I am not one for specifics but I think the biggest issue with a low trail bike like this would be that moving rider weight back might affect handling negatively.
I have been curious about using swept back bars on my Soma Grand Randonneur as well. On Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 2:29:36 PM UTC-8 Eric Daume wrote: > Yeah, I had a 130mm stem on the VO with the Oxford. The Bosco comes back > even more, so it would need something even longer. > > Eric > > > > On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, DavidP <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In the back of my head I remembered seeing a Camargue on Eric's blog and >> it looks like he had Soma Oxford bars on it: >> >> https://bikingtoplay.blogspot.com/2014/07/velo-orange-camargue-introduction.html >> >> He might be able to chime in with more for you. >> >> (I have a bike with Oxfords and another with Albatross and the two are so >> similar as to feel virtually the same to me.) >> >> If that bike fit well with drops then you may need something like a 120mm >> stem with the Bosco's. >> >> -Dave >> >> On Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 2:55:34 PM UTC-5 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> I've got the 50cm model and used to have it built as a drop bar gravel >>> build with 26x2.5 , but now looking to change it up to something more >>> relaxed and upright .... thinking of going riv direction with a longer >>> stem, and a Bosco bar, but wondering if such a build will work with this >>> geo. Anyone tried something similar before? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> [image: VO1.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 visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f38ac134-4d00-41ed-a63e-a571a001f9e5n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f38ac134-4d00-41ed-a63e-a571a001f9e5n%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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/944e22f4-cb2c-4873-9586-6c16ed79d957n%40googlegroups.com.
