[RBW] Re: Aging cyclists (was upright bars and geometry)

2023-09-14 Thread greenteadrinkers
Regarding upright bars and shorter stems, wondering if an 8cm Dirtdrop vs. an 8cm 4-bolt Jim Stem would position a Choco bar in basically the same reach. Thanks, Scott On Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 12:37:20 PM UTC-4 jrst...@gmail.com wrote: > Ted, very timely. I took my Saluki out the

[RBW] Re: Aging cyclists (was upright bars and geometry)

2023-09-14 Thread J S
Ted, very timely. I took my Saluki out the other day and yesterday my back was screaming. I just turned 72 and my back has been an issue since my 40’s, why I started riding Rivendells. Today I will ride my Hillborne. To make it fair I took the 48mm tires off and put 42’s on like on the Saluki.