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CircaRigel
a Road RacerDate Reviewed: May 16, 2010
Strengths: Lightweight
great ergonomic design
reduction in hand fatigue
Great priceWeaknesses: Reach to brake levers may be a little far for someone with small hands.Bottom Line: There's not much to complain about these bars. The bend on top is definitely an improvement on the old standard, and the hump in the drops is a perfect fit to the hand, reducing hand fatigue. My only complaint is that the design can make it difficult for someone with small hands (like myself) to reach the brake levers, especially if they're not compact levers. I have compact, so this isn't a huge issue, but if the reach were any farther, it would be a big problem. While it's not generally listed as being available, I was able to find these in 38cm sizing at Amazon.com.
Favorite Ride: Lookout Mountain
Price Paid:
$56.00
Purchased At: Amazon
Bike Setup: -1987 vintage Vitus 979 bonded aluminum frame
- Nashbar Threaded Carbon Fork
- Ritchey Pro Biomax II 38 cm Handlebars
- Profile Design Cork-Synthetic composite bar wrap
- Cane Creek SCR-5C compact aero quick release brake levers- no QR on
the brakes I used
- Nashbar front wheel (replaced in 1993)
- Selle Italia Lady Gel Flow saddle
- Shimano Sora front derailleur
- Shimano Tiagra Triple chainring
- SRAM bottom bracket
- Nashbar Special Look-type clipless pedals
- Original 126 mm rear hub
- DT competition spokes
- Nickel plated brass nipples
- Mavic Open Pro rim
- Nashbar 7 spd. Huge Gear 12-34 freewheel
- Shimano Tourney Megarange rear derailleur
- Mavic SSC dual-pivot caliper brakes
- Profile Design Cork Composite bar tape
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NorCal_RS
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: November 5, 2008
Strengths: Excellent value, nice finish, good fit for my big hands.Weaknesses: I would prefer the drops to be just a bit longer at the end so that I could have one more hand position - but the bars are so comfortable in the drops compared to most that this is a minor complaint.Bottom Line: I have large hands and many of the ergo bars don't fit my grip well because they are too small. This bar fits me very well - the ergo 'bump' is well shaped and actually works on this bar - the best ergo bar I have had.
The compact design makes for a very comfortable ride.
The swept back tops fit my hands / wrists well - just enough for comfort but not too much that they look funny.
Stiff enough for country road riding.
Favorite Ride: Any country road
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Cinelli / Deda / 3T / ITM / Bontrager
Bike Setup: Cervelo RS
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Tyler Blalock
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: July 8, 2008
Strengths: Shape
Strength
High qualityWeaknesses: Price
Reach to brakes from drop is long.Bottom Line: These are very nice bars. The tops come back a little bit towards you, but I don't think that makes a huge difference. The real difference comes from the short reach and the shallow drops, which have a slight flair. They work great with Campy levers, buy the way, but the reach to the brakes is long due to the shallow drop. The ergonomic "bump" in the drop section fills up the hand quite nicely.
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