An Albastache with drop bar levers? I'm sure some Homer riders will chime in with their thoughts, but I've found that mustache style bars can strike a happy compromise between swept back designs and drop bars. The trick I think is to get the height and reach dialed in so they provide both a comfortable, somewhat upright-ish cruising position when on the ends, and a lower stretched out aero-ish position when out on the bends & brake lever hoods. I've found they work best for me with a much shorter stem than I would have expected.
I'd think a 24t chain ring, if coupled with an 11-34 or 11-32 rear cassette would give you a sufficiently low "granny gear" for big climbs, but I wonder if you'd wind up spinning out the 38 x 11 high gear. I run a VO triple on my Platypus with a 44-34-24 crank and an 8 speed 11-34 on the back. I'm definitely a 'party pace' sort of rider, but often find myself shifting onto the 44t chain ring. Not to distract you from your plan...but would a Roadini be a better choice for club rides? Whatever you settle on, have fun with your N+1 bike build!!! On Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 9:27:06 AM UTC-5 sarahlik...@gmail.com wrote: > I think I learned what N + 1 syndrome is.... I have two very lovely bikes, > and Atlantis and a Platypus. Between the two I have been able to do most of > the kind of riding I can dream of. Chase around my kid on the Atlantis > which is built up as an all rounder (Because I had only road bikes and I > have a kid who can't stay away from dirt and gravel). I have been taking my > Platypus out on club rides which has been working out fine... until I > started to have aspirations to try out some of these rides that involve a > lot of hills... so of course I decided to buy A Homer that I would like to > build up specifically for rides with lots of hills! (To clarify, I am > totally happy to take my time getting up hills on my Platypus which I have > set up with racks and bags, fenders... but I like to ride with other people > which are usually people with traditional road bikes with all the carbon > fiber things). > > So I would love some guidance on setting up the gearing, and handlebar > types, and random suggestions on how to do a lighter build. I know weight > isn't the most important thing... but I can for sure tell a difference when > I run up and down the stairs at the BART station with my Platypus when I > have it laden with all the things vs when I first got it... and I love it > now with all the things... so of course another bike, n + 1 is the answer. > > I've been considering the Wide Low double (38 x 24). > > I use the Billie Bars, and Albatross bars on my other bikes... am I > missing out on anything by not considering other options? (I have a > shoulder that sometimes misbehaves so drop bars have not been my friend). > > I am open to bikesplaining. > > > -- 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/d0aa84e5-553a-4681-9820-15b51aa6b5a8n%40googlegroups.com.
