My mileage varies. I think the old WTB bars are perfect, and the Midges are quite good. I like the flare - that's the best feature of these bars. The width on the tops is fine for me, but I don't ride on the tops. I don't like Noodles, so I think that might be a watershed for people.
Philip www.biketinker.com On Thursday, March 7, 2013 8:07:34 AM UTC-8, iamkeith wrote: > > Matt, that is OUTSTANDING! > > It's crazy to me how there are so many dirt drop and alt bars out > there, with new ones coming out seemingly all the time, and yet how > none of them seem to be able to get it "just right." I know this is > highly subjective and personal but, with the exception of "width" > which might depend on an individual rider's build, it doesn't seem > like you should have to compromise one obviously good feature to > accommodate another. Yet the options are always either: too narrow on > top to give you an upper hand position (old WTB and 3TTT, etc.), too > deep of a drop to the lower sections for hard-core off-road riding by > people without racer physique (Nitto, etc.), way more flare and width > than you actually need at the ends for ergonomics and wrist clearance > sake (Woodchipper, etc.), too angled at the bend to make the hoods > comfortable (Origin 8 Gary, etc.), too short in the extensions to give > you a full hand grip (Midge, etc), available only for oversize stem > clamps (Ragely Luxy, Soma Junebug, etc), unable to accommodate bar-end > shifters (new WTB "Mountain Road," etc.), etc., etc..... > > (Not to mention. If you're only going to offer a component in one > color, it should be polished SILVER, not black, duh.) > > I think YOU may have almost created the perfect bar though. I'd love > to hear your impressions and some more photos, after you put some time > on them. On the other hand, I completely agree that the 48cm Noodles > actually are almost perfect as they are. The only reason I even keep > trying to find something else is because having different bars helps > me justify owning multiple, otherwise redundant bikes - a'la Sheldon > philosophy. > > > (Patrick: Sorry if I've sort of hijacked the original intention of > the thread here, with my rant....) > > On Mar 7, 3:11 am, Matt H <neovernacu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > A recent Midge Mod. > > > > > > > Here the pictures, before and after bar tape. The one with colourful > bar > > tape is of a set of unadulterated bars and is not mine. It's just > pulled > > off the internet for comparison. > > > > I haven't ridden them outside my living room yet, but first impressions > are > > promising! > > > > Matt > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
