Cam, Currently I prefer drops (46 Noodle <https://www.rivbike.com/collections/handlebars/products/nitto-noodle-handlebar>) for that long a ride because of the variations in hand positions. I have the 46 Noodle on my Sam (for sale) and my Roadini. For long rides, the more hand positions, the better. And why not use a Noodle on a Riv, with the tall headtube and geometry that gets that bar up there where it's comfortable ... plus, you can now get an insanely short stem from Analog <https://www.analogcycles.com/product/analog-wright-stem/>, or a dirt drop <https://www.rivbike.com/collections/stems/products/nitto-dirt-drop-26-0-8cm-or-10cm>, or a 50mm Technomic Deluxe <https://www.benscycle.com/nitto-ntc-dx-technomic-deluxe-long-quill-stem/stem_nitto_ntc-dxlong_870/product>, and get your bar w-a-y up there so you can take advantage of the many hand positions the Noodle offers.
Having said that, I have an Ahearne+Map bar on my Atlantis. It is my fav non-drop bar so far. It offers a nice upright ride, and a different feeling, from a drop....which is what I wanted with the Atlantis, on which I do shorter rides. Originally I wanted to do off-road with it too, but standover is too high. Anyway, it's a superb middle of the road betw a drop and Albatross or Bosco. Could I go 50 miles on one - sure. But I would rather do that distance on a Noodle so I could move around. Drops on Riv's are not to be confused with drops on any other road bike...it's just so much more comfy. Tom PS. Deacon Patrick and others like the Albastache so much that I bought one and am deciding which bike to try it out on. Isn't it great there's always "something else" ?! -- 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.
