I have a set of Albastache I wanted to try on either my Franklin bike or the Bombadil and I would set them up the same way I have then set up now with bar end brake levers and thumbshifters mounted just around the inside of the curve. If not there then I'd go DT shifters as my Sun Tour thumbshifters are all 22.2 so I'd have to but some Dia Compe ones likely, as overpriced as they are. There's also the DC stem mounted shifters that are adjustable in cable angle.
Especially on a road bike I find 33'ish the sweet spot max. More doesn't add as much as it detracts in steering feel. I ride my 33mm (actual) Schwalbe Marathon Racers at no more than 40psi when I pump them and by the time I go to pump them again they're more like 35-37. That's on the road, I could go lower for worse surfaces. I find categorizing a bike only leads to the tail wagging the dog syndrome as you end up chasing some elusive image of what the term may or may not mean. All those categorical buzzwords have no Universal meaning other than their spelling of the words. It's just a bike, regardless of the parts on it ! Here's what I mean for the bar setup. My hands are never near the ends, always at the foremost straight with my thumbs inside the curve. Shifting is a breeze. The brake levers are easy to reach with a pinkie or two fingers. Reversed the levers are easier to activate than the the other way around. I always hated regular mtb levers as I thought they were designed backwards. [image: Alba-Franklin56.jpg] -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/86e2c9b7-18ca-4e7f-b03d-6647522c92c5n%40googlegroups.com.
