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  1. #1
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    Help me decide

    for my new mixte:

    Niitto Moustache bar or Nitto Albatross bar

    Comments welcome!
    "Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."

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    I love the Albatross because they have a little more rise than the Moustache... and may be getting them for my new fixie (or possibly the Soma Noah's Arc, I can't decide).

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    My vote is for the Albatross bars, but purely for aesthetical reasons. Plus I think your basket will fit on them better.

    Albatross:
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    Everything in moderation, including moderation.

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    And because I have no idea how to do more that one attachment per post:

    Mustache

    Darn it! The picture is too big to upload, so I had to link the url instead.
    Last edited by sgtiger; 10-12-2007 at 06:49 PM. Reason: Fix punctuation
    Everything in moderation, including moderation.

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    Another vote for Albatross. I've read a few cyclists' accounts of how they switched from moustache to alb. and loved the better comfort level.
    My DH had straight bars on his old Trek hybrid (like what you have on Lotus Blossom) and he switched them to albatross and LOVED it. They look elegant too.
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    Thanks sgtiger for posting pics. I had no idea what either one looked like.

    I vote for the albatross!
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