Also, see Matt Chester on 63xc.com and on his own blog, 5 meters of development (worth reading for other issues as well -- he's wordy and weird but has some interesting takes on off road riding, off road bikes, and off road bike setup. I personally find the Midge-+-Tektro hoods combo to be one of the most, and perhaps even the most, comfortable hood position that I've ever used -- and I was not at all expecting to do more than tolerate the hoods on this bar. The extra wide hoods, not to mention the super wide hooks, on the Woodchipper was one feature I didn't like; OTOH, WTBs and ilk had too much flare and hoods too close together.
Of course, bars are second only to saddles in personal tastes, but I personally have found the Midge almost -- not quite, but almost -- the ideal compromise for my purposes, videlicet, comfortable on the road but with a wide and secure (and comfortable) stance for off-road control. On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Philip Williamson < philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was thinking "if you don't like angled hoods..." The Midge hoods are > more angled than the WCs, at about 45 degrees, vs the WCs almost vertical. > The tops on the Midges are narrower. I do have the narrower Woodchipper > bars, so that's something to account for, re my opinion. > Twentynineinches.com is the canonical source for flared drop comparisons. > > Philip > www.biketinker.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- ------------------------- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
