This is the discussion for me!!!!! Handlebar decision is keeping me from hitting the green light on my Platy build. I just don't know. Doug H....same for me. Drops on my road bike (riding 90% of the time on the hoods) and straight bars on my hybrid/mountain bike. I would like a sweep and maybe a slight rise but don't want to be in a Mary Poppins position. If it is too close to me and closes off the cockpit, I will be super bummed. Also, how does that even work with climbing hills? Vince at Riv is suggesting the Choco but I'm not sold. Leaning towards Albatross. I might be losing sleep on this as I really need to pick something like....this week. Leah...Billie's also sound good. I just don't know. Kate-Trenton, NJ
On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 6:51:51 PM UTC-4 Doug H. wrote: > I am most interested in a handlebar discussion. I’ve mostly ridden drops > on the road and straight bars off-road but am looking for options for my > Clem build. Albatross seems to be the one I’m leaning toward but am open to > hear what others think. I had Boscos on my first Clem (didn’t keep it long) > and agree with you Leah they came back a touch too close to me. > Doug > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 17, 2021, at 6:45 PM, Leah Peterson <jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Also, here’s an article Will wrote with some hard facts and numbers > regarding Rivendell’s bar lineup: > > > https://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/176999224484/an-overview-of-our-upright-bars > > On May 17, 2021, at 3:37 PM, Leah Peterson <jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Does anyone wanna talk handlebars? I went with my standard Bosco bars, but > the more miles I ride, the more I’m irritated that the bars feel too close > to me. I have cramping in my right wrist (not my left, don’t ask why, I > have no idea and it makes no sense!) when I go really hard and it hurts > enough that I have actually said “ow!” out loud.I’ve also been known to > sing and dance on my bike so the locals are used to this behavior by now. > Anyway, I have a 9 cm Nitto XL stem (it is 280mm vs the 225 mm Tallux) on > there because the 10 cm wasn’t available. I just ordered a Billie bar, > which I’m hoping pulls the bars away from me enough, though it’s only about > 1.5 inches further away from me than my Boscos. > > Does anyone have a Billie or an Albatross bar on their Platypus? What are > your impressions? > > Thanks! > Leah > > On May 17, 2021, at 11:08 AM, Philip Barrett <philipr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That's interesting, mine is a very tight fit as well, 2 more mm and it > would not be a fit at all. It's pretty soft aluminum alloy if want to take > a file or grinder to it though. > > On Monday, May 17, 2021 at 12:50:07 PM UTC-5 Tom Wyland wrote: > >> That kickstand looks great! Mine is all black and tarnished. Want to >> hear an odd one? My Pletscher 2-leg kickstand (like Phillip's pictured) >> wouldn't fit on the mounts on my Platypus. It was too narrow by a couple >> of mm. So I got a different kickstand. Quality control issue I guess. >> >> Tom >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/5Qe4GAOJReQ/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1f647857-209d-41b2-bf15-77f140e761d7n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1f647857-209d-41b2-bf15-77f140e761d7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/5Qe4GAOJReQ/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/A46EC5EE-6EDA-4996-9163-84FEDA0624DF%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/A46EC5EE-6EDA-4996-9163-84FEDA0624DF%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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/af08aa4a-7e61-4c87-8474-2de499e5d5een%40googlegroups.com.
