New Alloy Road Bars

bmxboy10
bmxboy10 Posts: 1,958
edited March 2012 in Road buying advice
Guys - I bought some carbon FSA K Wing bars in the sale a while back for the bargain price of £80. Trouble was they were standard bars, not conpact and the drop (150mm) was too much for me.

I want to replicate the feel and anatomic shape of the K Wing as much as possible especailly on the tops and where your wrists sit when on the hoods. I dont want carbon bars really due to the cost but cant seem to find an alloy set of bars that have the same/similar shape. Looked at the 3T ergonova but dont like them. Does anyone have any suggestions for a 44cm bar that meets this criteria?

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  • timmyturbo
    timmyturbo Posts: 617
    who cycles does carbon wings at £60 http://www.who-cycles.com/
    Britannia waives the rules
  • timmyturbo
    timmyturbo Posts: 617
    chain reaction has some FSA £20 from £60 in the sale
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=64340
    Britannia waives the rules
  • timmyturbo
    timmyturbo Posts: 617
    just realized they are 42cm Doh!
    Britannia waives the rules
  • bmxboy10
    bmxboy10 Posts: 1,958
    Ok now i know what i said in the original post but me likey these :D
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/cinelli-neo-mor ... handlebar/
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    They aren't the lightest, blingest or stiffest but I find the Deda RHM bars the bestest. Had the RHM 01s on my colnago and Cervelo, just ordered some Zero 100s for the Cervelo. I don't care that they clash with the 3T kit. They are sooo comfy. Better than the carbon 3T ergonovas I had, the reach was too long for me so I was either too stretched at the hoods/drops or too close on the tops.
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  • g00se
    g00se Posts: 2,221
    One thing to consider - check to make sure how the manufacturer measures the bars. Some measure the outside distance, some measure between the centres of the drop tubes. So a 44cm (outside) will be a 42cm (c2c) - and a 44cm (c2c) will be a 46cm (outside).
  • jomoj
    jomoj Posts: 777
    +1 for Deda RHM 01 - really good shape with a tight bend at the top so you can get a good blend to the hoods and a nice open drop shape. They look more expensive than the 20 quid they cost with a polished centre section and etched graphics.

    One thing to be aware of is how they are measured - I ordered some 44s from Evans and they measured 44 c-c at the hoods and drops but stamped on the bar was '46' which is the outside-outside measurement so it depends on how the seller is labelling them..


    I dont care how ergo they are, those neo-morphe bars are an affront to the eyes!
  • bmxboy10
    bmxboy10 Posts: 1,958
    what do you think about these?
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=29251

    can i assume that as they are alloy/carbon that i get the best of both worlds (robustness and looks)?
  • taimur
    taimur Posts: 173
    Here is somethingelse to consider:
    Easton EA70
    3 of my riding partners swore by them. My Cube Agree SL came equipped with more expensive Syntace bars which were amazingly light and terribly uncomfy. On their insistence i swapped to to this bar and i can't praise it enough. Bikeradar review of George Hancapie's BMC SLX 02 suggests that this bar is top notch as well. Give it a thought!

    http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za/CC ... E=SPECIALS
    1996 Cannondale M500 CAAD3 (Hardtail MTB)
    2007 Cannondale F700 CAAD
    2010 Cube Agree SL (Road, retired)
    2011 Cube Litening Super HPC DI2 Frame, with Ultegra Di2 Components
  • jomoj
    jomoj Posts: 777
    solboy10 wrote:
    what do you think about these?
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=29251

    can i assume that as they are alloy/carbon that i get the best of both worlds (robustness and looks)?

    You also get about 50g extra weight and no discernible benefit (apart from a few cms of exposed cosmetic carbon fibre ) over something 25% of the price.

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