I like the Choco-moose more than the albas - better wrist position at the bends for me. That said, I think the perfect bars for me are still Noodles (mostly road) or Albastaches (mostly dirt). I like the brake position on the Albastache - more of a MTB orientation where you are always ready to brake when descending. It feels a bit odd descending with my body upright and hands way back on the ends of the Albatross or Choco bars. That said, I tried my buddies Jones this past weekend, and that was a riot - felt like I was skiing on the singletrack - sitting almost bolt upright with the wide jones h-bars.
BTW - the Choco-moose works for me, but I think I would prefer a normal stem so I could have more fore/aft adjustment as I fall into and out of fitness. If I stick with these for a few years (not likely if you know me), I would switch to a Choco-norm. Brian On Friday, August 26, 2016 at 8:33:06 AM UTC-7, Ryan Fleming wrote: > > Hi Brian > > How do you like those Choco-moose bars? I thought you had different bars > on that bike...Albas? > > I'm getting the Choco-norm on my mixte and I'm just interested in people's > experience with them; usually I ride moustaches ...have one Riv w. drop > bars. Plan to run the Chocos flipped as you do ...saddle and Tallux stem > level....I hope. > > Thanks > > On Friday, August 26, 2016 at 8:50:13 AM UTC-5, René wrote: >> >> Very nice report. It makes me wantnto go on one... >> >> René >> >> On Thursday, August 25, 2016, Brian Hanson <ston...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> This with pics at http://www.stonehog.com/: >>> >>> Not much action on the camping front this year, so I grabbed a chance to >>> do a quick overnight (S24O >>> <https://www.rivbike.com/kb_results.asp?ID=36>) from my place in >>> Freeland, WA up to Fort Ebey. It's about 30 miles one way, and a great >>> chance to try: >>> >>> 1. Hunqapillar on singletrack >>> 2. New road exploring >>> 3. Hammock camping >>> >>> This also echoes the distance of a Lake Crescent trail >>> <http://www.bikepacking.com/routes/olympic-adventure-route/> I want to >>> do later this year. That gig is mostly singletrack, but I would use the >>> same equipment. >>> >>> I got underway around 4:45pm on Monday. I figured it would take 2-3 >>> hours, so I would likely have light to set up camp. John and I had >>> explored >>> Fort Ebey's mtb trails <http://stonehog.com/2016/08/25/fort-ebey-mtb/> a >>> few days earlier, so I knew where the hike/bike campsites were. >>> >>> I packed light. There was a burn ban, so I didn't bother bringing a >>> stove. Just 2 water bottles, a toaster pastry for breakfast, and a can of >>> salmon for dinner. Easy. I wore the clothes on my back and brought along a >>> pair of wool long underwear for sleeping. No rain in the forecast. Other >>> than that, just my hammock, fly, sleeping bag and roll. Oh yeah - I >>> strapped some sandals on, in case the feet got sore, but that was just >>> unused extra weight. I think the whole thing weighed in under 10 pounds >>> (not that it matters). >>> >>> The way up was stunning and uneventful. Heading north, I passed South >>> Whidbey State Park, and Greenbank Farm. The stretch from Greenbank up to >>> Coupville had some great hills and views, and the Navy Growlers were out >>> practicing on the outlying field near Admirals Cove. The long stretch >>> across Keystone to Fort Casey yielded a few seals and many sea birds, but I >>> saw not much traffic on a Monday night. >>> >>> I searched through Fort Casey for a back route, and thought I had it >>> following a gravel trail by the lighthouse, but it ended in a private road. >>> I left it to chance, and wasted a few minutes, but it was worth the views. >>> Hill road down to Ebey Beach is amazing - no shoulder, but equally no >>> cars. After a short hop up to the bluff, and across an amazing open >>> farming area, it was a quick ride to the new pavement of Madrona Way past >>> the mussel farms in Penn Cove. >>> >>> At this point, I was starting to worry about sunlight - it had taken me >>> about 2 1/2 hrs to get this far. I hurried on into Fort Ebey State Park, >>> and set up the hammock. There was one other person in the hike/bike spot - >>> a Pacific Northwest Trail >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Northwest_Trail> through hiker. >>> After a dinner of canned salmon on the bluff overlooking the Straight of >>> Juan de Fuca, and a great sunset, it was off to bed. >>> >>> The next morning was sunny, so I geared up and chatted with the hiker to >>> learn about his journey >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Northwest_Trail>. He was a 65 >>> years old Granite Falls, WA resident, and 7 weeks into the trail that >>> started in Glacier National Park. After 8 bears (one grizzly at about 10 >>> yds), a pack of wolves, and countless coyotes, he was just heading to the >>> ferry to Port Townsend to have a lunch reunion with his wife before >>> finishing the last 150 miles to Cape Alava. >>> [image: stonehog-17.jpg] >>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/stonehog/28939445660/in/album-72157669792332024/>Ready >>> >>> for the trip home >>> >>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/stonehog/28939445660/in/album-72157669792332024/> >>> >>> After a nourishing breakfast at the same scenic overlook on the bluff >>> and a water bottle refill, I was off to ride the Kettles trail on the >>> loaded Hunq. >>> [image: stonehog-18.jpg]MTB Riv Style >>> >>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/stonehog/28939447130/in/album-72157669792332024/> >>> >>> >>> Needless to say, the Hunq made short work of the trail, and I found >>> myself heading back south and past the barley fields to Ebey Beach. >>> >>> [image: stonehog-24.jpg] >>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/stonehog/29193383836/in/album-72157669792332024/> >>> >>> I stopped at the old "Ferry Building" on the bluff to explore and take >>> some pics, then it was back down to Keystone, Greenbank, and finally back >>> to Freeland for some rest and a meal. >>> >>> Route out and back are here: >>> >>> http://cyclemeter.com/51cfa6724f84c700/Cycle-20160822-1639 >>> >>> http://cyclemeter.com/51cfa6724f84c700/Cycle-20160823-0934 >>> >>> Brian Hanson >>> Seattle, WA >>> Bike Blog <http://www.stonehog.com> >>> @stonehog >>> stonehogboɥǝuoʇs >>> >>> -- >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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