John, Thanks for the thoughts. I'm with you on the comfort for long hours and know that the Hunq will deliver here. Yes, a friend and I plan to ride the whole route starting near Nelson, BC riding over to Banff and picking up the trail there. At Antelope Wells, we'll hang a right and ride over to Mesa, AZ.
On Monday, January 9, 2017 at 2:45:27 AM UTC+8, John M wrote: > > John, > > You've gotten good advice so far. I'll reiterate the observation that the > GDR is 99% dirt road riding. I'd make my selection of handlebar based on > comfort for long hours, days and weeks in the saddle, and not the ability > to sustain "big hits on singletrack". I've ridden chunks of the route in > Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico on drop-bar bikes and it worked just > fine. The bullmoose bars will eliminate the slippage, but would seem to > reduce some hand positions, no? Like you, I've got a Hunqapillar w/ > albas, but am currently in the process of swapping out the albas for some > dirt-oriented > drop bar > <https://ritcheylogic.com/cross/bars/comp-evomax-road-bar#gallery-image-3>s > for the riding I do (pavement, dirt roads, easy singletrack). Anything > longer than 40 miles and the albas just start to feel hand-position > limited. Bullmoose bars would be even worse for me. > > I'm in Silver City, NM, which is right on the route. If I can help with > end-of-the-line logistics, let me know. You riding the whole route? > > > > john > > > On Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 8:50:43 PM UTC-7, John Rinker wrote: >> >> Planning to ride my Hunq along the Great Divide late Summer into Fall. My >> current set-up has the albatross bar, but I'm looking to switch them out >> for either Bosco bullmoose or bullmoose. I don't have experience with >> either, but am looking for something that will handle well on rough trail. >> One issue I have with the albas when taking bigger hits on singletrack is >> their tendency to drop due to the leverage of my hands. I figure either of >> the bullmoose bars will eradicate this. Any thoughts appreciated. >> >> Cheers, John >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
