Or the fourth camp, which says "Stick with one setup for a while. You might like it." I will say I'm surprised at how many folks say they outright dislike upright bars. Again, count me grateful that my body is just not that challenged by various positions on a bicycle. Within limits, especially with non-competitive riding, I find the software often successfully reprograms itself to the hardware.
On Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 11:53:19 AM UTC-5, Dave Small wrote: > > Thanks to everyone for the continued discussion. My experimentation phase > has waned, but it hasn't disappeared. I also know what I like and what > works for me---for now. But my preferences have changed over the past 10 > years, and are continuing to change. I'm trying the anticipate my > continued evolution, with mixed results. > > I find this intriguing about all the responses: > > One camp says "I tried uprights and loved 'em right away; they're the > best!" Probably not many fall into this camp, but I've read those > testimonials. > > Another says "I tried uprights and didn't like 'em at first, but then I > found the right combination of handlebars/bar height/stem extension/bar > angle/grips that worked for me, and now I love 'em!" > > And a third camp says "Don't like 'em. I tried this and that and other > things---42 things in all---and I never found something that feels good." > > It may be that the only thing separating the third camp from the second > camp is the 43rd attempt, and the question becomes how motivated is that > Third Camper to continue experimenting in the hope of becoming a Second > Camper? That person never knows that the next combination of factors won't > work, he or she finally just gives up. > > When I think about why I care, I realize that I'm just curious---have been > for a long time, and I've often acted on that curiosity by trying new > things. Lord knows I don't need to; I have more bikes that I can justify > even to myself, much less my wife, and I love enough of them enough on > every level that I don't need to follow any more strings. I say I want > to go the N-1 route, but then I continue to buy bikes I don't need---'cause > I think they'll be great (and usually they are)---and I struggle to find > ways to "save" bikes that don't seem to work well for me---such as the > Cheviot---when I should be saying "oh well, nice try and I learned > something." > > So much for my inner workings. Back to the Cheviot: I took it for a > short ride last night and simulated body positions that I'd expect from a > longer stem and also from higher bars. I'm gonna try those changes because > they're easy to implement, and see if that helps. I don't know why I want > to like the Cheviot but I do, and I'll try a few more things but will stop > well before #42. I think. > > > On Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 11:19:08 AM UTC-5, Brian Campbell wrote: >> >> My experimentation phase is waning. I know what I like and what works for >> me. >> > -- 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.
