Alan, the Ahearne+Map bar is very easy to like. It just feels right. Hard to find people who've tried it and don't like it. I have the 610 version on my Atlantis.
It comes back far enough, but not as far back as Albatross or certainly Bosco. To give you an idea, I have mine mounted on a 11cm Technomic stem, and the ends of the grips come back 3cm behind the back of the stem (towards the saddle). It has a very natural-fitting flare, more than Albatross, and therefore handles off-road twists and turns better IMHO than a bar that doesn't flare as much. The width enables great control, but you're not as splayed out as with typical mtn bar. If the Riv Wavie bar had been out, I would have tried that first; but that bar has been delayed until November-ish according to Spencer. I still may try it. I also love the Jones H bar. I had one on a Clem H I sold a while back. I like it for the same reasons as the Ahearne-Map, and would choose one over the other based on width needed (Jones is wider), strength needed (Jones is more heavy duty), and looks (I liked how the Jones looked on the Clem, but not so much on the Atlantis). Hope that helps, Tom > -- 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.
