Hmm....15mm less drop would be nice, and 420mm across the ramps just might be wide enough to keep me happy, especially if I'm comfortable enough on the 460mm drops to ride them while on the brakes going a rocky descent. Hmm...
Dang you Patrick Moore, I just got those Noodles nicely wrapped *; - )* Thank you for the tip. Steve On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 3:49:09 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > Me, I like narrow bars — 42 cm at the hoods, at the widest, for off road — > but it looks as if the utterly wonderful Rene Herse Maes Parallels are > available in widths up to 46 cm at the hoods: > > > https://www.renehersecycles.com/shop/components/handlebars/professional-318-handlebars/ > > Note that RH changed the name; these are (apparently) the same lovely Maes > Parallels that I use in 31.8 mm on my “road bike for dirt.” And of course, > they also come with a 25.4 mm clamp area. > > > On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM Steve <[email protected]> wrote: > >> … A note on the 52cm Noodles — I recently posted about giving drop bars a >> try after a 20 year hiatus. The Nitto 321 Grand Randos I initially mounted >> on the Hillborne were very nice on pavement, but not so much on rough >> stuff. The narrow 39cm span across the ramps did not provide adequate front >> end control, especially on chunky climbs (no doubt exacerbated by my front >> loaded setup). The wide Noodles solved that problem, although the deeper >> drop is less to my liking. It may be that I just need to spend some time >> with them and that's my current plan. > > -- 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/65a69805-1b1d-4622-a018-7067b6d40af9n%40googlegroups.com.
