Opinions about Crust Nullabar and similar?

[Kesler Roberts]

Hi - 

I am running Nitto Noodles on my AHH.  They are fine, but sometimes - actually often - I find myself in an "oops wrong bike" moment, and wish that I had something more like, but not as extreme as, the Ritchey Beacon bars I have on another bike (80D/65R/36o flare).  I find that being able to "go wide" in the drops is so much more comfortable on a chunky descent and still gives me fulll access to the brake levers.

This leaves me looking at the Nullabar and the few others that are available in a 26mm clamp size.

Does anyone have experience with this one or suggestions about other similar bars?

Thanks!

[Conway Bennett]

I like the shape of the nullabar, but it has too much drop for how wide it is.  I love wide drop bars, but they need to be short reach and shallow drop.  My favorite is the ritchey corralitos, and I've been enjoying the rune hilt which has a 26 clamp.  I have 54 cm noodles with a 26 clamp and tumbleweed big dippers that are out of commission if you're interested in something like those.

[Kesler Roberts]

Thank you!  That's all helpful - I was not aware of the Hilt or the Coralito - looking into those now.  What width Big Dipper do you have?

[Josh C]

I really like the crust nulla’s personally. I find the drop easy to ride in, and I’ve never really enjoyed riding in the drops a whole lot. I got a pair and liked them enough that I setup a second bike with them. I’ve got both of the widest versions (I think they are 50 & 52 cm) and they are both pretty great. I wouldn’t mind trying something with super shallow drops at some point but swapping drops is a PITA. Also some of the super shallow drop bars take away from the classic rando type aesthetic that I tend to like. 

[Kesler Roberts]

Thanks!  I think that with how high I can get the bars on the Homer, the drop really won’t be much of an issue.  I may have to give them a try.

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[Kesler Roberts]

I appreciate the help here and in DM's.

At the end of all this, I'll have a Nitto No. 177 bar that I don't need any more.  I believe it's a Soba bar, which I've heard are rare/sought after.  Can anyone tell me how to confirm whether it's the Soba variant?

[Conway Bennett]

The So Bar was a wider noodle before Riv's 52 and 54 variants.

The Soba was much earlier.  That was a bulged, not sleeved, lighter variant of the noodle.  This one seems to be held in high regard on the list.

There's also a short, shallow version by fairweather, the 174aa.  There is now the blue lug all road plus which is a further evolution of the design--I really like me this iteration.

Fair winds,

Captain Conway Bennett
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