Hi Tom, I’ve been testing numerous bars on my singlespeeds (not QB/SO but definitely inspired by those) and most recently found the moustache bar to be “nearly perfect” for the kind of riding you describe. “Nearly” because I occasionally wished they were a bit wider and at max stem height they were just below saddle and I also sometimes wished they were a bit higher. I had considered trying to obtain an Albastache (wider, less drop, more backsweep) which I think would have cured all of those occasional desires but I instead just converted to a Jones 2.5 riser loop 660mm wide that I recently obtained in a trade... this was not the original plan for the Jones but while already planning to rebuild the singlespeed for winter fixed mode I decided to give it a try. With a threadless 90mm riser stem and 2.5” rise of the bar the grips are perfectly level with saddle and the extra width and sweep felt great on today’s quick test ride in the snow.
Just prior to the moustache I was running a butterfly/trekking bar.... with same 90mm reach stem I used for the moustache. I loved the multi-grip possibilities of the trekking bar and the 56cm width but struggled to find the perfect fore/aft position with stems I had available and occasionally struck my knees on the rearward flat section on out of saddle climbs. Brian Cole Lawrenceville NJ -- 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.
