That being said... I feel the wider 46cm is more comfy to me than the 41/42cm and 44cm that I've tried in the past. But too wide at 46cm for my preferences. David
On Thursday, March 20, 2014 7:25:23 PM UTC-5, David Banzer wrote: > > I don't like the downward bend on tops and into the flats. Feels like my > hands could slip off if I don't grip tightly, which I'd like to be able to > have a looser grip mostly. > I like traditional rando bars that bend up and seem to fit my palm better. > I have Nitto B132 and B136s that I use. I'm also riding the 44cm VO Course > bar, slightly wider version than the GB Maes Parallel offerings, and am > very happy with their room ramps and long drops. > David > > On Thursday, March 20, 2014 3:02:11 PM UTC-5, George Schick wrote: >> >> Agree with the others, that is a nice bike. LIving here in the Chicago >> area I also agree with your statement about the triple - it is way >> overkill. A lot of the folks on blogs like this one live in very hilly or >> even mountainous terrain where I could see the triple as necessary, but >> around here the steepest climbs are probably those along the Fox River >> valley and they're maybe 1/4 mile long at the most with maybe a max 9%-12% >> grade. >> >> I'm curious about your Noodle bar comment, too. I've ridden with Noodles >> on one of my bikes for about 8 years now and although I like the fact that >> I can position the brake levers in such a way that the upper bend on the >> bars is close to being even with the brake hoods. But I do not care too >> much for the "randonneur" bend along the top flats. After riding for a >> while that slight upward bend seems to bother my wrists. Wonder if you've >> had a similar experience. >> >> >> On Thursday, March 20, 2014 12:47:20 PM UTC-5, David Banzer wrote: >>> >>> Yup. Buncha Suntour XC Pro parts on it. The crank is indeed beautiful, >>> but a triple is overkill for me here in Chicago. Even on rides far out of >>> the city, there is really no need for more than a single chainring setup >>> with a wide range freewheel/cassette. Feeling like my final build will head >>> in this direction. >>> David >> >> -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
