Commuting - Can anyone identify this type of handlebar for me?

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aquateen
11-09-12, 12:40 PM
http://www.miir.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/bikes/MiiR_high_5.jpg
I like this style, something with a slight bend, not as much as a north bar.
LesterOfPuppets
11-09-12, 12:43 PM
You'd probably like the On One Mary. dunno if there's a generic name for the style.
Actually Mary might be too much. Seems like it's in between that blue bike's bar and a mustache bar.
http://www.on-one.co.uk/imgs/products/440x380_constWH/HBOOMA-TI-254_P2.jpg
LesterOfPuppets
11-09-12, 12:47 PM
Looks like a lot of folks call them "city bars". http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/index.php?category=1678
Nitto B206 seems to be a close match to that blue bike's bar.
http://www.universalcycles.com/images//products/medium/37213.jpg
cderalow
11-09-12, 12:48 PM
I've generally seen them refered to as 'low-rise'
LesterOfPuppets
11-09-12, 12:51 PM
Low-rise riser bars usually won't have as much sweep, however. Risers typically sweep 5-10°. That Nitto sweeps back 20°
Velo-orange sells something like that they call a Tourist Bar.
http://store.velo-orange.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/750x750/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/v/o/vo_tourist_bar.jpg
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/components/handlebars/vo-tourist-handlebar-22-2-dia.html
aquateen
11-09-12, 01:24 PM
yeah i've seen the tourist, a little too much bend for me. thanks for showing the Nitto B206
LesterOfPuppets
11-09-12, 01:28 PM
You might like Nitto's Urban Riser also. 12° instead of 20° sweep, almost 2" rise.
Looks like a lot of folks call them "city bars". http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/index.php?category=1678
Nitto B206 seems to be a close match to that blue bike's bar.
http://www.universalcycles.com/images//products/medium/37213.jpg
I put a Nitto B206 Nordeast bars on my "new" 40 year old commuter last weekend. I had a pair of GB All Rounders that were very similar; however they broke last summer. The B206 bars have a teeny bit less rise, but I like them a lot.
-G
gregjones
11-09-12, 09:36 PM
It looks a lot like the stock bars on my Trek hybrid that I "rolled" a bit forward to get rid of the cramped feeling with the bars straight up. Wurks fer me.
Paramount1973
11-12-12, 07:17 PM
Looks like a lot of folks call them "city bars". http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/index.php?category=1678
Nitto B206 seems to be a close match to that blue bike's bar.
http://www.universalcycles.com/images//products/medium/37213.jpg
The Nitto is a copy of the vintage GB 'Allrounder'. I ride the Nitto aluminum B206 on my commuter and like it a lot.
acidfast7
11-13-12, 04:05 AM
this book has a huge selection with all the specs/angles
http://issuu.com/artfile/docs/2013-handlebars/1#share
noglider
11-13-12, 02:04 PM
Those used to be called all-rounders. They're very nice for city riding. But consider also the north road bend which sweeps back more. The grips are not quite parallel but they are closer to it than the all-rounders are.
FanaticMN
11-13-12, 09:19 PM
Bontrager Satellite?
http://bontrager.com/model/05022
http://www.fatcyclist.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/201108241032.jpg
Schwinnhund
11-14-12, 02:11 AM
I don't remember what they were called, but it looks like the handlebars that came on most of the old English Racer style bikes in the 60s and 70s. They'll definitely keep you in an upright position.
jimcross
11-17-12, 07:38 PM
The velo orange Milan bars are another option.
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/components/handlebars/vo-milano-handlebar-22-2-dia.html
AsanaCycles
11-17-12, 11:46 PM
Typically referred to as mustache bar.
Mustache bars look like
http://againstthegrind.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/handlebars_must.jpg
Paramount1973
11-19-12, 09:36 AM
I found that a more swept back bar (VO Left Bank) left me in too much of an upright position. I like a city-type handlebar with about a 15 degree sweep. The Nordeast is right on. Another, less costly option could be this Dimension model. (http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=42604&category=720) If you don't mind a little rise, the 30mm rise model with a little shortening of the width looks like it would be close to the Nordeast.
badger1
11-19-12, 01:46 PM
Low-rise riser bars usually won't have as much sweep, however. Risers typically sweep 5-10°. That Nitto sweeps back 20°
Yep, and they don't (generally) sweep forward to offset the back sweep (in relation to the stem), like the Nittos. On-one does a 15 degree variation (the Fleegle), along with the more swept Mary; Ritchey does (or used to?) a 10 degree one (for xc racing).
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/HBOOFPB/on_one_fleegle_pro_handlebar
waynesworld
11-19-12, 04:46 PM
The Felt Albert bars that came on my 2009 Felt hybrid look a lot like that. I like them a lot. I don't think I've ever seen them on the Felt site as an individual item, though.
LesterOfPuppets
11-19-12, 04:58 PM
Felt Albert looks closer to On One's Mary than the Fleegal (or maybe you weren't referring to the post above your's, hard to tell)
Looks like it doesn't reach forward from the stem as soon as the Mary, which leaves more room for lights/computers. Could be some nice bars.
http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/reviews/x-city/sm/x11.jpg
Or maybe you meant they look like VO Milan. They do at that.
waynesworld
11-20-12, 06:03 PM
Felt Albert looks closer to On One's Mary than the Fleegal (or maybe you weren't referring to the post above your's, hard to tell)
Looks like it doesn't reach forward from the stem as soon as the Mary, which leaves more room for lights/computers. Could be some nice bars.
http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/reviews/x-city/sm/x11.jpg
Or maybe you meant they look like VO Milan. They do at that.
I was actually referring to the OP, but you're right.
Medic Zero
11-21-12, 01:59 AM
XLC makes one along these lines. Our bike shop sold us one for $15. I also picked up a similar no-name set off ebay for a similar price delivered.
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