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out of curiosity, what handlebars should i get? i have put slick all weather tyres on my hardtail for commuting and am thinking of keeping it for the road. i currently have riser bars on it but want something different.
straight bars and bar ends or are there any other options???
You know you want to...
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Flat bars and ends all the way, have 580mm flats on my XTC works a treat. You dont want wide risers on the road makes no aerodynamic sense..
mudshark ..... only if you are dutch cyclo tourist can you get away with that 8)
I have the alloy version of these;
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[url= http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ritchey-wcs-carbon-flat-mtb-handlebar-10-degree ]http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ritchey-wcs-carbon-flat-mtb-handlebar-10-degree[/url]
flat, but with a similar sweep to risers. not sure I'd want bar ends though...
I have flats and short bar-ends on mine...
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one of my mates was trying to get me to put some drop handlebars on it (coz he has some he isn't using)
i like the idea of ends, but i like the idea of the sweep on that ritchey too.
what is that bar mudshark? looks like it belongs on a tourer, or is it just a huge bowtie??
Well yeah those bars are for touring but having toured on an mtb I would have happily swapped the flat bars I was using for them as would have appreciated the comfort. They is ugly though....
lol 🙂
pretty certain i am going with flat bars, got to decide on the right bars and whether or not to have bar ends, depends on the bar i suppose
On-One Marys? I've just put some on the bike but have yet to actually get a chance to properly test out other than a ride round the garden.
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Flats and bars ends.
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slainte 😳 rob
what bar ends would be recommended by the masses? i can look at them and then decide
why the bashful face rob?
Something simple like this...
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=46048
These would be fine to if you wanted something a little longer...
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29893
From experience I'd avoid ones where the clamp faces the rider (if that makes sense!), as you tend to rest your hands on the clamp and it creates a pressure point - this style...
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=39032
quite liking the ritchey ones muffin man, thanks
link doesn't seem to work for me unovolo, intrigued coz of the name though 🙂