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DolfoMan 05-27-18 01:19 PM

Drop bars with wider drops
 
Hello everyone,

I'm looking for drop bars that are wider at the drops than at the tops by a couple millimeters for sprinting. I know the ENVE bars and some of the 3T ergo bars are set up that way, but I'd like to know what other options there are out there. I don't want an extreme flare like some trekking and gravel racing bars, just something small that would help me keep from knocking my forearms on the tops when I sprint, and help me get a little narrower when on the tops.

Thanks!

Dean V 05-27-18 01:49 PM

Zipp SL 80.

Lazyass 05-27-18 01:58 PM

https://us.ritcheylogic.com/us_en/wcs-neomax-handlebar

https://us.ritcheylogic.com/media/ca...2017_front.jpg

WhyFi 05-27-18 03:21 PM

Bontrager has flared bars, too - look for an F in the alphabet soup tacked on to the name. I have RXL (Race X Lite) IsoZone VR-CF (Variable Radius, Compact Flare).

Sy Reene 05-27-18 03:35 PM

Don't most bars have some flare? ie. more the rule than the exception. By only a couple mm though? Typically a flared bar will often be eg. 42cm at the hood, 44mm at the bar ends.. ie. 1cm of flare per side is more common.
From FSA, their Energy, SL-K and K-Force road bars all seem to have some flare.

Pizzaiolo Americano 05-27-18 06:01 PM


Originally Posted by Sy Reene (Post 20362897)
Don't most bars have some flare? ie. more the rule than the exception. By only a couple mm though? Typically a flared bar will often be eg. 42cm at the hood, 44mm at the bar ends.. ie. 1cm of flare per side is more common.
From FSA, their Energy, SL-K and K-Force road bars all seem to have some flare.

I just put a set of Energy bars on my bike and they definitely flare. Much more so than the Bontrager carbon bars I took off but those didn't have the "F" designation.

timsmcm 05-27-18 07:20 PM

I have had this set of bars on for about 1000 miles. Easton EC70 AX Carbon Road Handlebar. The price was outstanding for a carbon bar. And it is oh so nice. I will be putting a set on my other bikes.

on the path 05-27-18 07:28 PM

I have a set of drops laying around somewhere that flare more than generally stated above. I think they are by Salsa and were designed for cross racing. I never liked them that much, which is why they are laying around somewhere..


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