Re: [RBW] stem for albastache help

2015-06-28 Thread Dan McNamara
With the albastache I am using a 7cm tallux - at first I thought it was crazy but went with the RBW recommendation. Works great. With albatross bars I usually use a 10cm. Dan > On Jun 27, 2015, at 6:16 PM, drew wrote: > > ok. going to take the albastache plunge. what has been working well

[RBW] stem for albastache help

2015-06-27 Thread Joe Bernard
I don't know about the new Albastache, but the old Moustache Handlebars generally require a 3cm shorter stem than your normal road bar length. For me this works out to 12 or 13 for Albatross, 10 for road, 7 for Moustache. According to this theory of the original design I think you'd be good with

[RBW] stem for albastache help

2015-06-27 Thread drew
ok. going to take the albastache plunge. what has been working well for me (though slightly less aggressive and comfortable climbing) are albatross bars with a 11cm tallux set at about saddle height. wondering what sort of stem i should pair with the albastache that will give a similar height a