On the other hand, many Mountain Bike bars, even with bar ends, seem to
offer fewer and less comfortable positions for long rides, but for muscling
through short rides...
I am not trying to be combative here, but again what you are saying is very
much a U.S. specific perspective on handle
I may measure the angle I've got them out. I angle them a healthy amount.
Same here. Highly recommend people try different angles before giving up
on Albas.
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I have noodles on my Atlantis and one other bike, m bars on one and albas
on one. At first I was not a huge fan of the albas but over a short period
of time I became rather fond of them. Fond enough I bought another set and
a set of boscos to try on a new build. That being said 35 miles is
I tried them for about a week when I first got my saluki - I felt like I
was driving a bus with the albas and I couldn't get used to that though it
was certainly a comfortable position. All my bikes have drops on them.
My wife's Betty came with albas and she certainly liked the look of it, but
I currently have Noodles on a 60 cm Sam Hillborne with a 9 cm stem.
They're fine, but I'm a little stretched. I'm on the cusp of a 58 or 60 cm
and opted for the larger frame. I considered the Albatross, but I just
can't bring myself to the 90 degree sweep where my hands would be parallel
to
I have an Alba, and have used it off and on. I have used them to let me
ride through a couple of periods when the only way I could pedal was bolt
upright due to injury or infirmity. Once healed, I always wind up wanting
to lean forward a bit more than the Alba's will allow, and I find the
On Friday, February 7, 2014 11:04:43 PM UTC-8, Matt Lynch wrote:
I opted for the cromoly Surly Open Bar.
Matt
I have the Open Bar on my SS Cross Check and on my Big Dummy. They're
great. I had Albas on my CC the bike felt twitchy with them. I used them
briefly on my Big Dummy and they
Let that albatross swoon down and scoop up that curiosity cat!
I switched, but with over 20 years in-between, so I doubt I count. But I
love my Albas.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Friday, February 7, 2014 8:37:45 AM UTC-7, Tonester wrote:
I've got noodles on my Atlantis and like them fine, but
I'm similar to Dave at RivBike, in that all my bikes eventually end up with
Noodles. My recently set up town bike, though, has albatross bars, and
it's great thus far. I'm tempted to try it out on my 35 mile hilly commute
to the office, just to see how that works for me. If I had to bet, I
I don't like drops but I went from traditional MTB handlebars with 10
degrees of backsweep to Albatross bars and absolutely hated them. I've
tried them on numerous bikes with different lengths of top-tubes and stems
but nothing matteredI still hated them. Having the grips parallel to
I went from Noodles to Bosco's on my LHT - Xtracycle and hated them. I
went back to Noodles and haven't looked back. I know they aren't albatross
bars but are similar.
People like what they like. If you are curious definitely give them a try
but maybe keep the packaging from Riv so that if
I own 4 bikes. Nearly all of my riding is fast and smooth with my local
club. All 4 had drops, but the grocery getting old Cannondale mt. bike was
not getting ridden very much. So it was time for an experiment and that was
with the Alba. It took quite a bit of fiddling with all of the cockpit
Makes me wonder if some people give up on Albas too soon. I almost did
before adjusting and adjusting over many days of short distance test rides.
On Friday, February 7, 2014 7:37:45 AM UTC-8, Tonester wrote:
I've got noodles on my Atlantis and like them fine, but curiosity..
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I found that I had them too high for comfort with a B-17. I was scooting
forward to easily on the saddle, I found myself tilting the nose higher and
higher but that led to other problems.
I lowered the stem to approx saddle height and it's just about right. Still
playing with the angle though.
Not so much regret for me, but I ended up going back to a combo of Mustache
and Dirt Drop bars. I'll probably do Albas again with the right bike.
On Friday, February 7, 2014 3:13:59 PM UTC-8, Christopher Chen wrote:
I found that I had them too high for comfort with a B-17. I was scooting
I am not a noodle fan, as I don't like dropped bars. My limited albatross
bar use has me unimpressed. Eflayer makes a good point and suggests giving
the pairs a fair run which I will do but I come from the school of thought
that I should love them right away. I use FSA Metropolis bars on two of
For distances I think a drop bar has proven to be pretty good.
I''ve done multi-day tours on Albas and absolutely love it.
Look through Crazyguyonabike and you will see quite a few touring with flat
and swept back bars over drops.
Point being swept backs can be pretty good for distance as
Tisn't either/or! Do you prefer beer, wine, coffee, tea? That said, the
frame and your ride style determine what you want: Do you want to ride
upright? Do you want to lean into your work? Noodle Bars, Albatross Bars,
Cinelli or generic Maes Bend Bars all offer many hand positions. On the
other
No regret.
the Albas are the ticket for me with the right stem (8cm dirt drop). I may
measure the angle I've got them out. I angle them a healthy amount.
-evan
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