With this thread in mind, I dropped the stem/Alba bar height on my Sam today
pretty significantly to see how they'd feel with the grips at saddle height and
stem below. Made a huge difference on climbs and felt much more aggressive
while still super comfortable. No chance I'll be switching them
I have two thoughts on this subject.
Thought 1. If the only reason you own your Samuel Hillborne is to serve as
a backup bike when your Bleriot fails on the day before a century, then I
consider that a LOW VALUE use-case for a good bicycle. I consider a bike
that you love riding with your
I put Choco-Moose on my CLEM, which come pre-flipped. The angles fit like the
bar was custom built for me.
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For long highway rides, I still like my drop bars (46 cm dream bars - Nitto
model 185 , I think) and the stem is level with my saddle. I'm not on the
drops a lot , probably would be on them more if the drop was a little
shallower. One component change I made that helped a lot was switching from
I had always ridden drops until I ordered my Sam with Bosco's. It is my
first choice for any ride longer than 20 miles. The Bosco's provide a much
greater range of body and hand positions than any drop bar I have used.
The big plus: I have never experienced any numbness or pain in my hands.
Lungimsam said:
So maybe I could use cable splitters, remove my Sam drops/brake levers/stem
> all in one piece, leave the saddle position untouched, and just swap out
> the cockpits in an emergency. The bar ends shifters can just drop out of
> the Bosco bar ends and go right into the Noodle
There is nothing preventing you from doing anything you want, period.
Every setup will be unique, and that is the fun of it !
If you have different bikes with vastly different positions you only notice
it briefly starting out then forget about it. It's was no different than
when I had a
The Soma highwy1 and noodles are my favorite drops. I used to run drops,
but tried albatross this past year, I love them. I also then tried the
Jones Loop bar, and I love riding these bars too.
I've been trying to make the jump back to drops for longer rides, but very
hard to give up the
I have a drop-bar road bike, semi-upright moustache bike, and upright (map
bar) bike. The lightest and skinniest tire roadie (27mm) gets the least
miles. I occasionally take it out just because it's fast, fun, and lunges
up grades in taller gears - it's also the choice when I'm chasing my
I ride a drop bar on the road and a Choco Normal on an otherwise identical
bike in the city -- and switch between them nearly daily. I suggest you try
it -- one bike with drops and another with an upright. Though my tendency
with uprights is to set them maybe just a couple of inches above
I'd love to have a "wife bike", for riding with the wife. And the Sam would
be great for that as it has a sloping top tube, high exit point, and a tall
headset spacer stack. A natural for upright setup.
I have done a few centuries on drops. It might be interesting to try one on
an upright bike
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