Hi Doug,
This weekend is the Riv ride. What day, time. place? I'm trying to figure out if I can make it work. Joe From: dougpn...@cox.net To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: noodle bars Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:44:50 -0700 Patrick makes an important point. Bars, saddles and pedals all work together. Your entire weight is supported on your butt, two feet and two hands, and distributed among those 5 points. Toss in medical constraints (back, knees, wrists, etc.) and it’s a multi-variate challenge. Love my Noodles, Brooks, and Grip Kings (sounds like I been hitting the kool aid!) but as well as they satisfy my needs, that combo may be a torture rack for someone else. This is how we all wind up with a shop full of bike parts after a few years cycling. FS: Half dozen each h’bars, seats and stems. Large selection; make offer J. dougP From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of PATRICK MOORE Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 6:48 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: noodle bars Don: I wasn't pooh pooh-ing them, just expressing another opinion on my own behalf. I'm glad you find them comfortable! On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Donald Compton <dcompton1...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: patrick, i agree about saddle position, but my case is unique. i have rotated scoliosis, degenerate disc disease, and severe arthritis. if i sit too upright, i put too much pressure on my lower back, so, i try to balance my position on my bike between too low and too high. i do a lot of core work and upper body work in the gym to compensate for my situation. everybody is different. don --- On Thu, 4/16/09, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> > Subject: [RBW] Re: noodle bars > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009, 6:20 PM > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Doug Peterson > <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > Don: > > > > No good discovery goes unpunished. Once you've > Noodled, you can't go back. > > > I tried Noodles and didn't like them; too deep and too > long. I replaced them > with similarly wide Salsa Bell Laps which I find much more > to my liking. > This is for my mountain bike. They are far too wide for my > road bikes. > > As for the ramp, the Nitto 185s have a very short and -- > since I obey Heaven > and keep my hooks perfectly level -- very slanted ramp, but > that doesn't > bother me (and I don't wear gloves); I think, once > again, that the > principal key to hand comfort is saddle position. > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail®: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Mobile2_042009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
