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Any idea how high you want to go? I started out with a 15 dollar* pair of handlebars from XLC that don't have a whole lot more rise and sweep than an aggressive pair of mountain "riser" bars. Because that didn't bring the handlebars up quite as high as I would like and because I'm hoping to shorten the stem a little too**, on my bike I'm building up to replace my current commuter I went with a pair of handlebars from Rans (crank forward bikes) that have a whopping 8" rise to them. The cheap way some folks approach this is with BMX bars, although the Rans bars are only 30 dollars with free shipping.

On my ladies converted mountain bike, she started out with a a set of Soma Sparrows, but after a few hundred miles decided the sweep was a little too much on these, so I've given her a with a pair of Wald handlebars that have a 5" rise to them to try out.


* That was a total of $15, including delivery, new bars from an Ebay seller.
** I've got a ridiculously tall stem on there right now, this another way to try and get the bars closer to you. My LBS hooked me up with a super tall quill for a nominal fee ($15?).


Amazon.com : Wald Steel Handlebar #803 5.25" 27" 1" Black : Bike Handlebars : Sports & Outdoors
Those come in silver as well.

This looks like the XLC I've been running for the past three years:
Amazon.com : XLC Mountain Bike Handlebar, 50mm, 630mm, 25.4, Black : Riser Bike Handlebars : Sports & Outdoors

Rans DEEP V HANDLEBAR
That's their bar with a whole lot of rise, I notice they also have a bar they are calling "flat" that has almost 3 inches of rise for $27. They didn't charge me anything for shipping when I ordered my bars from them (and naught else), I don't think they charge for shipping.



Here's a partial list I made of upright bars when I was trying to figure out we wanted:

Soma Sparrow
Soma Clarence
Nitto Dove handlebar
Surly Open Bar with 40mm rise?
Civia Upton? 56 degrees (looks like Mary equivalent)
Velo Orange Tourist? 60 degrees
Nitto Albatross
Nitto North Road

I think the "Carnegie" has a bit of rise to it, looks like less than the XLC riser bar though.

My list pales compared to this one though:
The Swept Handlebar Sweep Angle List thread