Why not the Bosco bars, they have a good reach in the front and let you sit up nice and tall on the grips. I "borrowed" the setup of a fellow list member and did mine with interruptor levers and dia-compe nubs, lots o hand positions.
On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > I doubt that moustache bars will help your reach problem, as they are > fairly long reach bars themselves. Most people (including grant?) say that > if you're comfy with a certain stem length on drops, you'll need a ~2cm > shorter stem to feel good on Moustaches. Since you're already on a 7cm > stem with drops, that might be a problem--not sure how easy it is to find > 50cm technomics (did they even make them?). > > Part of the Rivendell Geometry is that their top tubes are on the long > side. Grant's justification is that a higher overall bar position allows > you to reach further, and I think that works for some, but I've always > found I prefer shorter top tubes even though I'm a big guy. > > My advice would be to try a short reach drop bar, something like the Soma > Hwy One, which you can get in silver and 26.0mm, so you could drop it right > into your existing technomic. The Noodle, while having lots of real estate > to rest your hands on, has on the flipside a relatively long reach and drop. > > > On Wednesday, December 5, 2012 9:56:06 PM UTC-8, Michael wrote: > >> Anyone made the switch? >> >> Seems like on every drop bar bike I dun rid, I just always feel too >> stretched out. Even with my 7cm shorty stem and flat ramps. Even knowing I >> have the correct frame sizes and have the bar above saddle height now. >> On the tops, its always perfect. Hoods - feel too stretched out. >> Hooks/drops - fuggettabowdit .5 mile at a time at best, and that takes >> discipline. >> >> I sit up at about 50 degrees when on the hoods. >> >> So I was thinking of slapping a used moustache I have on the bike and >> trying that. >> Maybe my 44 year old bones just don't like drops anymore. >> Maybe i am being too persnicketty and am looking for absolute comfort, >> when there is no such thang on a bike? >> >> >> Thoughts? Anyone made the switch? >> >> The good part is it'll cost me exactly 0$ and 0 cents to try it. I can >> use the tape/levers/shifters from my current setup on the staches. >> >> >> > -- > 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/-/2V8FW3IbkzQJ. > > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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.
