I have equipped an old Motobecane with a periscopa stem and Albatross bars. I rode the set-up two days ago for about 15 miles and found it quite comfortable. I did have to move my hand position forward, toward the stem, on the Albatross bars, otherwise the handling was a bit twitchy. That is most likely an issue related to the Motobecane. The handling improved when I had more weight further forward on the bar, right before the curve. I suppose that means I really should be using a longer stem. (However, it is nice to have extra grip space closer to my body for when I want to sit up more and precise handling is not an issue.) I did not experience any elbow pain on my ride, but then I never have from riding. I did notice a bit of soreness in my biceps toward the end of the ride, not a bad thing, just something new. Overall the setup was quite comfortable both leisurely riding a paved trail and riding more quickly on the road. Here is a photo of my set-up in the hope it gives you a sense of what the periscopa bar might do for your set-up.
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-81Zd4gitAUU/UUTZ9rrox_I/AAAAAAAAALA/nrPD8zmpsuw/s1600/Motobecane+Periscopa-1132.jpg> There are a few more photos of the set-up here: http://erlhouston.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Cyling/Motobecane-Super-Mirage/28440802_jtmxgv Like you I am still experimenting a bit, hence the green grips which are really sections of old garden hose and duct tape. I am trying to decide how much padding I want on the bars. Eventually I will wrap everything with some maroon Newbaums bar tape from Rivendell. Safe cycling, Erl -- 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.
