Hey Tim, I love the looks of Albas, but I find them much too narrow.
The Loop is a great bar. I thought that same about the appearance at first, but it grew on me. Also check out the Surly Open Bar. It's swept back like the Albatross bar, but much wider at 666mm. If you like the MAP Ahearne bend, it looks pretty close to the On One Mary/Soma Clarence, except those bars are also wider at around 645mm. It's funny, I have a Mary bar that I like quite a bit. I originally used it for mountain biking, but now it feels too narrow for that, and about the right width for a city bike. My expectations for bars are getting wider along with my tires. Eric On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 4:18 AM, Tim O. (Portland, OR) < timothycharles...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey, Y'all- > > I got ants in my pants for some new handlebars. I've been riding the > Albatross bars since last spring and I love the upright riding position. > Plus, they're gorgeous/comfy. Although, ever since I've got them I wished > they were wider. Probably didn't help that I was riding the Bullmoose bars > before them or that I have wide shoulders. The Albatross performed well > some long rides and varied terrain,but I wish I could get out of the saddle > more comfortably. > > Anyway, now that VO has their quill stem with 31.8 clamp, I'm considering > the Jones H-bar. I'm thinking of the loop or the bend in 710mm. My biggest > hesitation is that I think they look kind of funny! I hate to write that > out loud, but it's true. The shape and the 31.8 clamp seem like they could > clash on a Riv set up. I thought the Map/Ahearne bars would be a good > solution, but they hand position wouldn't really be wider that the > Albatross. > > Anyone have the Jones loop or bend on their Riv that would be willing to > sharing photos/experiences? Convince me to stop putting fashion over > function? Or maybe you're Jones h-bar/Riv set up is gorgeous AND functional? > > Anyone want to convince me the Map/Ahearne bar is the way to go? Would the > angle of the hand position be enough to solve the issue even though they > aren't much wider? > > Thanks! > Tim > Portland, OR > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
