I'm with CT on this one, moustache bars work great for me on
offroad/singletrack descents.But then so do 42cm Noodles.I don't
get along well with wide bars, and I've tried.In fact, even the
old-style M-bars I have are a touch wide, but they're still doable and I
like them. I hav
I have interruptors on all my drop bar bikes, but don't use them on
descents, especially technical ones. They're great in the JRA position
on the tops though.
On 9/2/13, Patrick Moore wrote:
> IME, the problem with all bars other than "straight" mountain bars for
> descents is that braking requir
Interesting... yes, much closer together than on a wide MTB bar. I
ride in singletrack all the time, and not been a problem, but YMMV on
that :-)
On 9/2/13, Mike wrote:
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> On Monday, September 2, 2013 9:53:41 AM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
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>> I'm not understanding the problem with des
IME, the problem with all bars other than "straight" mountain bars for
descents is that braking requires you to maintain a forward bar grip rather
than a rearward one, meaning that your weight is further forward rather
than further rearward. For me, and for many, no doubt, beneficial tradeoffs
outw
On Monday, September 2, 2013 9:53:41 AM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote:
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> I'm not understanding the problem with descents on M-bars (new or
> old).
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Hands are too close together. I came bombing down Germantown Rd with them
on my Rambouillet a few years back and felt like I had lousy cont
I'm not understanding the problem with descents on M-bars (new or
old). I find that hands up in the hooks portion is incredibly natural,
sort of like a mountain bike bar on descents. Your weight gets pushed
onto it and it's really secure and able to grab the brakes. It's the
best feature of the M's
Hi Mike,
I used them for a short time on my Atlantis. For moustache bars they are
great. I have major problems with carpal tunnel syndrome and very stiff
wrists and could not use the flat levers. My wrists don't bend that way.
Other than that, I much preferred them to the old mustache bars. With
