I love Noodles when they are higher (than, say, the Maes Parallels) and, in fact, the Fargo felt well nigh perfect with 42 Noodles on it -- until it came to tricky terrain: too narrow for control. I'd originally had 46 cm Noodles on it but they awkwardly wide at hoods and hooks. The Midge was one more attempt to find an acceptable compromise between off road control and comfort -- alas, it too failed, tho' were it not for my very sensitive left palm they would have done very well. (The problem once again is that the left palm requires the hooks to be level to be tolerable; any slant irritates.) Those 42s are now on the Rambouillet where, once again, they are perfect.
I've just claimed a pair of used Nitto B136 Randos on this or the Boblist (forget which) in 44: longer and shallower than the Noodle, I hope these will meet that elusive goal. If *those* don't work, I shall start saving for an Albatross, but that's expensive because it requires new brake levers and stem, too. On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 9:07 AM, hsmitham <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi fellows, > > I know you probably already have used the noodle...I can't get over how > comfortable they are. I have the bars pretty high to be in a more upright > position so even in the drops I'm comfortable. Mind you I like so many > other folks have degenerative arthritis in my 7th, through 5th vertebrae. I > don't get any hand numbness either. Best of luck in your quest for the > right bar. > > Hugh > > -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html [email protected] Albuquerque, NM -- 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.
