In Praise of Get Around Bars

[Birdman]

Hey Bunch,

I recently built up the world’s largest(?) Stumpjumper, which I purchased from Ant, a fellow list member, friend, and brother in the eternal quest for large frame bicycles. Ant has Sim Works Get Around Bars on his Toyo Atlantis and, based on his recommendation, I put them on the Stumpjumper. 

Folks, I love these bars. I wanted to share with the group, because I think they’d work particularly well on older Riv models that have relatively shorter TTs compared to the current offerings.  I’m considering making the switch on my 66cm Quickbeam (62cm TT), for example, and they would fit on my 66cm Ram too (61cm TT). I’d think twice about putting them on my 65cm 2017 MUSA Atlantis (63.5cm TT). For reference, the Stumpy has a 59.5cm TT and a 130cm stem.

Isaac in Portland, OR

[chris feczko]

Yeah I've got these too. Had them on my quickbeam for a while and now theyre on my 61cm Atlantis. Great bars for. great price.

Chris

[Eric Daume]

That’s an awesome looking build. Maybe I should have jumped on that frame!

Eric

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[Gabriel Bruguier]

Isaac-- congrats on that sweeet Stumpy build!!!  I've been wanting to try out Extraterrestrials for quite some time.  What rims are you running and how wide/tall do they measure on them?

Also +1 in praise of the Getaround bar.  I ran it on a 58cm Toyo Atlantis and it perfectly dialed in the fit.  After selling that frame, it now lives on my Rockhopper/Crust cargo bike.  I'm currently in the process of upgrading this build.

[Birdman]

Thanks guys! I'm really excited about how it turned out.

Gabriel, I'm running 26" Ritchey Vantage Experts. The ETs measure 2.5" wide and 2 5/16" tall.

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[Birdman]

And Gabriel, that Rockhopper is amazing

[Isaac]

Hi Isaac, nice to meet another Isaac,  Great Sutumpjumper and +1 on the Getaround bar. I liked it so much that I got the Seven titanium version but went back to the original because I liked the shape better. Just a wonderful bar.

Isaac in Seattle.

[Bones]

Those look great. Anyone have any experience with both those and the wavie bars? Any preference?

[Isaac]

I have both the Wavie and Getaround bar. The getaround is really fun for mountian biking and adventurous around town ridding. The Wavie bar is also great at those tasks but also much more comfortable on long rides since it has a little more back sweep and a nice forward hand position. That’s how they work for me, love them both.

On Friday, March 27, 2020 at 11:09:25 AM UTC-7, Birdman wrote:

[Conway Bennett]

I'm in the minority. I had get around bars mated to a Nitto hi-riser stem on my quickbeam and I did not like them. If someone reads this and wants mine, please buy them!

[Conway Bennett]

I have gotten a few inquiries about my offer so here is the information:

Yes, they are silver. I only road these for a few months last summer but there are some scratches in the 'skid proof' coating from other handlebars rubbing against them in my garage and some shop wear from storage but the were never dropped or crashed.

How is $60 shipped net to me in the CONUS but local sales in Chicago preferred and with a $10 discount!? Please PM if interested. And it was not my intention to derail this into a FS thread so my apologies to the original author.

[Patrick Moore]

Those look much like the Surly Open Bar, one of the very few non-drop bars that my hands and shoulders srt-of tolerate -- tho' I amputated about 10% off the ends for a more comfortable width.

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[Samuel Huang]

I'm thinking of converting a vintage road bike from drops to a flat bar. Tried out my friend's Miyata 210 set up with Nitto Jitensha bars and they felt really nice. These look great too though! Any thoughts on how the Get Around bars compare to the Jitenshas?

Sam in Berkeley 

On Friday, March 27, 2020 at 11:09:25 AM UTC-7, Birdman wrote:

[Birdman]

Hi Sam,
I had Jitensha bars on my Quickbeam several years ago. It’s been so long that i can’t make a direct comparison, other than to say that The Get Around Bars or more comfortable than I remember the Jitensha bars feeling. Others may chime in with a more recent point of reference. The GABs have more sweep and rise, whereas the Jitenshas were flat, I believe. You can compare specs and a visual on whatbars dot com

[Samuel Huang]

Thanks for the info -- comparing them on whatbars it looks like the Jitenshas are narrower and have more sweep back actually. The Get Arounds do seem more fun/adventurey/MTB-suitable with a whole 120mm in extra width, and I could just keep my old 25.4 stem. Might have to give them a shot!

[S]

The drawback of the Jitensha bars is that the grip area is relatively short and so you can't use brake levers with standard length grips.

[Birdman]

Good catch, Sam. My bad.

[Mitch]

hey! if you are ever looking to sell this frame- id buy!

On Monday, March 30, 2020 at 9:56:06 PM UTC-7 Birdman wrote:

Good catch, Sam. My bad.

[Matthew P]

Good thread you resurrected Mitchel Fulfer.
Birdman Issac's StumpJumper with 2.5's is awesome. I have 2.3" on my "SC" of similar year (mine: '84) and didn't think 2.5" would fit. I think the ET's small tread/knobs help. I'll keep an eye out.
I assume Captain Conway's bars sold quick. That 2020 price looks mighty nice now!  :)
-Matthew P, San Diego - Kumeyaay Territory