Swept back portion angled down; top part as viewed from the side of the bike is horizontal. I agree that they are an acquired taste. M-bars on All-rounder, X0-1 and Peugeot PX-10 SS.
AR and Peugeot use Nitto Pearl and Tech deluxe stems. Bars and saddle are level X0-1 uses stock Ritchey Force stem and bars are an inch or so below the saddle I find changing hand positions frequently helps, otherwise palms tend to go numb...especially on 30K+ rides On Friday, September 7, 2012 5:05:53 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > 57 here, and certainly not as spry as I was 10 years ago. I've tried > M-bars many times on many different bikes, with positions ranging from high > and close to one similar to a lowish hoods position (on the M-bar's hoods), > and I've tried them angled down and flat. I have really wanted to like them > -- have even toyed briefly recently with the idea of trying them again on > the Fargo -- but I can never be comfortable on them for more than a few > miles: they hurt my left palm. But the most comfortable position (tho' this > was 15 years ago) was at the same (below-saddle) height as my drops with a > similar (~8 cm) stem, with the ends parallel to the earth and riding them > mostly on the hoods with levers placed a la Grant's instructions back in > the B-stone days: ie, close. I commuted on this setup for a year or so, ~10 > miles each way.The problem with *that* was that there was no "sit up and > relax" postion like the flats on a drop bar, tho' holding on by my finger > tips to the ends of the bars while climbing did help a bit. > > Overall, I just can't make them work. > > On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Mattt <[email protected] <javascript:>>wrote: > >> >> >> I keep my moustache bars parallel to the ground. I like my bars a little >> lower than the "standard." If I tilt them back, I have to reach down too >> low. It works for me. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/e7ctx935N-wJ. >> >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > "Believe nothing until it has been officially denied." > -- Claude Cockburn > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/UM5rf7zS85AJ. 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.
