Over the last several years, ever since I discovered Rivendell, their bikes and their fit philosophy, I have slowly (until this year) realizing that my preconceived notions regarding drop bars as better and upright bars as worse have changed, and I went from being in lots of neck pain with drop bars (Noodles), then Touring bars (first time ever I rode pain free), through the original Bullmoose bars and now finally with the Bosco bars and similar variations. The only drop bar that I'm comfortable in now is the Grand Bois Randonneur, however I have it positioned quite higher than the saddle. Last remaining Noodles on my Homer are likely going to be removed soon as well. In the end, I expect that out of my four Rivendells, three will end up with some variation of upright bar (didn't like the Albatross the only time I've tried them) and possibly one will still keep the GB Randonneur bars.
I'm amazed at how stubborn I've been to recognize the benefits of riding upright, but it really wasn't until the Bosco bars when I realized they offered me all positions instead of locking me on just one. That is also the reason I installed reverse brake levers on the Bosco bars; they allow a clean uninterrupted bar where I can position my hands anywhere while still maximizing access to the brake levers. Now that the Boscos are offered in three widths, I believe they are the most versatile bar. René On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 7:03 AM, Garth <[email protected]> wrote: > > I use the Alba bar on two bikes and find it just right , for me. I > considered a Bosco to try, but realized it is much further swept back > toward the rider than even an Alba bar, and this is not what I want. With > bar end brake levers and thumbshifters located inside the curves, I have a > HUGE choice of hand positions !! From more upright to more "aero" for big > headwinds .... (as if it really makes a difference at the end of the day > ... lol). > > A version with more rise would be a cool try, but nonetheless I love it as > it is :) > > > BTW ... I ran across a new-er version of Nitto's stem adapters for > threadless stems ... the MTC-04 Long ! It's a cold forged 225mm long with a > knurled mounting surface for the stem. I prefer using these to traditional > stems as it is sooo simple to change stems and bars ! VO/Genetic makes a > nice looking one also, as well as the regular length Nitto MTC-04 and > slightly longer MTC-12. > > > > > > On Monday, April 15, 2013 1:36:14 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote: > >> I've just recently ordered a new single top tube Sam that Jim Thill will >> be helping me to assemble. I noticed that all of Grant P's bikes are shown >> with upright bars on the staff bikes page of the Riv website. Have any of >> the rest of you gone all "upright". Any limits for how far you've found an >> albatross or bosco bar to be comfortable? >> Thanks, >> MarkI >> > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
