Gotta be something to do with shoulder width. I love my 48 noodles. The narrow bars are really to only thing I don't love about my vintage rides. They handle great with the narrow bars, but I'm just not as comfortable. I'm a little bigger than average at 6'3" 200lbs.
Alex On Feb 11, 7:00 pm, charlie <cl_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Wide bars are nice for off road but I find the narrower ones more > comfy for road riding. I think Grants bias is due to having either > long arms and wide shoulders or a preference for more control in off > road situations.....just mt guess. > > On Feb 11, 4:39 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I just swapped out the 46 cm Noodles for a pair of 42s (thanks, Dylan -- > > I'll mail the 46s this coming week) and I must say that I much prefer the > > narrower ones. I've got them at the same height and reach and feared that > > they would feel too close, but they feel just right. I've tried wide bars > > -- Noodles, all sorts of different dirt drop flares including the original > > WTBs and Salsas, but I keep coming back to more narrow ones. In fact, I put > > 38/42 -- or perhaps they are 37/41; forget -- Compass Bicycle Maes > > Parallels on the two Rivs and I must say those are the nicest road bars > > I've used. (And, they are made by NItto to an even nicer finish than the > > Noodles, etc). > > > The only thing I miss -- slightly -- from the 46s is the additional room on > > the flats on either side of the rather wide tubular bar bag; but that is a > > minor price for the greater comfort otherwise. > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRWhttp://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.