Handlebar Recommendations Pls?

[Philip Barrett]

You know, my old Dutch riding buddy Hans Der Barrs! He was fast in his day...

Actually I'm currently using a set of Boscos on my Platypus, lovely & upright but due to my Piriformis issues I feel like I need to be a little more canted forward to take some pressure off the sit bones.

The choices out there are overwhelming quite frankly. Maybe the Wavie but IDK, what do you think?

[lucky...@gmail.com]

Have you considered the Losco? I borrowed one and found it a nice low compromise to the Tosco and both way flatter than the Bosco.

On Apr 21, 2023, at 13:19, Philip Barrett <philipr...@gmail.com> wrote:



You know, my old Dutch riding buddy Hans Der Barrs! He was fast in his day...

Actually I'm currently using a set of Boscos on my Platypus, lovely & upright but due to my Piriformis issues I feel like I need to be a little more canted forward to take some pressure off the sit bones.

The choices out there are overwhelming quite frankly. Maybe the Wavie but IDK, what do you think?

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[Justin Kennedy]

I routinely switch back and forth b/t an upright bar with a long stem (Uncle Ron's Ortho Bars lately) and Wavies with a stubbie stem, and really dig both set ups. Very different feels but both super comfy. 

[Brian Turner]

Billie bar? Wavie? Surly Terminal? VO Granola bar? All possible contenders.

I personally love the Tosco bar, but also have a Magic Moth bar (which is basically the same as a Ron’s Ortho bar). These all seem like good recommendations to me.

On Apr 21, 2023, at 4:49 PM, Justin Kennedy <thesix...@gmail.com> wrote:

I routinely switch back and forth b/t an upright bar with a long stem (Uncle Ron's Ortho Bars lately) and Wavies with a stubbie stem, and really dig both set ups. Very different feels but both super comfy. 

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[Joe Bernard]

My opposite problem was my Billies had me a smidge more leaning in than my arthritic wrists would tolerate so I switched back to Boscos. I'll bet you would like the Billie Bar. 

[Garth]

Having experience with debilitating inner sit bone pain, what worked for me is going long(stretched) and low and using your quadriceps more, which may involve moving your saddle forward and even a different saddle that favors that favors that position. Much more of a road like position, but with your hands level or even slightly above saddle height. In using your quads more, pushing hard, that naturally takes pressure off the butt and the hands at the same time. That's how pro road racers can ride with narrow saddles and road bars on narrow tires even on cobblestones, they're exerting so much power with their quads that it rather alleviates butt and hand pressure. It's just not road riders that do that, it's riders of all genres that push down on the pedals hard.

If your quads aren't particularly strong or more like, unfamiliar with loading them up, even simply laying on your back and bending your knees towards you, and raising up your torso, making yourself like a ramp, does wonders. 

The general rule of thumb I grew up with as a subjectively ideal riding position, when you're in your long and low position, the font hub should either be hidden or behind the middle of the bar at the stem. This was with drop bars , but it works too with the Albatross bars I have, the middle of the bar is a little forward of the hub when I look down. I have a 13cm stem on the Bombadil, which also has an atypically longer TT and reach than all other regular chainstay Rivs. 

I know all that seems complicated, and it need not be..... Just Be Happy and which Way ;)

[Philip Barrett]

Apologies for the tardy reply, Spectrum decided we didn't want internet last night! But wow, thanks Garth & everyone else for your thoughtful & insightful responses. I do think that stretched out more is going to be the 1 st step here and the bars will be part of that. I also have a collection of saddles including less supportive ones (which sounds counter-intuitive I know) so part 2 will be to try that as well.

I'll be the only Platypus rider in the drops!

[Hoch in ut]

Instead of switching out the bars, I’d experiment on a ride by grabbing the more forward part of the handlebars. If that alleviates the issue, then I’d even say a longer stem might do the trick. Then I’d go to bars. Just a thought. 

[Philip Barrett]

@Roberta - I'd responded to your PM, check your email & LMK if it didn't come through?