I just finished placing my order. I decided to go with the CroMo Albatross bars. While I was at it, I ordered a pair of Miesha's cork grips and two rolls of brown Newbaum's tape. This tape will, I hope, match my well-loved B-17 honey saddle, which is looking pretty brown these days.
My only hesitation was on the brake levers. I'm going to be patient and wait for the Tektro Mountain Levers - which were the ones that I really wanted - to come back in stock. The ETA for the levers in "late March?" which concerns me a bit. However, since I live in the Buffalo, NY area (and don't like to ride on snow-covered roads) I am going to risk missing a ride or two in exchange for the brake levers that I am after. I am quite excited about this project. I think that the new bars will bring new life to my old Trek. More importantly, I think that this setup will distinguish that bike from my other bikes, which both feature Noodles. Thanks for your help. I will post pictures when the project is completed. Sean On Monday, March 2, 2015 at 3:29:43 PM UTC-5, John wrote: > > How much does actually need to abuse their handlebars to need the aluminum > over the CrMo bars? > > When I ordered my Hunq, I thought Riv said weight was the only difference. > > I don't remember seeing anything about the aluminum bars being preferred > for gravel or fire roads. > > SurlyProf / John, have you tried using a torque wrench to tighten the > stem? Did you bars still move? > > Thanks, > > John > > > > > > -- 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.
