This depends on how one uses the bicycle. I have been using Albatros bars on my Saluki with a big tall motorcycle style mirror on the left side and sitting upright for commuting in traffic, however, last year I picked up a LeTour and experimented with the drop bars. This bicycle is lighter and much faster on the paved Mount Vernon trail. The original drop bars felt too low, too close, and too narrow. So I bought a Dirt Drop from Riv. to raise the bars higher. Then took the stem to a machine shop to mill down the quill so it fits the smaller headset, picked up lighter, wider 44 cm. bars. Finally it felt comfortable. I find watching out for traffic harder to look around when I'm in the drops, but glad to have the wider bar for handroom at the top of the bars so I can sit up occasionally. I like the old style brake interrupter levers to slow down without having to move back into the drops. Has anyone compared the LeTour with the Rodeo? I think the LeTour might have a longer top tube and more clearance for the fenders with the 25 cm. tires.
Ken P. On Monday, October 3, 2016 at 8:39:54 PM UTC-4, Lungimsam wrote: > > And I mean upright...boscos, albatross. > > Wondering how your bike felt when you went from drops to upright riding. > > *"Better", as in, became easier to pedal down the road. More lively. Less > draggy.* > -- 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.
