It’s important that bicycle riders choose the right handlebars for their bike to maximize their riding experience. In today’s video, Jackson breaks down a few different fixed gear handlebar types and rates them according to different criteria: comfort, control, tricks, speed, and aesthetics. From bullhorns, drop handlebars, and riser handlebars to BMX-style bars, each handlebar has pros and cons that suit different rider needs. Jackson brings a unique experience with freestyle trick riding that will help riders choose the best bars to suit their needs.
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0:00 – INTRO
0:33 – BACKGROUND
1:19 – TAPE AND GRIPS
1:41 – CRITERIA
1:57 – BULLHORNS
4:16 – BULLHORN RATINGS
5:28 – INTEGRATED HANDLEBARS
6:01 – STEM LENGTH
6:20 – INTEGRATED CONS
6:39 – DROPBARS
8:15 – HOODS
9:02 – DROP RATINGS
10:03 – BMX BARS
10:51 – RUFF BIKE CO
11:21 – BMX BARS
12:41 – BMX BAR RATING
13:17 – COMFORT BARS
13:55 – COMFORT BAR RATING
14:48 – RISER HANDLEBARS
15:48 – NARROW BARS
16:26 – RISER FLATS RATING
17:09 – RANKINGS
18:21 – CONCLUSIONS
34 Comments
One question because i found FG very uncomfy. Now i See your Seat Position compared to your Bar Position and i Wonder if you Hang in a very Steep angle (triangle?) which seems pretty uncomfy as well…or do you Ride a bike which is on The smaller side at your personal height what give you Space?
I think i maybe Choosed a too big Frame Size because i had my Head Always is the kneck and my back flat over the Frame 🤷🙄
"You can barely get your hands on your handlebars, looking kinda shaky when you're weaving through cars" – MC SpandX Aug 10, 2009
Single speeds can make sense, but fixed gear bikes are foolish imo.
And bad on your knees
alot of messengers in toronto used to just remove the brake levers from a set to have hoods on drops on a brakeless track. your idea is still smart, you just gotta make it better.
could the bullhorn bars be inserted backward giving a drop grip,,,i don't think he mentioned that working configuration as a possibility?
I remember as a kid riding bmx bikes around town and seeing who could do the craziest thing, the cool thing was to ride without brakes using your foot jammed into the back tire to break and to angle your handlebars really far forward.
Bull horns are, I think, the most utilitarian of all for a fixed gear. Theres a reason they were so popular and the only reason they started getting made fun of is because that movie. No reason to trash a good thing even if people get fickle about it.
15:56 Where's this longer video about narrow handlebars, very interesting
I have been searching for that little piece of history. A child’s bike with a banana seat and ape bars.
I need a couple of seconds of footage for a no budget film festival walk down memory lane. Or even just a photo.
idiots breaks is safety
Flat bars especially the wide ones look disgusting to my eyes on road/fixed gear bikes. Drops and horns are the best.
Хоть у кого-то рождаются оригинальные идеи имеющие под собой практический смысл.
Молодец парень, у тебя есть собственное мнение.
uncanny valley
The lane splitters with the pink grips. I was a bike messenger in the 90's i wouldn't have grips on them though because i didn't want them slipping off just straight aluminum sawed off little bars. They took me 60+ miles a day through traffic on my KHS aerotrack. It took a while to get to that point though. when your riding that hard that much the less the better.
Anyone know what drop bars those were?? Ive been looking for riser drop bars for a while and I can never find decent ones
The dildo bar
yo i love the idea of dummy levers for your drop bars, you should design them to be left and right blinkers too, so night riding, you got blinkers turn left or right. just sayin
Seeing a car steering wheel on a bike makes me instantly enraged 😮
Bullhorns are the best! 😂
Why do you say drops are bad for jumping curbs?
Bullhorns all day!
My favorite urban bike bar is a flat 0' sweep ritchey mtb bar with Cane Creek T ergo control bar ends.
im in nyc i low key hated the tiny scooter bars trend just not my style im rocking with the bullhorns but i never hold them by the horn lol
Shorten your videos dude
My guy I’ve been riding fixed gear for years and nobody I know ride carbon anything frames, bars, wheels. Nobody I know rides tubeless wheels on fixed gear either, that’s silly. most people I know that ride fixed, their frames are steel, some use aluminum but that’s silly and theres no such thing as fixed weight weenies. And what is with talking about fixed and all you’re doing is tuning up your road bikes? You are on some poser ass stuff, bro.
13:35 I used to use a kind of a mustard bar but placed in the opposite side with the bar ends pointing to the front it results in kind of a bullhorn or pursuit bars, but honestly it's one of the most comfortable sets in terms of handlebars I've ever used and the look, makes the bike look more aggressive, aerodynamic and looks fast even if is just parker there 😎👌
15:05 i don't like tose long riser handle bars, I don't like the look, the feeling, the unpractical they are through traffic 🤢🤢🤢🤮
I have like 20 handle bars, but I don't have any of those 🤮
15:32 the kind of bar I'm using now 😎👌
Mustache bars. I have been running them on my first Fixie for like ever, and I love them. I run brakes and road levers add an extremely comfortable hand position for all day riding. Give em a try!
Curious that none of your footage for high rise bars is actually on fixies. Because fixies SUCK as BMX bikes.
We used to rock the short flat handlebars for bike polo. Worked out alright. Didn't get tangled up with other players as much. cheers mate nice video!
cinelli integralter FTW
I 3d printed dummy hoods and used a couple hose clamps. Has worked for 2+ years
I got Surly Corner Bars on my Karate Monkey. love them! Speed plus Control on rough terrain