I am a huge fan of ESI grips. I hate ergo grips as they lock in my hands (as you say) and prevent me from rotating them around the bar.
On Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 12:41:50 PM UTC-7, DS wrote: > > Thanks! My hand position is pretty locked in with the Ervin grips, maybe > I'll move to bar wrap for a while which gives me area to play with and see > how I like it. > > On May 27, 2015, at 9:32 AM, Clayton.sf <clayt...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Don't cut them. ;-). By today's MTB standards the bars are already narrow. > > Move break levers inward so you can just reach them with your index finger > from the end of the grip and tape up the rest. > > I use the full length of my bars. > > The width is great for descending (and climbing) but make sure you adjust > your arms to an elbows out position. Will give lots of control and absorb > shocks better. > > > > On Monday, May 25, 2015 at 7:34:32 PM UTC-7, DS wrote: >> >> Yes, I actually had albatross on these for a while and loved them. >> However I ended up stealing them for a hillborne build and wanted to try >> out the bullmoose so bought those and put em on. I like the bullmoose bars >> so far. Just curious if bars can be 'too wide' and if they should be dialed >> down a notch for better leverage or control, or leave them wide. and if >> bike size matters to bar width. I'm 5'7 per the other comment. >> >> On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com> wrote: >> >>> Have you tried Albastache bars? The curve position is narrower and the >>> upright position wider. I ride 80% of the time in the curves, 100% of the >>> single track in the curves. They are road bars, so require a >>> stem/brake/possibly shifter change in diameter. I love mine, though the >>> bullmoose were next on my list to try. I've just no reason to continue down >>> the list. Grin. >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/I2rijOikj_E/unsubscribe >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/I2rijOikj_E/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com > <javascript:>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- 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.