I just put albastache bars on my new hillborne, after using noodles on all my
other bikes. I set the brake levers quite a bit below horizontal, and find
that position much more ergonomic when grabbing the brakes. My wrist is in a
nice straight position, and my fingers are lined up nicely
Short shakedown ride on the Sam is done--and oh man, I think I'm gonna like
these bars!
I haven't really settled on a default hand position, but nearly each
position I tried felt quite natural. Given the continued wind, I
streamlined myself in the curves in order to achieve a lower profile.
Ha! In our wee mountain pass, it’s the confluence of multiple air streams, so
we get lots of wind swirlies, in which tailwinds become headwinds and back
again with neither rhyme nor reason all through the ride. Loads of dust
bunnies. One part of the ride down the pass heading home felt more
Like a visit from my in-laws or leftover fish. After 3 days, it really
starts to stink.
Still blowing 20mph here...
On Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 9:50:30 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
>
> How is that Nor’easter, Austin?
>
> With abandon,
> Patrick (heading out into the wimpy 40mph winds
How is that Nor’easter, Austin?
With abandon,
Patrick (heading out into the wimpy 40mph winds that are the most we generally
get below tree line.)
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW
Owners Bunch" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop
Albastache bars arrived and are on the Sam! I hope to get a shakedown ride
in today if the wind here in MD ever starts to subside.
Based on the internet research I've done (most of it redirecting to this
group), I think I've got a solid starting point on positioning.
- Positioned the brake
Thanks all for the input. I suspect the bars will remain untaped for a few
weeks until I get the stem dialed in a bit. I suspect a shorter stem is in
my future. More to come as I inspect & adapt.
I am looking forward to trying the Albastache bars--this is my first
experience with "upright"
Ahhh, yes. This thread is from pre-enlightenment days. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
--
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
Haha, Gave myself a chuckle... for a moment I thought this was a brand new
thread and meant the Hunqabeam had arrived... but then as I was writing a
response I realized you mentioned “shifter” in there somewhere in the original
post so I had to double back and read it again and caught the
I've replaced drops with Albastache twice. In both cases I needed a shorter
stem with the bars a little higher than drops. The shape is a little less
"droppy and reachy" than the original M Bars, but the parameters for stem reach
and bar height seem the same to me.
--
You received this
I’m curious about 1 & 2 as well as I’m finally shifting from Albastache to
drops soon and would like some way to evaluate the reach of drops vs. the reach
of the Albastache so I make the right call on stem length (and bar).
Bob K. in Baltimore
--
You received this message because you are
Austin, I can’t help with your first two questions as I have no idea what is
typical and I haven’t ridden drops. I went from Albatross to the new
Moustache/albastache. I would suggest you ride the bars bare for a while so you
can experiment with stem length, dial in brake position and tilt, bar
Hi Patrick,
Bumping up this thread to present a question to you and the group since
many have done some experimenting. I've got Albastache's coming from Riv to
go on my Sam. Currently I'm running Noodles on a 90mm tallux stem at saddle
height and I'm a bit stretched out in this configuration.
Dentist visit for the tusks.
Nice work!
In one of the readers Grant did a set up recommendation for tusks.
Distances and angles of brake levers, etc. It was interesting and fun to
read.
'staches are easy and fun to tweak and set up.
Drop bars are a bear. Very difficult because the leaning is
14 matches
Mail list logo
