Mike
I have this pretty much this same build: LHT 26 wheels, 62cm frame,
48cm noodles. The 48cm noodles are perfect for the bike.
I've toured on an Atlantis and a Bombadil. They are both great bikes.
I like the LHT better for loaded touring. It is very capable. Though I
still don't like locking
My guess is that an LHT would be a bigger theft target than a
Hillborne, as it is far easier to resell. I'd get a Sam.
I have 46cm noodles on the Sam, 48s on a monstercross. I don't notice
the difference, but of course the bikes are different in many ways. I
am 59.5. I also don't think the 48s
It really depends on your build, but also on taste I think. Just as
one more data-point: I'm 6' and change and I have 46 noodle bars on
my 64 quickbeam, but also have a 25 Trek with 40cm bars. I like
them both and enjoy having the variety... I can alternate riding the
same 40mi route with
I am 6ft, 89cm PBH and ride a 62cm Riv Road and Legolas. I love the
fit of these bikes. But my LHT is a 60cm and with its longish top tube
I like its fit.
When I built up the LHT, I decided to try the wacky Noodle bar that
sweeps subtly back towards you. I bought a 46cm and loved it. Loved it
so
The Moustaches do provide phenomenal leverage for climbing. I
recently put 48 Noodles on my Hillborne. Haven't had a chance yet to
ride them that much, but after a few short test spins, they didn't
seem that much different than the 46 Noodles on my Riv LongLow. --
Forrest
On Feb 22, 3:53 pm,
Thanks for all the input folks. I think I'm gonna definitely order up
a pair of 48s and put them on whatever it is I end up building for a
camping/touring bike.
--mike
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I went to a bike fitter here in town (long story) and he HATED my 48 Noodles.
Why would you want to scoop so much air and work so much harder? he asked.
And I thought, yeah, why would I? So I switched to some 44 Cinelli bars I had
on the shelf and rode for a couple of months in the new,
I recently purchased a Bombadil and went with the suggestion of albatross bars
figuring I would put 48 noodles on for touring. Not going to happen. Best
touring bars ever! But then when touring I spend little time if any in drops.
Anyway for me it was bug pleasant surprise.
Kelly
I'm 5'10, 170lbs. Straight up medium. I ride 46 noodles on my
touring/trail bikes and 44s on my brevet bike and go-fast. It's odd
to me that I'm riding almost the widest bars out there, since
shoulders come MUCH wider than mine. Anecdotally I'd say for
everybody that tried a wider drop
+1 for the Albatross bars. I'm sure there are lots of things they
don't do well. Apparently, though, I don't do any of those things at
all. They are the best.
For me, it's
1) 56cm Albatross
2) 51.5cm Moustache
3) 66cm Bullmoose (extended) - TallMoose
4a) 48cm Noodles
4b) 66cm Bullmoose
I've got Albatross bars on my commuter and they're perfect for that.
In fact, they're probably the most perfect bar ever for around town. I
wouldn't want to ride them for anything over 20 miles although I know
others have. Also, on descents it just doesn't feel right, way too
upright. That's just
On Feb 23, 7:08 am, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for all the input folks. I think I'm gonna definitely order up
a pair of 48s and put them on whatever it is I end up building for a
camping/touring bike.
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William answered anyway:
I'm 5'10, 170lbs. Straight up medium. I ride
...wonderful setup for humorous ending...
I like me some wide bars, mm-hm. But 52 cm? That's crazy talk!
-- Jon Papa Grant, who CANNOT WAIT for NAHBS this weekend, in
Austin, Texas
Crazy like a fox!
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
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I'm also 6' and not narrow-shouldered, and am running 48cm Noodles on
my Rambouillet (a 60cm frame). I really wouldn't want something
narrower on there.
I'm currently plotting a Bomba, tryin' to decide what to do... would
be tempted to go w/ bigger Noodles if they had any bigger than 48's,
or,
@Mike: I'm surprised at the 60cm LHT choice. I'm 6', PBH of 90 (so
probably a *little* longer-legged than normal) and I'm sure I'd take
the 62. Even it might feel a little small. My 60cm Hillborne (with
upsloping top tubes) fits fine. But even it would be a little better
at 61cm, perhaps even
My experience was just the opposite. I'm 6'1 and ride a 62 Ram. I
switched from 46 to 48 and found I preferred the 46. I think it's
going to be a pretty personal choice. In addition to not feeling quite
right to me, 48 seemed to make the slow speed handling a bit twitchy.
Fortunately used
Just to get yur' thinkin'... the Nitto Dirt Drop bars are starting to
show up in places. Not as spread out as the Midge/Chipper lot.
http://store.somafab.com/nirm01didrha.html
Might look kinda nice on the Hunqa or a Bomba... or even a sparkly
Gray Sam.
~Mike
SoCal
On Feb 22, 12:48 pm, Leslie
I ride 48 noodles on my AHH, and like them a lot. I'm a bigger dude at
6'3, but a sorta medium build. I've got a 9cm stem, just a bit below
the saddle. It all seems to work quite well with the geometry of the
AHH. Plus, I LOVE the wide bars for climbing, out of the saddle.
I have narrower bars on
I ride a 63cm Hilsen which fits great and a 64cm QB which is a tad
big. I've ridden a friend's 62cm LHT (700c version) but it just didn't
feel right. It felt a bit big. I've ridden a 60cm LHT briefly and it
felt fine. There's more post showing than on a Riv but the HT on the
LHT is tall and the TT
I'm a little over 6'1, and probably average shoulder width. I had a
pair of 48cm noodles on an old b-stone XO-1, and then bought a 60cm
Rambouillet with a 46cm noodle on it. Being used to the 48cm, I
couldn't stand the 46cm. So I put moustaches on the XO-1,put the 48s
on the Rambouillet, and
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