[RBW] Re: Lever effect of stem length et al on steering and handling
Think all of us like multiple hand position options on bars, part of it is comfort, part of it is control, part of it is wind. As a rule, longer stem and wider bars give you the most control, and you actually use your arms to steer. In the narrow positions, you steer mostly with lean and less (if at all) with your arms. As far as weight on bars, should reserve that for braking, and use core muscle support for your weight. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Lever effect of stem length et al on steering and handling
Max is technically correct... it's a matter of the distance from the grip to the axis (stem) in the plane that's perpendicular to that axis. That's the plane in which the grips move around the axis. The steering is going to "feel" differently when your reach/arm extension changes and your grip angle changes. When the grip is far away from the axis, it's really easy to turn the wheel. When the grip is far away and it happens super close to you, it's really easy to move the wheel. That's what I think would happen in "tiller steer" when the grips are relatively close to the rider but far behind the axis. I would think loading and unloading of your body weight on your hands changes the apparent effort, too. The more downward weight on your hands the harder more relative effort to rotate the bars. This one is just a guess. Tom -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
