Ritchey Carbon Classic Handlebar
 

Why isn't this bar supposedly available in the US or listed on their website anywhere? I just picked a set up from and ebay seller (out of San Francisco), but other than him the only vendors I could find that carried them were all on the other side of the pond.

Anyway, you can get them pretty cheap on wiggle and other sites, so I thought I would post some pics of the bend for anyone that might stumble across this tread in the future. Seems like a good alternative to the FSA, 3T, and other traditional bend bars that are widely available.

I switched from some FSA K-Wing bars, that were nice overall but horrible in one regard: Sprinting in the drops. The way the wide shape up top puts the bar over your drops would cause me to make HUGE bruises on my arms if I was sprinting in the drops, which unfortunately it's Crit season right now. Anyway, I couldn't take the pain and wanted to go back to a traditional bend.

Here's a look at their shape.

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