View Poll Results: What is the maximum you would ever pay for handlebars (in USD)?
$50 or less
12
14.29%
$50 - $100
28
33.33%
$100 - $200
18
21.43%
$200 - $300
13
15.48%
$300 +
13
15.48%
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How much would you pay for road Handlebars?
02-06-18, 09:37 AM
#1
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How much would you pay for road Handlebars?
Hi everyone,
Shopping around for carbon road handlebars, I am amazed at some of the prices of these handlebars go for. I have my eye on some Deda Superleggera handlebars that are sold for around $180, which is the absolute maximum I would consider paying for handlebars.
However, I routinely see some handlebars listed for over $300, which made me wonder... how many people are actually willing to pay that much for "just" some handlebars?
Hence the poll!
Note: This would be for JUST handlebars, not an integrated Handlebar / stem combo! Not necessarily carbon, just ANY handlebars.
Thanks and happy voting!
Shopping around for carbon road handlebars, I am amazed at some of the prices of these handlebars go for. I have my eye on some Deda Superleggera handlebars that are sold for around $180, which is the absolute maximum I would consider paying for handlebars.
However, I routinely see some handlebars listed for over $300, which made me wonder... how many people are actually willing to pay that much for "just" some handlebars?
Hence the poll!
Note: This would be for JUST handlebars, not an integrated Handlebar / stem combo! Not necessarily carbon, just ANY handlebars.
Thanks and happy voting!
Last edited by maartendc; 02-06-18 at 09:52 AM.
02-06-18, 09:53 AM
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$20-$50, maybe a little more if I were deliberately trying to build a light bike. I don't see the point of expensive handlebars.
02-06-18, 09:59 AM
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As much as the people selling the ones you want are charging.
02-06-18, 10:07 AM
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Looking at my purchase history, it looks like $70 is about the average, though my most recent buy was barely $40. I would set my personal "do not exceed" mark for bars around $140.
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02-06-18, 10:43 AM
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I choose handlebars based on shape and size and I pay as little as I can get away with, but I am relatively picky about those so sometimes I have to pay more to get what I want. The most I've had to pay so far is around 70 euros if I remember correctly, and I could see myself stretching that to around 100 if there is really nothing else that fits at a lower price.
02-06-18, 11:12 AM
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My last purchase was a Deda carbon bar for about $180 IIRC, and yeah, that's really about the max I'd pay, too (for new; I'd not buy carbon used).
FSA used to have a good value alu bar called Wing Pro, and I had it on a couple of bikes. When those were disco'd-- the bars, not the bikes!-- I used an Ibis Road Bar on the next bike, which I like a lot and which is very similar to Wing Pro by weight and shape, and even costs a bit less.
Ibis Road Bar ? Ibis Cycles Online Store
FSA used to have a good value alu bar called Wing Pro, and I had it on a couple of bikes. When those were disco'd-- the bars, not the bikes!-- I used an Ibis Road Bar on the next bike, which I like a lot and which is very similar to Wing Pro by weight and shape, and even costs a bit less.
Ibis Road Bar ? Ibis Cycles Online Store
02-06-18, 11:13 AM
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I have Enve bars on my bike. They were free, but I bought a wheelset.
02-06-18, 11:19 AM
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I put Ritchey WCS bars on both my bikes. Bars are one area I personally see no no reason to pay a premium for.
02-06-18, 11:54 AM
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$80 would be the max.
I dont think Ive spent over $50 yet though.
I go for fit/shape 1st.
And with something like a Zipp Course 80 SL weighing 250g in aluminum for under $80, I just dont need to spend more to get less.
I dont think Ive spent over $50 yet though.
I go for fit/shape 1st.
And with something like a Zipp Course 80 SL weighing 250g in aluminum for under $80, I just dont need to spend more to get less.
02-06-18, 11:57 AM
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80 for the carbon Eastons at Nashbar. That's the max for me.
02-06-18, 12:10 PM
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I'm pretty happy with my Richey comp logic curve bars that came with my bike, though I recently took a tip from a BikeFitAdvisor YouTube video and added a couple layers of bar tape on the side of the bars facing the saddle, and wrapping around the bend bit...so the bars have a nice comfort now on the tops and curves, and also look like expensive carbon aero bars now. 😊
02-06-18, 12:45 PM
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A $30 Timex tells time as accurately as a Rolex. And nobody buys a Rolex to simply tell time. Likewise with handlebars.
02-06-18, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by noodle soup
Some people like to have nice things. Nothing wrong with that.
I'm currently looking for new bars for my cross/gravel bike and I wont be spending much more than maybe $80 tops because I don't see the point of putting super light bars on a steel framed bike that weighs 22# with 40C tires. However, if I replace the bars on my light road bike, then I wouldn't mind spending a couple hundred bucks or more.
02-06-18, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by noodle soup
Some people like to have nice things. Nothing wrong with that.
02-06-18, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Spoonrobot
I wouldn't buy carbon handlebars, there are better places to save weight or gain additional compliance.
With that, Zipp aluminum bars are great and can ususally be found online for around $80.
The OP asked for my opinion about how I approach pricing/buying handlebars. There you have it!
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02-06-18, 01:46 PM
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The ones that came with my bike seem fine. So I guess, $0, unless they break?
02-06-18, 02:05 PM
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At the rate my sweat was eating through aluminium bars (three sets in five years) I figured it would be cheaper in the long run to get some $200 carbon bars.
02-06-18, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
If you spend more money on something than I would, you're obviously dumb.
02-06-18, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jitteringjr
This forum is full of ******** MF'ers I guess.
02-06-18, 03:04 PM
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You're just trying to get in to someone's sig line, aren't you?
02-06-18, 03:20 PM
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I would pay a million dollars for handlebars. Why not? Life is too short to ride on perfectly adequate equipment.
