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Old 07-12-05, 02:35 PM
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Nitto 018 Bullhorns

Anyone got these Nitto 018 bullhorns? They're the ones with zero drop. Just wondering if they're worth buying rather than chopping my own. Comfy?

https://www.businesscycles.com/tbars-nitto.htm

Kinda of a pain to find a pair of bars with no grooves to chop these days but even buying some plain Nitto 115's (no groove) and flipping and chopping might work fine.

I tend to like curvy bullhorn bars without too much extension. I tried some Syntace 38mm with 0 drop and they had a little too much flat so I returned them. My hands like to grip the curves. Might even spring for the nice grey anodized finished with these although they might get covered with tape.
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I got the 019's and chopped off the extension...i too liked the additional curve, or bend.
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Profile aero bars could be another option
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nitto's timetrial bars are, as they might say, "k-rad."

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Originally Posted by shants
nitto's timetrial bars are, as they might say, "k-rad."

if anyone is interested, i have a set of the nitto rb-09 time trial bars (barely used, 42cm) that im not using at all. pm me if youd like em.
im a big fan of the nitto 019's. anyone found them in 38cm or narrower?
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Originally Posted by chaloots
Profile aero bars could be another option
I rock these and they work nice for bombing down the carless flats and going full nut up hills.
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i'll never love another set of bullhorns because nobody makes steel ones. some day i must chop and flip some b123s.
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