Following! Got mine, but need to secure a shorter stem than the 12cm I already have. If anybody has an 8cm nitto 90-190 let me know
John On Mon, Mar 2, 2026 at 10:04 AM Drew Fitchette <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice one, Ben! > > I ordered these but since I’m in the east coast they aren’t supposed to > arrive till Wednesday. > > How long of a stem are you running on the Susie? Was curious to see where > these land as far as coming back toward you. > > On Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 11:27:35 PM UTC-5 Ben R wrote: > >> Last year around the spring I took a pair of Albatros bars and bent them >> out. the shape ended up being pretty sweet, but I ended up dimpling the >> bars and didn't feel safe to use them. >> I was talking to James about the shape and he mentioned to me how they >> had a "new bar" in the works. >> fast forward a few months and he had a pair on his platty. I got to ride >> it around and it felt good but didn't really catch my attention as Im into >> wide(r) bars. I actually rode it like a total of 4X from other times. >> >> anyways I ended up picking up a pair in last weeks release. finally got >> to get them out on a proper ride and not just around the block. >> >> -not a swept back bar but not a flat bar. the rise feels nice. >> -threw in some 20mm bar extension to get the width I wanted. >> -they feel great. a tad not as big as the crust Juan martins I was >> running. the extenders turn it from a "bent out albatross" to a "bent out >> billie bar". >> -the ramps and little extra space in the grip area feels good for climbs. >> -will go back to Ergon grips as the angle of the bar and esi grips didn't >> get along with my arthritic hands. >> -was skeptical at first and thought I would end up selling them after one >> ride but 10/10 they will probably stay on for a while... >> >> surprised it hasn't been brought up in RBW yet. >> >> [image: IMG_3363.jpeg] >> [image: IMG_3368.jpeg] >> [image: IMG_3373.jpeg] >> [image: IMG_3378.jpeg] >> > -- > 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/aa0abc4a-e6bf-4dd0-a8d6-8bda20bef12en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/aa0abc4a-e6bf-4dd0-a8d6-8bda20bef12en%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/CAOH4-1FYm0bX8qDkk3wD-rZSWkNMb_%2BES-18JX06u7eNS3MJPw%40mail.gmail.com.
