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Old 03-28-21 | 07:36 AM
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Bikes: 1969 Raleigh Twenty, 1975 Raleigh DL-1, 1984 Specialized Stumpjumper Sport, 1989 Schwinn Voyageur

Originally Posted by StarBiker
On thing I have noticed in this thread. Nobody has flipped the bars down. They have them up.
The first response to your thread has the bars flipped.

Originally Posted by noobinsf
Albatross is a great bar. I’m playing around with the fit on this one, now with a riser stem and flipped bars. I had the stock stem before with the bars upright, but this new way feels like a better fit. The bike may be too big for me, but it’s a very versatile bar nevertheless.



Originally Posted by StarBiker
I may do nothing and just move it along. Vintage road bikes are to unforgiving, and uncomfortable.
Seems like it could be a fit issue, maybe try a larger or smaller frame. I would probably have thought the same thing, but after trying a few different bikes and adjusting stem hight & handlebar configuration, I love my '89 Voyageur.
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