Thanks for the info and advice, Jim!
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I know this is an old thread, but I'm curious if there are any Hilsens out
there with the Boscos on it. I'm getting a Hilsen and am debating on whether to
put Albas or Boscos on it. I have albas on my Betty, noodle on quickbeam, and
moustache on an old Centurion. Betty is my commuter and I'd
Either way is good, but make sure you go way long with stem, longer with Bosco.
My favorite stem to use with either bar is the Ritchey Force mountain stem from
the early 90's. Inspires much confidence. I think Rivendell should get Nitto to
remake stems in that style, ranging from 120 mm to 170
I use both. I have the Albatross bars on my city bike, a Soma mixte, and
the Bosco
Barshttp://simplecycle-marc.blogspot.com/2012/06/rivendells-bosco-bars.html
on
my new
Hillbornehttp://simplecycle-marc.blogspot.com/2012/06/new-blue-sam-hillborne-n0-for-now.html.
I like them both, but
If you suffer from any pain in the neck, shoulders, hands or back, my
experience has been that they've all disappeared with the Bosco bars. None
of the other bars I've tried (Noodles, Touring, Albatross, Moustache,
variations of drop bars) were able to do that for me.
René
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Hey all -
I am considering getting a set of the bullmoosy boscos for my new-to-me
Hunq. I have albatross bars on it now, which I like.
Just wondering if anyone has swapped out the albatrosses for boscos, and
what your thoughts/feelings/experience has been with the switch.
(reviving this
I made this exact swap on my Big Dummy and have been meaning to snap some
pics and post a report. The short of it is that for this bike/situation it
was a definite improvement. That said I then swapped the noodles off of my
AHH and replaced them with the displaced albas. I won't go so far as to
I use both Bosco and Albatross regularly.
Bosco is wider. Seems more open. Seems somewhat more flexy. Accommodates
BarSack rack more easily. Extra rise is noticeable. Vast open space up front
for stretching out.
Albatross feels stiffer. 2 or 3cm narrower is noticeable. Has less space for
Hey Andy, please get pictures of your Hilsen with Albatross bars on
it. Just sorta curious how it looks. I'm giving serious thought to
trying them out on my own Hilsen a little later this summer. I feel
like I have enough bikes with with drop bars on them.
--mike
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Thanks a lot for the thoughts on the bars. I now much better understand
the differences.
Best wishes,
Christian
On Friday, April 13, 2012 8:21:51 AM UTC-4, Christian wrote:
Hi everyone
I am in the market for a new set of bars. I'd like to get either the
Bosco or the Albatross.
The Bosco has a longer flat section on either side of the stem, and the
side-grip area is longer than the Alba. I had Albas and thought the
sweep-back was plenty long enough, but the flat part was too narrow to be
of any use. I think the Bosco would be useful if you want lots of sweep,
plus
Can't comment from experience, of course., but it seems to me that the
Bosco will be higher. On my Alba bars, I have them tilted backwards a bit
to lessen the tendency of my hands to slide forward on the grips under
braking. (as in the first and last photos on the Hunq page:
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