$91 shipping charge for the Chocomoose from Blue Lug - total of $176.20 - big awkward box no doubt. They were in stock at Rivendell until a month or two ago. I had been thinking about trying some out, and then they were gone. I have fillet-brazed Boscomoose and Bullmoose, and I also love the solid feel of the one piece bar and stem combos.
Laing On Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 1:00:03 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: > In my opinion, the bars that the very first Appaloosas originally came > with are still the best choice: Choco-moose. I don't understand the > supply-chain realities, but here we are with Riv listing them at $210 and > out of stock, but Blue Lug sells them for $85.20 and they are in stock. > There is no question that is the bar I would run on an Appaloosa. > > There are many flavors of handwringers, though. One flavor of handwringer > would wring hands over not being able to adjust the angle of a Moose bar. > Another flavor of handwringer would wring hands over an independent Choco > bar being too flexy. I'm the second kind, and LOVE the rock solid feel of > the Choco moose. When I had an Appaloosa, I needed to slam that stem to > get them as low as I wanted. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 7:08:44 AM UTC-7 ted.l...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Got my Appa on Monday, built it yesterday and commuted to work on it >> today. First impressions are that it's exactly what I had hoped for. The >> ride is amazing and it feels so plush while still remaining responsive; >> nimble yet stable. But I think it could still be better and I want to >> channel the wisdom of the group. >> >> Currently, I have the bike built with drop bars (50cm V/O Randonneur). >> However, I know this frame, like many of the Riv frames, is really built >> with swept back bars in mind. Knowing this, I went with a stem that's about >> half my "typical" length. Unfortunately, it still feels like quite a reach >> to get on the hoods, not impossible, but not "normal". So, this is where my >> question starts: >> >> Do I continue to try shortening the stem, say to maybe 30-40mm, or do I >> give in to my swept bar destiny and spring for some new bars? And if I go >> with sweeps, which bars do people like on the Appa? I have 65mm Tosco bars >> on my Gus and it's wonderful on that bike, but being that I don't want to >> be quite so upright (and there's not quite as much room) on the Appa. I was >> thinking of going with either Billie or Albatross bars. The two are so >> similar, however, that I'm having a hard time deciding between the two. I'm >> probably splitting hairs, as usual, but I'm genuinely curious to see what >> y'all think. >> >> Cheers, >> -- >> Ted Wood < ted.l...@gmail.com > >> > -- 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/546cbf36-758c-49d0-aa03-3c3663961e25n%40googlegroups.com.
