Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - Where can I find a 48cm (or wider) road bar with 31.8mm bar clamp???!!!

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Rhyme'nocerous
06-24-08, 01:51 PM
Where can I find a 48cm (or wider) or road bar with 31.8mm bar clamp???!!! I am a Clydesdale with wide shoulders and my 44cm roadbar is just to uncomfortable on long rides. Please let me know if any of you have found wider bars with a 31.8mm bar clamp, and where I can buy them. Thanks!!!!

I posted this in the general forum, but this is a much better place to post.


Sassonian
06-25-08, 01:36 AM
Nitto Noodle bars

http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/handlebars_stems_and_tape?page=all#product=none

I know these aren't 31.8mm clamp - but they are 48cm. Maybe you can get a smaller clamp?

I can't speak highly enough about them either - very very comfortable. I had to spend a heap on postage to get them to NZ - but they were worth it. I'm heavy and put a bit of pressure on these bars - especially when climbing - but they feel very strong and safe.

Adrian.

Rhyme'nocerous
06-25-08, 05:29 AM
Nitto Noodle bars

http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/handlebars_stems_and_tape?page=all#product=none

I know these aren't 31.8mm clamp - but they are 48cm. Maybe you can get a smaller clamp?

I can't speak highly enough about them either - very very comfortable. I had to spend a heap on postage to get them to NZ - but they were worth it. I'm heavy and put a bit of pressure on these bars - especially when climbing - but they feel very strong and safe.

Adrian.

Thanks for the suggestion! It looks like the Nitto bars are the only game in town for us.


mycoatl
06-25-08, 03:47 PM
Salsa Bell Lap bars come in 46cm w/ 31.8 clamp. Not 48, I know, but there's a bit of a flare at the ends and they seem to run wider than other 46's I've seen.