Bar68 - Not a swept back but not a flatty

[Ben R]

Last year around the spring I took a pair of Albatros bars and bent them out.  the shape ended up being pretty sweet, but I ended up dimpling the bars and didn't feel safe to use them.

I was talking to James about the shape and he mentioned to me how they had a "new bar" in the works.

fast forward a few months and he had a pair on his platty.  I got to ride it around and it felt good but didn't really catch my attention as Im into wide(r) bars.  I actually rode it like a total of 4X from other times.

anyways I ended up picking up a pair in last weeks release.  finally got to get them out on a proper ride and not just around the block.

-not a swept back bar but not a flat bar.  the rise feels nice.

-threw in some 20mm bar extension to get the width I wanted.

-they feel great. a tad not as big as the crust Juan martins I was running. the extenders turn it from a "bent out albatross" to a "bent out billie bar".

-the ramps and little extra space in the grip area feels good for climbs.

-will go back to Ergon grips as the angle of the bar and esi grips didn't get along with my arthritic hands.

-was skeptical at first and thought I would end up selling them after one ride but 10/10 they will probably stay on for a while...

surprised it hasn't been brought up in RBW yet.

[Drew Fitchette]

Nice one, Ben!

I ordered these but since I’m in the east coast they aren’t supposed to arrive till Wednesday. 

How long of a stem are you running on the Susie? Was curious to see where these land as far as coming back toward you. 

[Ben R]

ahhhh I guess that's why it hasn't been posted yet is because people haven't gotten them yet.

im running an 85mm nitto fillet brazed 4 bolt stem.  feels about right.  not too close but not too far for me.