I have done all-dayers (~80 miles on mixed terrain) on albatross bars. Enjoyment all the way - no issues whatsoever. Hoping to do a 100 mile day this year.
I haven't used it for multi-day long rides (i.e. touring use). On Monday, March 6, 2017 at 5:11:06 AM UTC, Matt B. wrote: > > +1 on drops being more comfortable on all day rides, especially multiple > consecutive all day rides. And especially Noodles :) > > > On Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 9:21:15 PM UTC-5, RichS wrote: >> >> John, just my 2 cents but my Atlantis has drop bars and I've done all day >> rides with no problem as I'm sure other Atlantis owners in the group have >> too. >> >> My limited experience with upright bars (Albatross) leads me to believe >> doing an all dayer would not be as comfortable but YMMV. >> >> Full disclosure: I currently have Noodles on all my rides. The drops >> don't get much use but all the other locations do. >> >> Regards, >> Richard >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 5, 2017, at 8:14 PM, John Hawrylak <john.h...@verizon.net> wrote: >> >> Grant >> >> I agree with your points on JA vs Atlantis. I remember the Top Tube Ruse >> article and Mutton Chop Marv. Just 1 question: >> >> If you were riding 6 to 8 hours, would you take the JA with swept back >> bars and more upright position, or the Atlantis with drop bars even or >> slightly above saddle height? Ignore any weight or tubing differences. >> >> Thanks >> >> John Hawrylak >> Woodstown NJ >> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/FS3F8Q7M86g/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- 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.
