I mounted my albatross bars upside down with a tall stem and they worked fine comfort wise but I prefer my noodle bars and the grip I get on the hoods. That spot seems to take weight off my hand nerve because of the way you can rest your hand. This doesn't work with an albatross bar (for me). I also have tried mustache bars and actually prefer them in busy traffic because of the strong grip when braking. I don't know why the brake levers would feel like they were in a horrible place. I experience that on rough terrain using the albatross bars. On descents my grip would always slip forward when braking causing me to have to readjust. With the mustache you are kept from sliding forward when braking. The noodle bar is the best for comfort but braking leverage is less from the hoods......hence my recommendation for mustache bars in heavy traffic or rough trails, noodle bars for long range comfort and albatross bars mounted high (with a wide saddle) if you want maximum uprightness short of riding a recumbent.
On May 2, 4:24 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > I really like the Albatross bars for commuting but anything over 15 > miles and I find myself wanting a different bar. I really liked the > way moustache bars felt when climbing but hated them for tricky > descents as the brakes levers felt like they were in a horrible > place. > > --mike -- 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-bunch@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.
