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Old 11-30-08 | 09:05 AM
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trentschler
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Bikes: Klein Quantum, Schwinn Peloton, Moulton AM Esprit

Well, if you like the Noodle bars except for where the drops fall, you could try lowering your stem or, if you have a threadless stem, try a new stem with an angle closer to horizontal.

If you like the tops and the slight flare of the Noodle bar drops, Nitto also makes a traditional "randonneur" handlebar (B-135) with more sweep on the tops and more flare to the drops. But these bars have a very shallow drop so you might be back to fiddling with the stem anyway. The B-135 bars come in two widths - 42 cm and 45 cm. The 42 cm bars are quite narrow on top (about 39 cm) and not for everyone. The wider bars make for good climbing on single-speed and fixed gear bikes - lots of leverage when out of the saddle. They don't look at all like track bars or road bars though so they might not be for you. See Ben's Cycles: http://tinyurl.com/6prco9
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