Re: [RBW] Whidbey S24O Ride Report

2016-08-26 Thread stonehog
FWIW- I have Boscos on a Miyata and love 'em. No problem going distance as they give you the stretch forward position of flat bars, and also allow you to sit bolt upright. That's my island road distance bike, and also works great as a round towner cruiser. Brian -- You received this message

Re: [RBW] Whidbey S24O Ride Report

2016-08-26 Thread Ryan Fleming
ha ha pretty funny :) I was going to try Albas bu GP suggested I might like the Chocos..also suggested Boscos but I'm not there yet Actually, Brian, looks like a really nice trip and superb photos and very handsome bike as well...sorry didn't mean to highjack the thread On Friday, August 26,

Re: [RBW] Whidbey S24O Ride Report

2016-08-26 Thread stonehog
I like the Choco-moose more than the albas - better wrist position at the bends for me. That said, I think the perfect bars for me are still Noodles (mostly road) or Albastaches (mostly dirt). I like the brake position on the Albastache - more of a MTB orientation where you are always ready

Re: [RBW] Whidbey S24O Ride Report

2016-08-26 Thread Kai Vierstra
BTW, nice looking trip, bike, and rider. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this

Re: [RBW] Whidbey S24O Ride Report

2016-08-26 Thread Kai Vierstra
Don't try running the choco-moose flipped, it's uncomfortable for you and the bike. Choco-norm, absolutely. I love my choco-mooses very much. More than albastache or albatross or Bosco even!, for now... -Kai Brooklyn NY -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [RBW] Whidbey S24O Ride Report

2016-08-26 Thread Ryan Fleming
Hi Brian How do you like those Choco-moose bars? I thought you had different bars on that bike...Albas? I'm getting the Choco-norm on my mixte and I'm just interested in people's experience with them; usually I ride moustaches ...have one Riv w. drop bars. Plan to run the Chocos flipped as

Re: [RBW] Whidbey S24O Ride Report

2016-08-26 Thread René Sterental
Very nice report. It makes me wantnto go on one... René On Thursday, August 25, 2016, Brian Hanson wrote: > This with pics at http://www.stonehog.com/: > > Not much action on the camping front this year, so I grabbed a chance to > do a quick overnight (S24O

[RBW] Whidbey S24O Ride Report

2016-08-25 Thread Brian Hanson
This with pics at http://www.stonehog.com/: Not much action on the camping front this year, so I grabbed a chance to do a quick overnight (S24O ) from my place in Freeland, WA up to Fort Ebey. It's about 30 miles one way, and a great chance to try: