How does the width of the 46cm Cowbells compare to the 46cm Noodles? I'm really interested in trying the 'bells on my new commuter... it's threadless so the 31.8 is no problem.
Thanks, Pete in CT On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 12:45:16 PM UTC-4, lukeheller wrote: > > I second the vote for the SALSA COWBELL. > > I have been on a rampage for the right bars. I have a set of salsa bell > lap's on my Surly LHT touring bike but decided, when building my Riv, that > I should go with the classic look of the quill stem + polished silver Nitto > Bars. > > I started out with the B135 Rando bars. I liked them for a good while till > the narrow hoods just wore me out. If they were 45 in the hoods instead of > the drops, I probably would've kept them. However, those bars are not for > big riders! > > I had a set of 46cm noodles on another bike that I liked... but not that > much. > > After swapping bars and stems several times on my Riv, I decided that I > was done with quill stems and that I'd try out the quill stem adapter so I > can try some 31.8 bars. There are so many more bars options in 31.8. So I'm > now running the 46cm Salsa Cowbell 2 and love them. I love them so much > that I put another set on my other bike... and I ordered a set for my > sister's bike... and I put them on a bike I built for my buddy. I know bars > are a personal thing but I think these bars have a great formula going for > them. > > The short reach, shallow drop, and flare in the drops in fantastic. I > highly recommend! > > On Thursday, September 27, 2012 7:10:59 PM UTC-4, tragicallyaverage wrote: >> >> Building up a bike and it needs some new drops. Any suggestions? What do >> you ride? >> I know Noodles of course, and I've tried them in 3 different widths and >> for some reason they don't hit home for me. >> If you had to put a drop bar other than a Noodle on your Riv/Riv-ish >> bike, what would it be? >> > -- 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/-/o4dJCVldMO0J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
