Due to the cable routing situation (tight bend under the stem) I think it would be prudent to seek a riser stem instead of this stem and bars with no rise.. that way bars are still in roughly the same spot. I’d also enjoy the extra flat area on a zero rise bar by adding some tape for an additional hand position .. ideally alloy like these and at least 620mm width like these… any suggestions? I see folks in here flaunting their big wide sweepy $100 bars and that’s well and good but I’m not in that league, these dimension bars cost me $20, would be swell if there’s something similarly priced with no rise.. or at least under $50
by ted_garamblington
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I know you said “no rise” but the Steve Potts camper bar has very subtle rise and looks like pretty similar sweep and are 740mm. I love em
You can also get a cable hanger thats lower. Might be cheaper and lets you keep this bar.
Would a fork mounted cable hanger solve the issue?
Check out the Simworks Getaround bar.
What if you routed the cable over the stem?
If you had a really tall stem you could also flip the bars lol
You can redo the front brake cable for less than $50
I agree with everyone who says you could reroute the front brake and lower the stem for less than any bars, but the VO porteur bars are a good looking, affordable ($46), nearly flat (15mm drop) option if you don’t want to go that route.
https://velo-orange.com/cdn/shop/products/db03b97bc83d4466d5416ea2f4a8b1e6_900x.jpg?v=1507090185
Wald handlebars are a sleeper option, but I agree that a cable hanger would probably fix this too.
Kalloy Tourist AL-030 is what you want. They have just a negligible amount of rise. and they’re like 20 bucks. i have them on a couple of bikes, really like them.
https://www.thebikesmiths.com/products/kalloy-al030?variant=6914460385314
Go up and over the bars on the left side of the stem. Add a noodle if needed
https://preview.redd.it/5o7ldy1yrmsg1.png?width=683&format=png&auto=webp&s=bac48b24101b9b5b6e79e5bf73f04dc7d8085419
You can also use a v-brake noodle to make the curve for you.
Fucking sexy bike man!
Is the cable noticeable while riding? Because the bend doesn’t look like it should be a problem. If it is not annoying while riding, I would personally just keep it the way it is.
I think the Velo Orange Curvy bars are exactly what you’re describing. Unfortunately they are $60 so slightly out of budget but nice and wide
Ergotec moon has 0 raise, but slightly less backsweep at just 23°
Their lady town bar has just 16mm raise but a comfortable 30degree backsweep which looks like yours.
Then there is the Toulouse with 15mm raise, extreme 63degree backsweep which results in reduced with. it looks great on a 700c mixte, but awkward with that much backsweep on a mtb frame.
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