"Want to skip past the surroundings, enjoy the motion, your heartbeat, the bitter cold wind biting your face? Choose drops or moustache. "
Me? I'd choose narrowish drops with a height at level or slightly lower than saddle height (like Nitto Pearl with 44cm Noodles) "Want to enjoy the rolling scenery, the warmth of activity, cozy booth waiting at the bar afterwards? Albatross. " Me? I'd choose widish drops with a height about 2.5 - 3 inches above saddle height and Interupter levers. Like dirtdrop stem with 46cm Noodles "Want to investigate every rut, feel the ground, conquer the path/road/trail? Bullmoose." Me? I'd choose wide drops with a height about 1 - 2 inches above saddle height. Like Nitto lugged stem with 48cm Noodles I am seriously trying to open my mind to non-drop options. I'm even considering trying an Albatross cockpit on the commuter-Hillborne, but it keeps coming back to drops. On Dec 3, 11:16 am, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> wrote: > Genetic? No, I don't think so. Hard-wired? Maybe, but I again don't > think so. > > It's the ride that demands the bars. The ride can be heavily > influenced by terrain. But it isn't dictated by terrain. > > Want to skip past the surroundings, enjoy the motion, your heartbeat, > the bitter cold wind biting your face? Choose drops or moustache. Want > to enjoy the rolling scenery, the warmth of activity, cozy booth > waiting at the bar afterwards? Albatross. Want to investigate every > rut, feel the ground, conquer the path/road/trail? Bullmoose. > > Listen to Papa. Don't give up the 'Moose or the Noodle. Use as > indicated. > > Yours, > Thomas Lynn Skean > > On Dec 3, 11:37 am, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I fear this may be like asking my kids "Who do you like better, Mom or > > Dad?"... I am seeking insight, not seeking to incite... but I'll put > > it out there for discussion anyway. > > > I've set up my Bombadil to quickly swap between my drop bars (48cm > > Noodles) and my flat bars (Nitto Bullmoose 150mm ext). I really want > > to like the drops, but I can't even compare the comfort and > > functionality of these to the Bullmoose (which are simply awesome). > > > Admittedly I've never been a huge fan of drops, except on my skinny go- > > fast SS I can't imagine anything but... In this case, though, where I > > take my Bomba everywhere, including off-road, down stairs, etc... I > > feel under any circumstance I'll have full control and comfort with > > the Bullmoose bars, but not nearly with the Noodles. > > > Is this a genetic thing? You either gravitate to drops or you > > don't? Or am I just not giving the drops a fair shake here? I don't > > want to immediately rush to judgment and get rid of the Noodles, but > > it feels like I'm completely sold on the Bullmoose. > > > I've got a 2-day tour coming up this weekend, so I'll give the > > Bullmoose bars a proper distance and mixed terrain test... > > -- 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.
