I use v-brakes on my Sam, and was never very happy with the Tektro v-brake for road bar levers I had been using the Noodles. Albas let me use proper v-brake levers, $20 Avids in my case, which make a huge difference. Could be a consideration depending on what brake style you like.
Jay On Friday, June 21, 2013 5:43:21 PM UTC+3, Michael Williams wrote: > > Albas definitely look less serious, makes people think you arent a > "real" cyclist. Thats a good thing!! -Mike > > On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 6:57 AM, Ginz <the...@gmail.com <javascript:>>wrote: > >> >> I am a full Alba convert. I was never comfortable on drops due to my >> short arms, short torso and low tolerance for the bent lower back and >> neck. I am so comfortable on the Alba, even more so than the Moustache. >> There are two considerations as I see it: >> >> 1) Alba is less suitable for rough, rocky mtb trails because my wrists >> are turned inward and my hands tend to slide forward when braking. On >> gravel, fireroads, rolling trail, it is perfect. >> >> 2) It looks less serious, as you noted. >> >> For me, only #1 is important and i keep a bike with a bullmoose as well >> as a dedicated hardtail mtb for trail riding because my local trails are >> very rocky, root-y with log-hops by the dozen. >> >> Alba all the way! >> >> Good Luck. >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
