New Handlebars

[brucelee]

Hi, I'm getting some new handlebars since the tape and brakes need doing. Here are my current ones :

I think these are ergo bars and I want to get rid of the silly angle going down to the gear levers but keep the nice long flat bit on the top (where the ruler is resting) as this is where I spend most of my time. The ruler indicates a very large reach (10-11cm) but the bars I'm looking at seem to have a reach of 75mm or so (The cheap deda bars mostly). So I want the same but curling round so the bar is (more or less) horizonal when I'm on the drops. Any suggestions ?
Many thanks,
Bruce.
P.S. I will also be getting new brake levers or STI's

[Keezx]

Deda RHM
Cannondale C1 or C2

[brucelee]

Additional information : The bars pictured above are "Shimano PRO LT Anatomic Drop Handlebars - 31.8mm Clamp" purchased from SJS in 2011

[LollyKat]

Deda RHM
Cannondale C1 or C2

The measurements of the Deda are here:



which give a shorter reach than the OP wants. I'm interested is this as I have compact bars (PRO PLT) on one bike and have the same problem that the ramps are too short for my preferred position.

[Keezx]

Sorry, not read the first post correct.

[samsbike]

Nitto noodles, may fit your requirements but you may have to get a different stem as well.

[531colin]

Nitto noodles, may fit your requirements but you may have to get a different stem as well.

+1 for noodles, but you can shim the stem

Noodles......


I can measure, if you can't find dimensions on t'interweb
They have a curious (but small) backward bend, so the "tops" are fractionally behind the bar clamp. I don't notice it any more.

[cycleruk]

Looking at your original bars I personally would have set them up differently.
I would turn them down and move the brake levers up so as to still maintain the "flat" feel to the tops.
Having said that I have gone off these "ergonomic" type as I have had them on a couple of bikes and now prefer the rounder bars.
The other bars shown I presume are what are now being called "Compact" as they have less reach and less drop. ??
I have one pair of Compacts and I do like them. The one thing I notice though is these bars will bring the bar-end levers nearer your knees if that is a concern?
As stated above they will be a shorter reach to the hoods and less of a reach down to the bar-ends.

Shimano do (or did) Pro-LT "compacts" but seem to have dropped them from their range.:-
http://www.pro-bikegear.com/en-gb/catal ... -handlebar

Found some:-
http://www.highonbikes.com/pro-lt-overs ... tAod5A8A3Q

& here:-
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/shimano-pro- ... prod29863/

oh! & here:-
http://www.fatbirds.co.uk/1663443/produ ... black.aspx

With any bar, check that they match the clamp diameter of the stem = standard or oversize.!

[cycleruk]

As a tip when fitting new handlebars.
Just temporally selotape up the cables until having ridden the bike and satisfied with the brake lever position. Then fit the bar-tape.

[mrjemm]

As a tip when fitting new handlebars.
Just temporally selotape up the cables until having ridden the bike and satisfied with the brake lever position. Then fit the bar-tape.

And use enough cable to allow for change of stem.

[cycleruk]

Epistle "3"-
The one drawback to the "Pro Compacts" is the tight bend going onto the straight section.
I don't know if other makes are the same but, if using STI, then this puts a tight bend into under-tape cables. So if possible route the gear cables around the back of the bend.
I have Shimano 105 STI with hidden cables on mine and have had no problem with the gear shifting (yet )
Another slight drawback with "oversize" bars is fitting some accessories. I have the bar tape upto the centre section and it's to big a section for my bell. .

[brucelee]

Looking at your original bars I personally would have set them up differently.
I would turn them down and move the brake levers up so as to still maintain the "flat" feel to the tops.
Having said that I have gone off these "ergonomic" type as I have had them on a couple of bikes and now prefer the rounder bars.
The other bars shown I presume are what are now being called "Compact" as they have less reach and less drop. ??
I have one pair of Compacts and I do like them. The one thing I notice though is these bars will bring the bar-end levers nearer your knees if that is a concern?
As stated above they will be a shorter reach to the hoods and less of a reach down to the bar-ends.

Thanks for the input, I think I'll try turning the bars down first when I fit some ergo leavers, and see how it feels.

[reohn2]

Pro LT have more reach and more drop than FSA and other compact drops.
ProLT 110mm reach,125mm drop,FSA/Deda compact drops,80 reach,120mm drop,so you'll need a correspondingly longer stem with compacts to get the hoods in the same reach position.
Nearly all drop bars now sold have 31.8mm clamp size so will need a 31.8mm stem.