Picking a handlebar - what should I consider?
11-05-07, 09:26 PM
#26
Banned.
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 0
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
don't get the anatomic/ergonomic/whatever bars. get some deda's, either the italian (shallow) or belgian (deep) drop. get either the deda newton (31.8) or the deda 215 (28.0)
the nitto stuff is excellent, but they've got several different bend and ramp styles to choose from, so know what you're getting. also, the nitto stuff will only work with a 28.0 clamp stem, and you won't have cable grooves. this may or may not be an issue for you, but they're excellent bars nonetheless.
oval concepts makes some nice 'classic bend' bars as well. go with your first instinct and stay away from the ergo/anatomic bars. also stay away from any $500 one-piece bar stem combo with a leopard airbrushed on it. like a bad tattoo, and you can't change it or move it.
good luck
the nitto stuff is excellent, but they've got several different bend and ramp styles to choose from, so know what you're getting. also, the nitto stuff will only work with a 28.0 clamp stem, and you won't have cable grooves. this may or may not be an issue for you, but they're excellent bars nonetheless.
oval concepts makes some nice 'classic bend' bars as well. go with your first instinct and stay away from the ergo/anatomic bars. also stay away from any $500 one-piece bar stem combo with a leopard airbrushed on it. like a bad tattoo, and you can't change it or move it.
good luck
11-05-07, 09:51 PM
#29
Banned.
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 0
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
$42 for the nitto
https://www.rivbike.com/products/list...e#product=none
I paid about $90 for the deda newton bars and I think the oval concepts stuff is a tad less. good luck.
https://ovalconcepts.com/inc/dettaglio.php?idProd=14
italian (shallow) deda 215 (26.0 clamp) for $60 (in 44-46 width)
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/za...MODE=&TFC=TRUE
check eBay too
https://www.rivbike.com/products/list...e#product=none
I paid about $90 for the deda newton bars and I think the oval concepts stuff is a tad less. good luck.
https://ovalconcepts.com/inc/dettaglio.php?idProd=14
italian (shallow) deda 215 (26.0 clamp) for $60 (in 44-46 width)
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/za...MODE=&TFC=TRUE
check eBay too
11-06-07, 08:25 AM
#30
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 90
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
After riding my friends cannondale, i fell in love with the Controltech bars that come stock. That flat edge made such a difference in comfort for me. The controltech formidable runs about $140. The 'comp' version i'm sure is much more expensive. Maybe one could be bought on e-bay within your price range.
