Handlebar setup suggestions needed for road bike

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10-26-16 | 11:14 PM

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Gresp15C

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Originally Posted by Dangerrapp

Do you know of any bar similar to the Metropolis that is 25.4mm diameter? The Origin8 Citi has more sweep than I am looking for (I dont mind the rise because my current stem is on the short side). (this is for my hybrid FYI)

I remembered "Soma Sparrow" in the back of my mind, and looked them up. They seem to have a number of nifty options.

Handlebars | SOMA Fabrications

My situation is that I greatly prefer an upright riding posture, but straight bars pound the hell out of my wrists. Swept bars are vastly more comfortable for me. So I own 4 different swept bars: Generic steel Schwinn, Velo Orange Tourist, Origin8 citi classic, and FSA Metropolis.

Somebody on this forum posted a list of swept bars with dimensions, several years ago. I once found it in a search, but can't find it again. If anybody has better search-fu than me, it would be a great service to find and post the link.

Edit: This might be it. Different forum, which might explain why I didn't find it here.

https://forums.mtbr.com/components/sw...ad-848299.html

Last edited by Gresp15C; 10-26-16 at 11:23 PM.

11-07-16 | 01:48 PM

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Dangerrapp

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Originally Posted by rmfnla

MARY STYLE MOUNTAIN BIKE MTB HANDLEBAR BAR | eBay

Thank you for that recommendation! I got these for my hybrid and they are amazing!! To be honest I have yet to install them (keep leaving the tools I need at work) but I can already tell this is exactly what I was looking for and at a great price!