Maybe what I'd try instead of new bars is a higher stem. You could try a dirt drop and get the existing setup a bit higher, I bet you'd notice a big difference. Moustache's are just so cool, and if you generally agree with them, I'd keep the same thing going!
On Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 10:26:23 AM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > I forgot to add that I do use the MPs (42 cm) on my off road bike. > > On Sat, Jun 6, 2026 at 9:24 AM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Since your moustache bar is lower than your saddle, perhaps the Maes >> Parallel with tops level with saddle. Preferably in a 38 cm width. Just >> kidding about the last (tho’ *I* like that width for road) but not >> kidding about the MPs. >> >> The brilliance of the MPs is that, when you set them up with ends more or >> less level with the ground, you still have long ramps that join seamlessly >> with the brake hoods. >> >> RH now calls the same bar the “Professional” and it comes in widths as >> wide as 46 cm. >> >> I tried about a dozen times to like the original M bar but it was never >> really comfortable (the best position was as you’ve set up yours, rather >> low and forward, not high and close). The MPs are on all my bikes except >> the Roado which I may well switch in the future. >> >> On Sat, Jun 6, 2026 at 8:38 AM Rob McEntarffer <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone. I'm thinking about changing my handlebars and I'd love any >>> advice you have time to send my way. >>> >>> The recent discussion about neck pain got me thinking: I don't >>> experience a high level of neck pain, but I like switching things out on my >>> old Riv (27 years old this year) every once in a while, and changing from >>> my current moustache bars to something more upright could be a fun change >>> (maybe the Bosco or Boscomoose?) >>> >>> I included a photo of my bike below. Thanks in advance for any advice >>> you have time to send my way! >>> >>> [image: image.png] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Rob McEntarffer, Phd - [email protected] - he/him - Currently >>> reading*: The Wayfinder, *A. Johnson , *The Teacher Gap, *Allen and Sims >>> *Blog: **https://robmcentarffer.net/ <https://robmcentarffer.net/>* >>> >>> -- >>> 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/CAAm7hwyKNsd77KNjs1MiPmuw5Kot7bjDGFvS4p-G6%3D%3DiA6_moQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAAm7hwyKNsd77KNjs1MiPmuw5Kot7bjDGFvS4p-G6%3D%3DiA6_moQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >> services >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* >> >> *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* >> >> *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* >> > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing > services > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* > > *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* > > *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* > -- 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/d6f34317-bb1e-461f-adee-f1c57c3cd638n%40googlegroups.com.
