 AM, charlie <[email protected]> wrote: > I have used a 12cm for Albatross bars and a 9cm with a 105 degree rise > for noodles on the same bike with a 58cm top tube. I have mustache > bars with a 10cm dirtdrop but on a bike with a 57 cm top tube. My > Simple One has a 9cm seven shaped nitto stem all the way up to the > mark with Nitto Rando bars and a 58cm top tube. I purposely mounted > my albatross bars upside down making the grips level with the saddle > but it still put me too upright and the front end felt squirrely so I > went back to noodles. If my memory is correct a 3-4 cm longer is good > for Albatross bars and maybe a 2-3 cm shorter for mustache's..... > although you want them way taller so the curve is above saddle height > and the normal grip at least level with the saddle. > > On Jul 1, 7:39 pm, rw1911 <[email protected]> wrote: > > I currently have Noodles with a 110 Nitto stem which ideally should be > > a 100 or maybe even a 90 (tops are great, hoods are just a bit far) > > > > Anyway, I've been thinking about trying either the Albatross or > > Moutstache bars. Can you share your experience in regards to stem > > length for these bars relative to what you use for a drop bar like the > > Noddle? > > > > I'm thinking I would use a slightly longer stem for the Albatross and > > a slightly shorter for the Moustache? > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
