I have Midge bars and Sparrow bars, and they're very different animals. The Midges feel like flared drops, with several usable hand positions, and they take road brake levers and bar-end shifters. The Sparrows really only have one hand position, at the ends, and are more like Dove or Albatross bars. I have them set up with old XT thumbshifters, and while they're comfortable, I wouldn't use them for singletrack riding. I can't really lift the front wheel when riding that bike. When I ride singletrack with the Midge, I invariably find myself switching to deep in the hooks, to get the most leverage and to shift my body weight forward. For general riding, I'm on the shoulders of the Midge bars, and typically braking with my thumbs on the interrupter levers I've got a couple inches out from the stem.
Just my 2 cents! On Monday, March 31, 2014 6:48:28 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Casey and Philip, > > You have me intrigued with the flared off-road drops. For the Sparrow and > wood chipper and On One Midge, is the cruising position in the flats on > top, as on a road bike? Do they take road levers? What is the difference > with different types of aluminum? > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Saturday, March 29, 2014 10:09:56 PM UTC-6, Philip Williamson wrote: >> >> I love flared off-road drops for exactly the reasons you mention. >> >> Philip >> www.biketinker.com >> > -- 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.
