We have two bikes with Albatross bars, a 65cm Tosco on my Platypus, and recently picked up an Ortho bar for another bike. I like the Albatross bars on roadish bikes and wider bars like the Orthos and Toscos on bikes with wider tires that see more dirt.
The 69cm Orthos are significantly wider than the 55cm Albatross throughout the grip range and come back further (they don't extend as far forward as the Albatross). The Orthos are actually very similar to the 65cm Toscos - just a touch wider and with a bit more rise. There'd be nothing in swap between them except the stem (26.0 vs 31.8) and some weight. Another (inexpensive) bar that is very close to the Ortho (and Tosco) is the Wald 896. I mocked up my build using these and was very happy with them, though the price difference is apparent in the finish and weight. What bike would they be going on? What size tires and how is it used? -Dave On Friday, August 25, 2023 at 1:51:07 PM UTC-4 David Pulsipher wrote: > Hi there, > > I've been using the Nitto Albatross now for over 13 years - and love it > immensely. But recently I've been intrigued by the idea of going wider, > much wider. Was wondering if any one had made a similar transition and > would mind sharing their thoughts, reflections. > > Thanks hive mind! > > > -- 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/9303c0db-3ab6-48bb-8c15-7bd64942cb80n%40googlegroups.com.
