People LOVE the KT bar. I have 3 friends with them and one has 2 sets on two different bikes. The semi looking “BMX” style bar bothers me for some reason. I think I don’t like how the rise looks on them?
Another bar that was brought to my attention was the sims works JJJ bar. https://www.sim.works/products/sycip-designs-x-simworks-jjj-bar Doug - If I sell them I’ll keep you in mind. I’m sure I’ll list it here but I wanna give them a ride for a bit. I’m enjoying them. I do think having to run shims because my stem is a 31.8 bothers me but not enough to fully ditch them already. Ben R On Wed, Mar 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM Doug H. <[email protected]> wrote: > I will buy your Bar68 if you don't like it. > Doug > > On Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 4:08:38 PM UTC-5 [email protected] > wrote: > >> These bars look great! They are also very close to the Velo Orange >> Granola bar, which I've always loved, and should be added to the list: >> >> Osprey: 40° sweep, 710mm width, 12mm rise >> Jones: 45° sweep, 710mm width, 13mm rise >> Bar68: 50° sweep, 680mm width, 35mm rise >> KT Bar 39º sweep, 720mm width, 40mm rise >> VO Granola bar: 60º sweep, 650mm width, 30mm rise >> >> >> On Wed, 4 Mar 2026, 12:03 am Drew Fitchette, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Wills e-mail listed it at 50 degree sweep! >>> >>> Osprey: 40° sweep, 710mm width, 12mm rise >>> Jones: 45° sweep, 710mm width, 13mm rise >>> Bar68: 50° sweep, 680mm width, 35mm rise >>> KT Bar 39º sweep, 720mm width, 40mm rise >>> >>> >>> - Drew >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM Bill Shaw <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> Adding the Crumbworks KT bar as it's very similar and hard to locate: >>>> https://www.magiccomponents.work/product-page/nitto-x-crumbworks-kt-bar >>>> >>>> Osprey: 40° sweep, 710mm width, 12mm rise >>>> Jones: 45° sweep, 710mm width, 13mm rise >>>> Bar68: __° sweep, 680mm width, 35mm rise >>>> KT Bar 39º sweep, 720mm width, 40mm rise >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Bill >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM Nick Shoemaker <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Those look great! I've been riding the *seemingly-very-similar** >>>>> Soma Osprey on my Clem for about 3 years now - I'm totally sold on these >>>>> sorts of Jones-esque semi-swept bars for bikes that spend a significant >>>>> amount of time on singletrack. (I ditched the Ergons since this picture >>>>> was >>>>> taken and replaced them with ESIs that have been better in every way; stem >>>>> is an 80mm Dirt Drop) >>>>> >>>>> [image: soma_osprey_bar.jpg] >>>>> >>>>> *I haven't found the sweep for Bar68 posted publicly yet - would be >>>>> curious to know how it compares! >>>>> >>>>> Specs: >>>>> Osprey: 40° sweep, 710mm width, 12mm rise >>>>> Jones: 45° sweep, 710mm width, 13mm rise >>>>> Bar68: __° sweep, 680mm width, 35mm rise >>>>> >>>>> On Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 11:27:35 PM UTC-5 [email protected] >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Last year around the spring I took a pair of Albatros bars and bent >>>>>> them out. the shape ended up being pretty sweet, but I ended up dimpling >>>>>> the bars and didn't feel safe to use them. >>>>>> I was talking to James about the shape and he mentioned to me how >>>>>> they had a "new bar" in the works. >>>>>> fast forward a few months and he had a pair on his platty. I got to >>>>>> ride it around and it felt good but didn't really catch my attention as >>>>>> Im >>>>>> into wide(r) bars. I actually rode it like a total of 4X from other >>>>>> times. >>>>>> >>>>>> anyways I ended up picking up a pair in last weeks release. finally >>>>>> got to get them out on a proper ride and not just around the block. >>>>>> >>>>>> -not a swept back bar but not a flat bar. the rise feels nice. >>>>>> -threw in some 20mm bar extension to get the width I wanted. >>>>>> -they feel great. a tad not as big as the crust Juan martins I was >>>>>> running. the extenders turn it from a "bent out albatross" to a "bent out >>>>>> billie bar". >>>>>> -the ramps and little extra space in the grip area feels good for >>>>>> climbs. >>>>>> -will go back to Ergon grips as the angle of the bar and esi grips >>>>>> didn't get along with my arthritic hands. >>>>>> -was skeptical at first and thought I would end up selling them after >>>>>> one ride but 10/10 they will probably stay on for a while... >>>>>> >>>>>> surprised it hasn't been brought up in RBW yet. >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: IMG_3363.jpeg] >>>>>> [image: IMG_3368.jpeg] >>>>>> [image: IMG_3373.jpeg] >>>>>> [image: IMG_3378.jpeg] >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/411a78e0-cdf9-474b-bdd7-d9ad0dbb14b4n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/411a78e0-cdf9-474b-bdd7-d9ad0dbb14b4n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/4PuYyPolOhE/unsubscribe >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPc3Ofyz4hBhad0D_%3DLhQ_%2BQ7_ojBkURQJ5YzOmyEV3-FXV9kQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPc3Ofyz4hBhad0D_%3DLhQ_%2BQ7_ojBkURQJ5YzOmyEV3-FXV9kQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> >> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALATEHgA%3DSUGKFW5aFkZTu22xhOMnc2YXVL8e0ry_DNaCFkC7A%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALATEHgA%3DSUGKFW5aFkZTu22xhOMnc2YXVL8e0ry_DNaCFkC7A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/4PuYyPolOhE/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7db85bb3-3dae-4946-874d-55fd0d8daae7n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7db85bb3-3dae-4946-874d-55fd0d8daae7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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