I am currently using Pyramid north road bars. They cost about $15 online. The chrome finish is excellent, it doesn't mar easily. They are steel and the weight might put some people off but I love them.
Previously, I used Wald
#8095 . They angle out at 45 degrees, about the same as a Jeff Jones H-bar. The Pyramid has a 70 degree angle which I like MUCH better. I had to swap out all the Walds for Pryamid. At $15 each, no big deal.
As a matter of fact the Jones Bend H-bar bears an uncanny resemblence to the Wald, hmmmmmmm. I also have to laugh that the steel Nitto north road bars cost more than the aluminum ones, not that they aren't great bars.
Road bike brake levers will work on 22.2mm handlebars. Some might require you to fashion a shim like a strip of flexible plastic.
Originally Posted by
Gresp15C
I've been using the term "north road" generically for upright, swept bars, such as:
VO Tourist Handlebar 22.2 dia
Origin8 Citi Classic 25.4mm x 58cm Silver Cruiser Bar - Walmart.com
Don't be put off by WalMart -- these are high quality bars. In addition, a similar steel bar from an old Schwinn is now on my winter bike.
One of my bikes is a 1983 Trek 311, which started its life with downtube shifters and drop bars, not radically different from your c'dale. It now has the Origin8 bars on it. I have a problem with my neck that makes it very uncomfortable to reach way out... even the hoods on drop bars are uncomfortable for me.
Naturally the conversion to flat or swept bars requires new brake levers and possibly new cabling if the existing cables aren't long enough.