Favorite flat bars?
02-05-21, 07:21 AM
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Favorite flat bars?
For those with flat bars, what's your favorite? Do you have much rise and sweep? How about width?
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02-05-21, 08:16 AM
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When I was using flat bars I preferred more "alt" style bars. Surly Moloko, but they were too heavyu for what I wanted so I got the Ritchey Koyote and really liked them until the bike I had them on got stolen...
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Thanks for the input,
I have some FSA Afterburner bars (15mm rise/9 degree sweep) that I think I'm going to give a try but was wondering if I should try even flatter? My stock bars are 30mm rise/9 degree sweep and I'm fairly upright with them. I'm 5'9" with alligator arms so I may cut them down to the 600-620mm range on width. I have Ergon GP3 grips too. Stem is 80mm.
I have some FSA Afterburner bars (15mm rise/9 degree sweep) that I think I'm going to give a try but was wondering if I should try even flatter? My stock bars are 30mm rise/9 degree sweep and I'm fairly upright with them. I'm 5'9" with alligator arms so I may cut them down to the 600-620mm range on width. I have Ergon GP3 grips too. Stem is 80mm.
02-11-21, 12:17 AM
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I resisted them for years, but finally tried some Jones bars (butted H-loop, 660mm) and I really like them. I use the loop, but wouldn't mind trying the non-loop version as well. The Jones bag fits inside the loop perfectly though, and I use it a lot.
I initially thought that I wouldn't like all that sweep (45º), but it turns out that I like it better than any other alt bar I've tried, including the Ritchey Kyote ( 27.5º), On-One Mary (21º), and Surly Terminal (34º).
As for width, the 660mm feels pretty right. I had to cut down the Kyote (800mm) and Terminal (735mm).
If you haven't checked out this bar comparison tool, it's pretty useful: https://whatbars.com/ Click on a bar name and its silhouette appears. Click another and it superimposes on top of the first.
I initially thought that I wouldn't like all that sweep (45º), but it turns out that I like it better than any other alt bar I've tried, including the Ritchey Kyote ( 27.5º), On-One Mary (21º), and Surly Terminal (34º).
As for width, the 660mm feels pretty right. I had to cut down the Kyote (800mm) and Terminal (735mm).
If you haven't checked out this bar comparison tool, it's pretty useful: https://whatbars.com/ Click on a bar name and its silhouette appears. Click another and it superimposes on top of the first.
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I use flat bars on my ss Cross Check. Currently I have very straight, nearly flat Salsa Moto Ace bars which I trimmed down a hair--makes the bike a fun aggro ripper. But my faves when I used it geared as my main bike were Origin8 Space Offroad Bars: https://www.origin8.bike/product/space-offroad-ii-33984
Just enough rise and sweep--really comfy but still great handling in the rough. Previously I had FSA Metropolis bars but the backsweep was too much for me to feel like I could shred as confidently on singletrack, etc.
Just enough rise and sweep--really comfy but still great handling in the rough. Previously I had FSA Metropolis bars but the backsweep was too much for me to feel like I could shred as confidently on singletrack, etc.
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I resisted them for years, but finally tried some Jones bars (butted H-loop, 660mm) and I really like them. I use the loop, but wouldn't mind trying the non-loop version as well. The Jones bag fits inside the loop perfectly though, and I use it a lot.
I initially thought that I wouldn't like all that sweep (45º), but it turns out that I like it better than any other alt bar I've tried, including the Ritchey Kyote ( 27.5º), On-One Mary (21º), and Surly Terminal (34º).
As for width, the 660mm feels pretty right. I had to cut down the Kyote (800mm) and Terminal (735mm).
If you haven't checked out this bar comparison tool, it's pretty useful: https://whatbars.com/ Click on a bar name and its silhouette appears. Click another and it superimposes on top of the first.
I initially thought that I wouldn't like all that sweep (45º), but it turns out that I like it better than any other alt bar I've tried, including the Ritchey Kyote ( 27.5º), On-One Mary (21º), and Surly Terminal (34º).
As for width, the 660mm feels pretty right. I had to cut down the Kyote (800mm) and Terminal (735mm).
If you haven't checked out this bar comparison tool, it's pretty useful: https://whatbars.com/ Click on a bar name and its silhouette appears. Click another and it superimposes on top of the first.
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Here it is with Salsa Cowchippers:
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