I've used several riv bars and some similar bars including some wide-ish
dropbars. My thoughts on each:
First bars were *Albatross (56cm steel)* and they're still used on my
Cheviot (with bar ends mounted at the most forward point making a sort of
"aero" reach position that's like riding on
I'm thinking of a set of the Spank bars for my next project. Right now I
have a set of the VeloOrange Dajia Far Bars (48cm) on the Stump Puller,
paired with a Cigne stem to get the bars way up there. (585mm overall). I
spend a lot of time in the hooks and they feel pretty good.
I am quite fond of the Ritchey Venturemax I have on my CaadX - just the
right amount of drop and flare, with long drops with plenty of hand
real-estate. What Bars lead me to believe that Midges were similar, which
is true of flare, but to my mind, they need more length in the drops. I am
Wow, thanks for the considerable insight, everyone! I really appreciate the
assessments, personal histories, preferences and the rest.
I'm currently running Albatross bars but find I most often ride in the
forward position of the bars, in front of the brake levers. It's nice to
take the full
I have a Crust Towel Rack bar on a cyclocross bike. I like it, but I have
gradually moved my bars on most of my bikes over to Albatross bars or
Bullmoose bars because I prefer mtb brake levers.
The wide drop bar really is comfortable and allows a lot of control of the
bike in grass, mud, and
The difference between ultra-wide drops and wide MTB bars is that wide MTB
bars have been mainstream for a while now. Pretty much every MTB I see
these days has
very wide bars. Shops sell them and are able to help with setup. Other
riders can also advise. Here in the EU at least, ultra wide drops
Short and sweet, I love wide drops! Hated them growing up. After riding
Albatross and Bull Moose bars on my Rivs for years something changed. I got
in on an early release of the widest Crust Towel racks and have been
converted. They have solved the wrist and lower back discomfort I was
having
I like Collins point with one correction: "The main point I think is that
*handlebars* are kinda like saddles."
As a person who loves drop bars but has always hated how narrow they are, I
love the recent developments. I own the Crust Towelrack (v2 - Full size at
670 mm) and the Crust x Nitto
I mounted Shaka 31.8 clamp bars to my Hillborne in late 2019. I just took
them off to put back on the original Noodles I got with the bike back in
2014. I personally feel like I have my Rivendell back after swapping back
to the Noodles. The factors that I list as negatives might however might
I'll add my little tidbit after trying 2 different wide (560 at the drops,
48 to 50 at the hoods) not Super-Wide drop bars. The main point I think is
that the wide drops are kinda like saddles - find one with a shape that you
like because everyone will tell you something different. I also don't
I just bought 660 Crust Towel Racks for my Bombadil and am setting them up
with TRP drilled brake levers at the drops and Tektro interrupters near the
center. I also am using Shimano 8 speed indexing shifters (shifting 7 speed
*freewheel* with Altus derailleur) on 26mm Paul Thumbie mounts
Good question :-)
I went pretty mental for wide drops over the last couple of years. My habit
started with a set of Funn G-Wides a couple of years ago. 500mm wide, 620mm
at the drops. That's as wide as
the bars on some of my older mtbs. I have them on an old 26er MTB.
Based on those, I also
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