After reading all the replies here by all you old farts, I realized I am one too. Started riding seriously in High School in 1972 on drop bars, the only bar available except on those English Racers.
I have a Priest (Riv pre-Albatross) bar on my towny 3 speed (yes an English Racer: 1966 Robin Hood) and a mtn bike bar on my mtn bike, and I tried a Mustache bar on my Allrounder for nearly 3 years. I have always come back to a drop bar, now setup as old farts should near saddle height. Tops, ramps, hoods, drops, that kind of variation speaks to old fart comfort in my view. Continuing in my retrogrouch POV, the Noodle is the best drop bar ever and they are bolted on the rest of my bikes. There is a reasonable chance I will have one in my death grip on that profound day. On Jun 6, 2:50 pm, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > I've ridden done most of my riding with drop bars (for about 40 years > now...), most recently with Nitto Mod. 185 bars on my Riv (these are > now sold by Rivendell in a lightened version called "Mark's Bar") and > the original equipment Cinelli Giro D'Italia bars on my Paramount. I > don't, however, ride on the drops. The bars are set, in the proper > Rivendell manner, at a height relatively level with the saddle. Drop > bars provide a number of comfortable hand positions, without using the > drops, and I don't feel any particular reason to use the drops. > > I've also used Mustache bars, but after some time, I decided that they > really aren't very comfortable. The most easily used hand position on > Mustache bars, riding on the hoods, puts the body in a "aero" > position that I don't like. > > Jim Cloud > Tucson, AZ > > On Jun 6, 8:55 am, canali <jwcoll...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > just wondering if it's just me and i need to take my time adding the > > mileage and being consistent and patient (and getting back into > > shape) > > > OR do alot of us as we get older no longer find being so bent down as > > comfortable...thinking of swapping out drops on atlantis for jeff > > jones h loop bars or the north road bars.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
