non-drop/non-albatross/non-mustache bar'd hilsens

[Seth Vidal]

So I've been riding around on a used tandem I got for me and the stoker quite a bit. It's an older santana and we've converted it over from the drops to a more upright posture. I put on a pair of incredibly cheap dimension arc bars ($14) and a set of ergon grips and it is disconcertingly comfortable. I like the grips, I like the position I end up in on the bars and I'm thinking.... I could do this on the hilsen, convert it over to a 1x9 and keep the rom for go-fasty (well, go less slow-y). 

So I thought I'd ask here - what other kind of bars should I think about.

These are the ones I put on the tandem:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001F3077M/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00

So.. Any suggestions.

-sv

[Jeremy Till]

Not really a suggestion...nor is my bike a Hilsen...but I ended up with a similar bar on my Quickbeam, a generic "Masi" branded swept back flat bar (it was a take-off from one of their "Soulville" bikes).  Flat black, too...not great aesthetics but it feels the best of the bars I've tried so far on that bike:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/85709120@N07/8135411607/

Soma also makes the "Noah's Arc" bar which is similar.  Nitto also has this swept flat bar, with a bit more of a "segmented" look.  Then their are the various Jitensha/MAP/Ahearne/VO Postino options, which have a bit more going on in terms of bends. 

[Jim Mather]

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> On Monday, November 5, 2012 6:42:37 PM UTC-8, Seth Vidal wrote:
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>> So I thought I'd ask here - what other kind of bars should I think about.
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I'm liking the Surly Open Bar: http://surlybikes.com/parts/open_bar

Here are some photos of it on my Sam:
https://picasaweb.google.com/110622815911611774447/September282012

jim m
wc ca

[Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery]

I like the Soma Clarence bar. Open bar is good, too. Silver is not an option in either case. Civia also has a variety of swept-back flat bars.

[Mike]

I've used the Surly Open Bar and it's good. For a while I was liking it more than the Albatross Bar but now I'm back to being a fan of the Albatross. Currently I have an Alba on my Cross Check and an Open Bar on my Big Dummy. 

--mike

[dougP]

I have an Origin 8 Space Bar :

http://www.origin-8.com/?page_id=91&short_code=Space+Off+Road+II&prod_model_uid=6331&cl1=HANDLEBARS

on a non-Riv city bike.  I like the angle of the bars where you grip.  They come either black or polished.  IIRC they were around $30 at my LBS.  Got tipped to these from another listmember. 

dougP

On Monday, November 5, 2012 6:42:37 PM UTC-8, Seth Vidal wrote:

[Matthew J]

Originally tried the Jitensha bars on a whim (how many handlebar designs out there were originally for a pope?) and have used them on my primary bike ever since.

 

http://jitensha.com/eng/flatbar05.html

Mitch Pryor and Ahearne make a slightly larger version:

 

http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=10118

 

Link to good blog post on the bar design:

 

http://benscycle.blogspot.com/2010/03/new-products-3tttpriest-ish-bars.html

[Ron Mc]

here's what my buddy gave his stoker when he converted his tandem to upright

http://www.cyclocamping.com/Handlebars__Grips__Tapes/modolo_dumbo_customizable_trekking_handlebar_black/DUMBO-39.aspx

the Modolo Dumbo - can't get more adjustable than this trekking bar.  

[Frank Brose]

I had the Soma Noahs arc on a Riv Allrounder which I sold F/f/HS.
Like a da I sold the bars and wish I still had them. I liked them and
can't explain why. They just had a nice comfortable curve and feel to
them. I'm gonna get some more.