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On my shortlist I have:
SS Helium (750mm, £70)
http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/helium-carbon-flat-bar.htm
Ragley Wiser (740mm, £70)
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ragley-wiser-carbon-flat-bars/rp-prod96361
Enve Sweep (740mm, £140)
http://www.tweekscycles.com/components/mtb-flat-bars/enve-carbon-sweep-handlebar
any others to go on the list?
on one knuckleball - £50 in either 747mm or 777mm. Got the 777mm one this weekend and pretty impressed so far
needs to be flat, not riser. Okay I'll take a 10mm rise but that's the limit...
Mt zoom
Syntace Vector Carbon.Pricey but the 12 degree ones are really comfortable.
eXotic Full Carbon Flat Handlebar (750mm, 160g, £60.49)
http://www.carboncycles.cc/index.php?s=0&t=2&c=94&p=1254
can't see a MT Zoom wide enough.
SS/Ragley/Exotic are cheap and Enve/Syntace are pricey. Mmmm.
Rorschach - Member
Syntace Vector Carbon.Pricey but the 12 degree ones are really comfortable.
This.. I have one and they are superbly made would happily hold it up against any other bar on the market, lifetime warranty with no weight or riding style/racing restrictions means that they stand by their product.. And as said, they do an unusual 12 degree bend that's very comfy..
Burgtec Ridewide? expensive but worth it (IMO)
why 9 degree?
Oh yes, sorry Mt Zoom are 15mm/740 http://www.xcracer.com/shop/viewproduct.php?productid=263
Whiskey Carbon
[b]why 9 degree?[/b]
This.
Most risers seem to be approx 8 and 4 (back and up) so 12 degree total.
But most of the flat bars (apart from the Syntace) are 8 or 9 degree which is fine with narrower widths but don't half make my wrists hurt when they are 740mm+.
[url= http://www.shopraleigh.co.uk/Product.aspx?pc=2&pt=251&pg=13474 ]RSP Carbon Ego DH[/url] at 760 and 5mm rise, £65.
3t extendos? They're 12deg back and zero up, so similar effect. I just so happen to have a set of the spendy stealth ones for sale at £40 posted if you're interested. 😉
I got on well with them but they've got a bit too much sweep for my current (short) frame.
Kinesis struts?
Edit...sorry not 9 degree
[quote=Rorschach]
why 9 degree?
This.
Most risers seem to be approx 8 and 4 (back and up) so 12 degree total.
But most of the flat bars (apart from the Syntace) are 8 or 9 degree which is fine with narrower widths but don't half make my wrists hurt when they are 740mm+.
You need more angle the wider the bars are.
I know!!
Niner flat top [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/BSN-Raspberry-Effervescent-Instantized-Powder/dp/B0055BYDAW ]http://www.amazon.co.uk/BSN-Raspberry-Effervescent-Instantized-Powder/dp/B0055BYDAW[/url] various colours (do I win the extortionate price competition?)
yeah I saw the Niner one.....but I don't need any amino acids 😆
You need more angle the wider the bars are.
I went from 711mm 5 up/9 back to 750mm 3 up/5 back - much more comfy
😳
okay we'll up the deg then to 12 (flat). I only quoted 9deg because my current flats on the 29er are 9deg but they admittedly are narrower (720).
Just spotted the Salsa Salt Flat carbon which is 11deg and 750mm, for £90. Just a shame the Syntace Vectors are so pricey, as those are the ones I like.
How can a bar be impressive?
Most risers seem to be approx 8 and 4 (back and up) so 12 degree total.
A while since I studied geometry but I don't think it works like this.
I think it's pretty obvious that as you rotate the bar backwards in the stem, towards the rider, you'll increase the backsweep but it's not clear to me that you simply add the two numbers together.