It may be that I'm morphing again, and should have trusted my gut originally. I really enjoyed the VO Porteur bars on my AHH after not liking a set of 46cm Noodles, but I've since settled on 42cm Noodles for that bike. However, I have the Albastaches on my Hunqa, and really like the full-time upright and forward brake positions. I am also losing my interest in the extreme variation the Boscos give (on my backup commuter). I am currently planning on stowing those for my next foray into cruisers or my elderly years, and getting back to the Porteur bars that are just so right. They are narrow, have at least 3 hand positions, and do at least 100k without hand pain. Sticking with the Noodles for the long rides, however (over 200k).
Brian Seattle, WA On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6:31:22 AM UTC-7, Tom Matchak wrote: > > I have spent the past couple of seasons searching for an alternative to > drop bars. I started with the classics (Albas and Moustache) but found > these to be too wide or too convoluted. After lots of experimenting, I > finally settled on classic Porteur bars, set up Moustache-style. > > http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/34156114@N05/9146262436/ > > I am using both the Grand Bois Elysees bar and the Velo Orange Porteur > bar, both in the "flipped" orientation. I have the straight section angled > down about 10 deg, and the brake hoods are sloped down to provide the lever > location/sweep that feels natural for my hands. There are some very subtle > differences between these bars, and I like the curve on the VO model just a > tad more, but I am comfortable with either one. > > Porteur-style bars like these typically are set up with reverse brake > levers or MTB levers and some sort of a thumb shifter, all of which limits > the available hand positions. But the two models mentioned here take normal > road bike brake levers and bar-end shifters, leaving the bar's sweep > available for a range of hand positions. I also find that the forward > position of the brake levers feels more secure and comfortable on a > downhill. > > Cheers, > Tom Matchak > Glen, NH > > -- 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.
