[RBW] Appaloosa/Albastache Stem Question
Use this tool to compare stems http://yojimg.net/bike/web_tools/stem.php The dirt drop stem comes in 80 and 100 extention forward, but the 80 has 90mm quill height above line, and the 100 has 155mm of quill maximun. I don't know what a Chtystem is in dimensions, but you must, so compare the 2. You will find either dd stem will have less reach, becsuse they are at a +35 angle and not -17, assuming that is what your stem is. So the dd stem jacks up a lot more than forward. The graphic tool is very helpful for visualizing. As far as how high, that is all up to you, positioning rules are for fools ! -- 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 group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Appaloosa/Albastache Stem Question
I love the albastache bar and found that either the dirt drop or the technomic would get it up above the saddle by 1.5"-2" without difficulty (on a canti-Hillborne). I went with an 8cm technomic only because I personally liked the more classic road bike style. https://www.flickr.com/photos/129545862@N03/29960621712/in/dateposted-public/ John -- 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 group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Appaloosa/Albastache Stem Question
If the frame fits you well then 7cm should be the right stem for drops or Albastache. Yes, you want them a good bit higher than saddle because the curves really get you out there over the front wheel. The distance is similar to riding the hoods on a dropbar, but you have to create the height of hoods with a tall stem. -- 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 group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Appaloosa/Albastache Stem Question
I tried a moustache bar on my Joe and liked it. I replaced it because it was only about 50cm wide, and I wanted more width. Everything else I liked about the bar. I ran it so the hoods were about an inch above the saddle and the bar-ends were about an inch below. The Albastache has more width and less drop (and the most attractive curve, in my view), and if you run the highest point of the bar an inch above, you’ll be about level any the shifters. If that doesn’t work, go up another inch. If the Tallux or Technomic stems don’t give you enough rise, a dirt stem might solve the issue. Jay -- 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 group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Appaloosa/Albastache Stem Question
I bought a used Joe Appaloosa that had been purchased complete and tricked out really beautifully by its first owner-- many thoughtful choices about gear and parts to customize and/or upgrade from the Rivendell build. Among them is an Albastache bar, which is new to me; it's great. The bike fits me perfectly except for the fact that the stem, a Nitto 7 cm Chrystem, has too little height to raise the bars where I think they should be, which is maybe an inch above the saddle. I end up with a bit more weight on my arms and hands than I'd like; the stem, maxed out, sits about an inch below the nose of the saddle. I think it's going to take a different stem to jack up the bars, but before diving into that, two questions: first, does anyone have advice about stem lengths that generally work for these bars, and second, am I seeing this right? Do other Albastache riders generally run the stem height just at or above seat height, where I'm sort of aiming to put it? Thanks in advance for any wisdom you can pass along-- John -- 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 group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
