The eight mile commute would be great w/ A-bars, even with hills, but 50 mile club rides wouldn't be so fun with them. M-bars sort of split the difference, which is nice. Maybe start with those, and see which end of the bike use spectrum leaves you wanting more, then commit to one or the other (presuming you don't find the M's just right).
On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Bruce <bruceftagg...@gmail.com> wrote: > I did a 700-mile tour with a retrofitted Trek 620 that had Albatross > bars. I taped the curves and put interrupter brake levers there. I > liked it pretty well. The stem was a little long, so it was a bit too > upright when I rode on the ends, but mostly I liked it. > > On May 2, 4:06 pm, johnb <jbust...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So I pulled the trigger on Friday and purchased a new Atlantis. In my > > extended conversations with Keven and Vince @ Rivbike, they were > > encouraging me to think beyond Noodle bars and specifically to the > > Albatross bar. I plan to use this bike for commuting to work on very > > hilly terrain @ 8 miles each way, local bike rides of about 50 miles > > on the weekend, supported and self-supported touring. I would truly > > like for this bike to be a jack of all trades. I have an Albatross on > > a QB that I ride to the store and like it quite a bit and I think it > > would be great for commuting but am concerned with the longer rides > > with this bar. Any experience with this set up? Anyone try to use two > > different bars with quick connects for the cables (I saw one of these > > on cyclofiend site and thought it was a brilliant idea)? > > -- > 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. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA *...in terms of recreational cycling there are many riders who would probably benefit more from improving their taste than from improving their performance.* - RTMS -- 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.
