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Old 04-22-19, 04:15 PM
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Clark W. Griswold
 
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Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26

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I have been using the Surly Moloko bars on my Parts hybrid for a little while and it was been quite nice. I like the multiple hand positions but then again I moved from flat bars on that bike. My current touring bike is still using drop bars along with several other bikes in the stable. I have also tried out the VO Crazy Bars and like those quite a bit. I did briefly try the Jones bars but couldn't really give much feedback as it was literally a short test ride and I felt the stem was too short for me on that particular bike (I believe a Disc Trucker) but the concept seemed right and I think I would end up loving them (especially in Ti).

Certainly an alternative bar would work fine on your bike but you will have to get new parts to make everything work shifting and brake wise and you may find out they don't work. They may work well but you won't know till you try it but you might need to also figure out stem length and angle and such. However I recommend trying alt-bars because they can be quite nice.
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