I have a Nitto 45cm randonneur and have been looking for a Soba in a 46cm.No
shims though.James
From: stevew st...@stevewimberg.com
To: RBW Owners Bunch rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, November 4, 2009 10:42:07 AM
Subject: [RBW] WTT: 46 cm Nitto
Looks like this worked rather well :)
I just bought a the rando bar last night off my local craigslist.
Looks comfortable... wonder how it compares with noodles.
On Nov 4, 8:14 am, jimmy johnsen moho1...@yahoo.com wrote:
I have a Nitto 45cm randonneur and have been looking for a Soba in a
What are the differences between the two bars? Just curious. I have a 48cm
Nitto noodle bar on my one month old AHH and in general find it pretty nice,
except that my hands hurt a bit when I ride from the pressure of the
handlebar against the hands in all positions.
René
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at
i've been back and forth between the soba and rando bars, and hands
down prefer the rando bars.
my hands often end up near the stem and on transition (the bend) from
the tops to the ramps/hoods, and the curves on the rando bar just work
better for me. i wasn't uncomfortable on the soba bars,
Hi all,
Thanks for the replies - a deal has been made.
The Sobas also feel a bit big to me as well. Maybe I just need a
smaller set, though. My hands feel too far apart when on the hoods,
which I think will not be the case with the Randos.
My wife has Randos on her Saluki, and I like the
While we're on the subject:
I'm looking for a set of 46cm Soba Bars (will also consider 46-48
Noodles) and have two sets of Randonneur Bars I can trade.
First is a well-used-but-decent Sakae Randonneur Bar (42cm at the
ends, about 36 at the brake hood location). Second is a used-for-one-
