eyemkeith

I'm considering a move to the on-one midge bar, which looks super interesting. I'm not getting younger and the shallower drop intrigues me. Anyone have experience with this bar?

Thanks in advance.

Keith.

giro_man

I put one on my mtb hardtail several years ago. I no longer have the bike. I wanted more hand positions than a flat bar offers. At first, I liked it but I would not use it today and would equip the bike differently. This may be a shallower drop than most road drop bars. The difference is that you are supposed to ride in the drops most of the time. To do that, you need a stem with a sharp rise in order to get the drops of the On One Midge bar to the height where the tops of the road drop bar would be. The Midge bar has a significant outwards flare; consequently, the brake levers are at an angle that can be uncomfortable. Your wrists are tilted inwards. You don't want to spend time riding the hoods. There are road bike drop bars that have shallow drops. Look for those. The On One Midge bar was developed for mtb riders looking for a bar that allowed a different grip than a flat bar.

Campag4life

The Midge is pretty awful in my opinion. Default position is the drops for that bar. Hood position is uncomfortable compared to a std drop bar.
My advice is this. Mount any one of the compact bars and raise the handlebar. Ride the bike with a compact bar and change the position of the bar until all positions are comfortable...including tops and drops. I would say most ride a drop bar too low because of fashion which ruins the riding experience.
I am an old man and the drops are my favorite position....because my handlebar is not set low.
HTH