Brad said: "I initially recommended the Bullmoose bar, but she was concerned about the reach. The Noodle drop bar was more attractive because it can be paired with a short reach stem (I found a Nitto 225mm stem with a 5cm reach)."
The Bullmoose will have much *less* reach than any drop bar, even with the shortest stem possible. The way the bullmoose bars bend back from the stem extension, her hands will be pretty much even with the stem bolt. In other words, her reach with a Bullmoose would be equivalent to a 0cm Nitto stem, if such a thing existed. If she wanted to reach farther, she could grab the bullmoose bars closer to the center, and the narrower she gets, the further she'd be reaching. I'm not selling anything, and if she just doesn't like them, she shouldn't have to give a reason. But, if her reason is that Bullmooses would have too much reach, then she's mistaken. They sweep back plenty. If her concern is that they would have too LITTLE reach, then I'd agree that is worth disqualifying them. On Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 9:38:22 AM UTC-7, Brad Arnold wrote: > > First and foremost, many thanks to all those who replied. Just as I knew > the Rivendell bikes would be great, this list has been also. > > I recently learned of the Travel Agent, but consider it a last resort > because it seems to be forcing things that do not work together to work > together. > > I initially recommended the Bullmoose bar, but she was concerned about the > reach. The Noodle drop bar was more attractive because it can be paired > with a short reach stem (I found a Nitto 225mm stem with a 5cm reach). > > Since our [current] desired outcome is a comfortable drop bar system, I > need to consider the Paul Components in-line brake levers. > > The Origin 8 Space bar looks promising. If the Nitto Noodle does not work > out, it might be plan B. > > I will update the list when we find the setup that works for her. Maybe > that information can help others struggling with similar issues. > > Brad > -- 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.
