Thread: Nitto Randonneur bars...differences
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Old 03-24-16 | 08:49 AM
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Bikes: 1997 Rivendell Road Standard 650b conversion (tourer), 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10 (gravel/tour), 2013 Foundry Auger disc (CX/gravel), 2016 Cannondale Fat CAAD 2 (MTB/winter), 2011 Cannondale Flash 29er Lefty (trail MTB)

Originally Posted by mariachi
At the moment I'm thinking about going for a Nitto B132. They have more reach than the 135, but the drops are shorter that is nice for the bar-ends and they are slightly more raised (12mm vs 7mm on the 135).
I prefer the B135. The shorter reach is noticeable. The drops may be deeper but they are further rearward, due to the short reach. They work well for me on two of my bikes:

The grey bike ('88 Schwinn KOM) is a vintage MTB so the top tube is crazy long (61 cm), but the short reach bars and short stem (Dirt Drop 80) make it fit.
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