> But again, it's just silly to think that Rivendells don't work well with > drop bars and even lowish drop bars, just as it is silly to imply that > lowish bars are only for racing.
Perhaps before calling me silly, you may have had the sense to look at the original post and figure out my point. The OP says he cannot get bars low enough on a Riv. You say Riv can accommodate many bar positions, including lower positions. Given this fact we both appear to agree upon, I quite sensibly assumed the OP wants his bars somewhere down in the vicinity one sees on track bikes. A position which I think people can sensibly agree is meant for racing and for which Rivendell bikes are not designed. What did we jump back to February and I missed it? On May 5, 11:14 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 8:08 PM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > You can disparage that as following "impractical race standards" all > > > you want, but the fact of the matter is that lower bar height works > > > better for me. > > > Not disparaging anything. However, if you read through GP's Readers > > he goes to great detail that he designed bikes for what he felt was a > > more comfortable upright riding. I guess one can put race slicks on a > > Chevy Malibu if that is ones preferred tire, but wouldn't it make more > > sense to buy a Porsche? > > But again, it's just silly to think that Rivendells don't work well with > drop bars and even lowish drop bars, just as it is silly to imply that > lowish bars are only for racing. Low bars work fine with Rivs, at least the > four I've owned do. What do low bars (by Grant's massively high standards) > have to do with racing? Nothing, as far as I can tell; some people like bars > even with or lower than the saddle because it feels more comfortable; end of > story. > > Of course, there is low and low. I wouldn't buy a Riv with sloping tt and > extended ht in order to lower my bars six inches below saddle, but a modest > 2" is perfectly fine and in no way "racing". > > And I have short arms for my height, so low bars aren't simply a means > of accommodating a weird build. > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > (505) 227-0523 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
