Recreational & Family - Handlebar help
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For those of you who just ride for fun, here's my question. What type of handlebar do you prefer? I'm used to drop bars and find flat, non riser, bars uncomfortable. Is there a type of bar that's more swept back but not a drop bar available? My wife wants to start riding but hates drop bars. So I'm trying to convert an old road bike I have to more of a city type bike. Hope that's the correct terminology.
http://www.bikeman.com/content/view/1080/72/
http://www.bikeman.com/mambots/content/mosthumb/thumbs/BathroomNews_HB2341B.jpg
http://www.bikeman.com/content/view/1080/72/
http://www.bikeman.com/mambots/content/mosthumb/thumbs/BathroomNews_HB2341B.jpg
Do they make a bar that's swept back like that without the welded on bar ends? They look way too funky for my wife.
jtarver
04-04-09, 10:57 AM
Moustache bars might be the ticket,
http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_175275_-1_200303_200276_200388
Also the trekking bars are a possibility.
http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_175533_-1_200303_200276_200388
IbikezLA
04-04-09, 04:58 PM
what about bull horns or bar chops?
Velo Dog
04-04-09, 05:35 PM
I have moustache bars on my singlespeed--they might work for her. Mine are here: http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/handlebars_stems_and_tape?a=1&page=2#product=16-028
If they don't suit her mounted with the ends slanting downward, try turning them over. Rivendell'a Albatross or Dove bars also might work, on the same Web site.