need bar help
 

can a 25.4 bar work reasonably well with a 26 stem?

I'm looking for some riser bars and I have come to a dead end. I like the width at around 470mm, but my only problem is I can't tell from pictures online if oury grips and a lever will be sloping on the inside of the bars when cut to that width. Neither of the LBS's have anything I can really compare either.

I'm deciding on either a pair of cheap eastons I found or just some generic alloy bars on e-bay.

http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/195...p=195%20EASE38

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

They make shims, or you can use some old bike tube.

you can also use a metal strip from a soda/beer can

THIS.

beer can shims are awesome.

Or you can buy a proper shim made of a less-malleable material less for $15 or less.

http://harriscyclery.net/product/nit...o-26.0-417.htm

http://www.longleafbicycles.com/wp-c...im-300x240.jpg

Many bike shops have them in stock.

you wont get any hipster cred points with those though
*SARCASM*

Hahha seriously. If you make a beer can shim, just remember to cut it out so that the PBR logo is fully intact. Under the stem clamp.

i used a tecate can on mine. -2 hipster points :(
but it matches the color of some components! :)

so +2 hipster points, you broke even ;)

alright perfect, I'll either order those shims or locate the nearest can.

But I'm still not sure which bars, I want the grips and lever to be straight with a width of about 470

edit:

any input on the easton bars? or a suggestion for some chrome ones?

get something with more rise and make sure it has a good few degrees of sweep.

I like the B-Witch (Japanese) branded bars, they are 25.4mm and come in many colours and are cheap!!

http://www.chariandconyc.com/images/...DSC_0736.3.jpg

+1 on sweep. I used to run straight bars with 0 deg of sweep and my wrists were killing me. Now I run Velo-Orange Milan bars.
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-8422422...7_2101_4992368

Also, look in universal cycles. They have a lot of steel/aluminum silver ones. Not chrome, but they look nice enough.

Get one of these stems so you can appreciate it:
http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/fixed-frame/bars.jpg