Another thing you might consider is playing around with the bar's height
and angle. Lower bars = farther reach, similar to a longer stem. It took me
a lot of trial and error to find the right combination for me.
Jay
On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 5:58:07 AM UTC+2, Robert Barr wrote:
I agree
I found that the Albas were best wy up, as high as I could get them.
That's w/out changing stem length, so effectively a touch shorter than a
stem @ saddle height.
Cheers,
David
it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride. - Seth Vidal
On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 11:46 AM, Jay in Tel Aviv
I don't think stem length is as critical with a swept back bar as it is
with drops.
Changing from Noodles to Albas I went from an 8 cm to 11 cm stem. 12 would
probably work just as well for me.
I would take my best guess and try to get a good price on a used stem. If
it doesn't work out, you
I have an Alba bar mounted on a 135mm-ish Ritchey Force stem. I like the
extension. I think I would feel cramped with less than a 120mm.
KJ
On Monday, December 30, 2013 9:09:27 AM UTC-5, blakcloud wrote:
I am not happy with the Albatross bar and the 10 cm stem that I have on
the Sam now.
I had that setup on an AHH that was already a bit big on me (read: longish
toptube). I ended up selling cockpit and frame (separately) so never
made the swap, but I would have purchased a 13 stem to replace the 10. My
experience with Albas is that the sweep-back is significant.
Joe Bernard
I agree with Jay. I have his old 10 and it fits me well. But I think it all
depends on the initial sizing - did you go big Riv or smaller?
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 6:37 PM, Joe Bernard joerem...@gmail.com wrote:
I had that setup on an AHH that was already a bit big on me (read: longish
