you could dip your feet by starting cheap ($18) with the (well-made) wald handlebars and see how you like it -
https://www.industrialbicycles.com/wald-products-896.aspx for inspiration <https://www.reddit.com/r/xbiking/comments/14ecytp/psa_boscotosco_bar_alternative_the_20_wald_898_28/> On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 8:03:23 AM UTC+5:30 eliot...@gmail.com wrote: > When I made my switch I used my current setup as a starting point. I > measured from my saddle to the hood position and then swapped the bars and > measured to the grips. The bars ended up coming back something like 3-4cm > so I added that length to the stem I had on there. YMMV > > You can also use whatbars.com to compare the reach of your noodles to > many popular alt bars. Shows you the relative change of reach. > > Eliot > > On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 2:33 PM Drew Henson <drewh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I had some choco bars on my sam which I loved. I recently swapped bars >> between a crust romanceur and the sam, with rene hearse rando bars going on >> the sam and chaco going on the crust, but I'm already planning to put >> upright bars back on the sam. Thinking I'm going to try to the Ahearne+Map >> bars. >> >> On Monday, February 13, 2023 at 9:20:32 AM UTC-8 charlie...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> I swapped some 46mm Noodles for a Bull Bar a few days ago and am very >>> happy with the results. Not super aero, but the bike feels more capable and >>> is way more fun to ride now. Wish I had done this sooner! >>> >>> [image: IMG-0318-min.jpg] >>> >>> Charlie in Maine >>> >>> On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 4:30:04 PM UTC-5 BobW wrote: >>> >>>> I'm contemplating moving my Sam Hillborne from dropbar Noodles to some >>>> kind of upright/swept back handlebar, and to be honest, I am a bit >>>> overwhelmed by the various options. By way of background, all I have ever >>>> know are dropbar handlebars; but at 60, I'm thinking the sweptback/upright >>>> might be a more comfortable option for my back!! I like the idea of the >>>> aerodynamic benefit of the drops, so wondering what style of upright might >>>> offer aero for the occasional headwind. From what I have read on this as >>>> well as a few other forums, the RBW Billiebars seems to get high marks. I >>>> realize bar styles are somewhat subjective, however hoping the vast wisdom >>>> of the RBW Owners Bunch might educate me. TIA!! >>>> >>>> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/76eef2ee-f430-4456-8cb2-e7454823fb2cn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/76eef2ee-f430-4456-8cb2-e7454823fb2cn%40googlegroups.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/9d84d169-92e0-469c-90e6-ae5ecab59d47n%40googlegroups.com.
