"I'm going to speculate that he will be back to Boscos with a right length stem :)" My guess too. Russ and I have been in communication about the Sam and the bars and stem - his review is partly what tipped me to commit to one of the upcoming Sams. We're roughly the same height, though I have a slightly longer inseam and I'm getting a 51. I'll be installing one of the new faceplate stems in 120 length with Boscos. I'm guessing Russ will be getting one of those stems in the same length. I won't be surprised to see his Boscos remounted to that stem in the not too distant future ;-)
Mike M On Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 4:31:27 PM UTC-7 dougP wrote: > Thanks guys for the input. I've looked at bars on Rivendell's site & they > do have a good selection. Just not sure what I want / need. Bars are fun > to experiment with what a PITA to keep messing with stems, cables, and fine > tuning. Keep those suggestions coming. > > dougP > > On Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 12:26:42 PM UTC-7, Ash wrote: >> >> Another rather useful video by PLP! I'm going to speculate that he will >> be back to Boscos with a right length stem :) >> >> The perceived stability is likely 50% due to the riding position he's >> used to. People who are used to upright bars probably won't have a problem >> riding on any kind of trails (example: various Deacon Patrick's pictures I >> have seen on this forum, Grant's buddy making a very sharp turn with a >> Bosco-like bar https://vimeo.com/463214265 ). >> >> I have a drop bar road bike which I still ride occasionally. To me Bosco >> feels like a more ergonomic version of drop bars. Drop bars offer >> aggressive (drops) and slightly relaxed (hoods, corners, flat area) >> positions, while Bosco offers relaxed (front of the swept back section) and >> more relaxed positions. I frequently switch between these two positions. >> Overall hands, shoulders and neck feel more relaxed after a couple hours >> of ride as compared to the drop bar. Next time I do a full day ride, I >> might even install hoods if I can find something that fits Boscos. >> >> >> >> [image: bosco-1.jpg][image: bosco-2.jpg] >> >> On Friday, 2 October 2020 at 12:04:13 UTC-7 dougP wrote: >> >>> PLP has had a test bike from Rivendell for a while now. It was >>> originally delivered with upright bars. They recently changed to drops for >>> a head to head test of bars. Interestingly he liked the drops better, >>> although he's had no complaints about the uprights. Here's the link: >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-yyNxJcF5M >>> >>> My question is whether anyone has determined a preferred location for >>> hands in relation to the pivot point of the handlebars? Hands in front, as >>> with drops? Hands behind, as with uprights? >>> >>> What drives the question is my experience with my Atlantis. I rode it >>> for many years with drops, and was quite pleased with the handling. >>> However, over a period of years my hands developed numbness after a while >>> on a ride. I rode primarily on the tops & brake hoods. While on a trip, >>> using a rental bike with flat bars, I noticed a complete lack of hand >>> numbness. Hopping back on the Atlantis when I got home, the same hand >>> numbness issue was there. I've tried various upright bars, first with the >>> same 10cm stem I'd always used, then with a dirt drop. The numbness is >>> long gone but the bike does seem more sensitive to steering input with the >>> uprights vs the drops. >>> >>> Anyone have any ideas on this? >>> >>> Doug peterson >>> >> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/02f8ab1b-d4d4-4c0e-bd2c-1e7b257493cfn%40googlegroups.com.
