On Fri, 2010-08-27 at 11:00 -0700, kevin lindsey wrote: > Actually, of course, hawks and eagles do worry about aerodynamics. > That's why they pull in their wings and hunker down when they're > diving - which argues for drop bars - but stick their wings out as far > as they'll go when they're just touring - clearly an argument for the > albatross.
Hawks and Eagles descend but tourists don't? Not only do tourists descend -- not that descending in a hurry is such a big thing for a tourist -- but they also climb. Here, drop bars have it all over albatross or any other upright bar. And if there's on thing that really does matter for a tourist, it's climbing efficiently, because simply climbing with a touring load is bad enough in its own right, you really don't have to add an inefficient climbing position that won't let you put your muscles to work effectively -- the number one thing that's wrong with upright bars. There's one other problem with upright bars for a tourist: limited number of hand positions. Tourists can spend long days in the saddle, and one of the keys to hand comfort is being able to vary the position. Drops are great for that, upright bars not so much. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
