[RBW] Albastache (or Moustache) Brake Lever Positions

2018-02-10 Thread Joe Bernard
I've tried road levers on a Moustache that way, it doesn't work. The arc is designed for all that air the curve of drops or Moustache/Albastache provides; when mounted at the straight part the lever bottoms out on bar before you're done braking. -- You received this message because you are

[RBW] Albastache (or Moustache) Brake Lever Positions

2018-02-10 Thread drew
Couple of things. I don’t know if I’d consider alba/mustache bars any less aggressive than noodles. They are different for sure,but as I’ve had them set up, I don’t know if they are any more upright. From my perspective, the main attribute of mustache bars is that curvy area in the middle. It’s

[RBW] Albastache (or Moustache) Brake Lever Positions

2018-02-10 Thread Bob K.
You could do bar end (“reverse aero”?) levers with the Albastache, but then you’d be unable to use your bar end shifters. I don’t think you’d want to mount levers anywhere else on those bars, if only because it would look strange. What about just going Albatross and buying brake levers? You can

[RBW] Albastache (or Moustache) Brake Lever Positions

2018-02-10 Thread WETH
Maxwell, In order to get my albastache bars a bit higher and closer, I run them "upside down" or flipped. You could swap in a stem with more rise and that could get you the height/reach that is more comfortable while keeping brake levers out front. Sorry I can't address your question about

[RBW] Albastache (or Moustache) Brake Lever Positions

2018-02-10 Thread Maxwell H
I'll try to make this short, but I'm not really good at that. I've found that, in comparison to my Yves, my other rides just don't do the trick when it comes to comfort. The one that I really feel the nee to "fix" is a Surly LHT, which I used to love, and which I want to have available for