Yes, be aware of the proportionately longer TT. I've found that the women I know universally prefer shorter top tubes, so the Rivendell mixte models may not be the best candidate for drops. My wife's Glorius<http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/2917298429/>has Albatross bars with a Dirt Drop, and she still feels stretched out on it.
DE On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 9:42 AM, John at Rivendell <j...@rivbike.com> wrote: > > Yep. Need to go short with the stem on a mixte if you are considering > a drop bar, > especially ours with long effective top-tubes. We (generally) still > recommend > the albatross/dove bars on these frames. > > Cheers, > > John at Rivendell > > On Feb 8, 10:13 pm, Dave C <david.charles.carr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Wow! Thank you! I never even considered the Dirt Drop stem. > > > > Dave > > > > On Feb 8, 9:32 pm, "J. Burkhalter" <burk...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Hey Dave, > > > > > I've been wondering the same, and was glad to see this pic of the > > > Betty Foy > > > > >http://tinyurl.com/cxpuhx > > > (last picture at the bottom shows drop bars mated with dirt drop stem) > > > > > -Jay > > > > > On Feb 8, 11:42 pm, Dave C <david.charles.carr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > My wife is strongly considering swapping the Albatross bars on the > > > > Glorius for some drop bars. She wants to have the lower drop > position > > > > for fast descents and off-road control. Yet after scouring the web > > > > and the Flickr site, I have not seen one Glorius or Wilbury with > > > > drops. I know why -- part of the bike's appeal overlaps with the > > > > appeal of Albatross bars -- but my wife does not need the higher > > > > position they provide. She has been satisfied with her Noodle bars > on > > > > her Romulus. > > > > > > Has anyone outfitted their Rivendell mixte with drops? Any > > > > suggestions for stem change? I know that she will either use another > > > > Noodle bar, or a flared drop in the randonneur style or Dirt Drop > > > > style. I'd love to see pictures if anyone has done this. > > > > > > Dave > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
