*Test ride* went great. I love these compared to the old mustache. I only rode about 40 minutes but I am very pleased. The reach is not as far as the old mustache and I like the way I can put my hands to avoid compression on the nerves in the center of the base of my palms. I rest the outer part of my palm, the fleshy part (under the little finger side) on the pull back part of the bars, and my fingers fall on the forward loop. Perfect. Before I rode them, I lucked out and found the sweet spot as far as the angle of the bars by just setting the bars at what looked the best and felt comfortable, which was parallel with the ground. It turned out that is the best position for my seat height. They feel like they will be just as good as the old mustache off road, and perfect for around town or touring. The "pull back" ends come back farther, shifting your weight off your hands. They are a world of difference compared to the old mustache. I don't have experience with the Albas, but I can say that being able to put my hands out in the loop, while braking, works much better (especially off road), than other upright bars I have used. I like them better than the Noodle, better than my Salsa Woodchippers (which IMHO is the worlds perfect drop bar), or flat, or pullback bars. For me, with a bum back and Carpal tunnel (that has kept me off my bike...alot), the bars are as perfect as can be. I am very happy with them. I will write more later. I plan on riding today if it quits raining. I will also attempt to get photos of hands on the bar with a side shot to show body angle etc. So far, so good! Stay tuned for a followup of a longer test ride........
On Tuesday, June 25, 2013 7:41:39 AM UTC-7, clayton wrote: > > New Abastaches on my Atlantis. I haven't been able to ride yet due to > rain, but they feel good with the leaning on the refrigerator with your > knee and sitting in the saddle technique. The bar wrap is Brooks leather > tape over grab-on foam grips that extend up to the levers. The tape was > exactly the right length. Hopefully the bars and foam will ease my carpal > tunnel symptoms. The bars address the old problems. Closer, flatter, > higher. My one wish is that they were rounder where they return to the > stem. Brooks tape is the bomb. I have wrapped and rewrapped at least 20 > times with the same tape on various bars. The tape is getting a little > ratty, but I have come to believe that leather tape is the most cost > effective tape out there, it you experiment with different bar set ups. > > > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wP4llY7FHZ0/UcmoTpWSfdI/AAAAAAAAABk/OzTsBEgnUrA/s1600/IMG_0544.jpg> > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-j4yx4PByhCo/UcmoLj6pFII/AAAAAAAAABc/eVRaICl7Pfw/s1600/IMG_0543.jpg> > > -- 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.
