Perhaps I'm being over-broad in my generalization. But the lack of adjustable angle and stem length means that you've eliminated two of the three axes of adjustment available to a rider. While I'm sure it does (it must!) work for some people on some specific sizes of bike, as a general rule I believe in more adjustability, not less. A little tilt downwards and suddenly the bar is perpendicular to the wrists held naturally. Anyway, if you like the bars, I would never argue that you shouldn't - but I think that having separate stem and bars gives one a lot more flexibility, at the expense of a little bomb-proofness (is that a word?) that a cruiser bike probably doesn't need. Fortunately, swapping bars and stems is relatively quick and easy and everyone can personalize a bike to make it right for them.
On Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 6:45:05 PM UTC-7, Mark in Beacon wrote: > > I would disagree with the statement that the Bosco Moose bars on the > Clementine make no sense at all. They were designed by someone with a lot > of handlebar design experience. To state that the Bosco Moose defaults to a > wrist-straining angle is kind of broad. While I am still becoming > acquainted with the bars on my Clementine, it has nothing to do with wrist > strain. The bars are set at a very traditional cruiser position and are > naturally very comfortable for me (and I suspect a few others). You might > also be surprised at how changing the height might affect your > hand/arm/wrist interaction with the bars. No doubt there are human beings > out there who will find the bars uncomfortable for their particular wrists, > but I don't think it fair to say they do that as a default out of the box, > which implies it is a universal reaction. I'm curious how long you rode > with the bars. > > On Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 1:48:56 AM UTC-4, Jeremy Tavan wrote: >> >> That looks fabulous so far, particularly the stem ornament. I am >> encouraged by the tilt of your choco-moose bars - they're tilted down >> enough that I could see that being genuinely comfortable. The bosco-moose >> bars my wife's Clementine came with make no sense at all, given that you >> can't adjust the angle and they default to a wrist-straining position. How >> do you like the paddle grips on the swept-back bars? >> >> You don't have a ton of room in back for seat bags, but you could do a >> TrunkSack in back and a basket or moderate bag in front, though how that >> will interact with the cable cluster I'm not sure. Also, such a practical >> bike seems a bit naked without fenders, especially as you appear to live in >> a part of the country that gets rain even in non-El-Niño years. >> >> /J >> >> On Monday, March 28, 2016 at 10:02:35 PM UTC-7, Eunice Chang wrote: >>> >>> This one's named Athansor. A good, reliable, sturdy horse for new >>> beginnings and adventures :) >>> >>> Preliminary photos so far: (still thinking about how to build it up - >>> suggestions welcome!) >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/ejchang/albums/72157664228668683 >>> >>> -E. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
