Adding _____ to your handlebars to create an ovalized "flat" spot

[Andrew Turner]

In an older RBW catalog, there was a blurb about adding some cut-up PVC pipe to the handlebars to achieve some different shapes to hold on to but I wanted to see if anyone else had solutions that were maybe a bit less scrappy. 

I've been spoiled by Ritchey's evocurve and it's ovalized top section, and wanted to achieve something similar to my 25.4 b135's. The brake housing will get me close but has anyone ever added something to their bars before wrapping to get a similar shape? Maybe just fold a strip of cork tape hotdog style and place it on the back of the bars pre-wrap? 

[Benjamin L. Kelley]

Nitto Monkey Bananas?   https://global.bluelug.com/nitto-monkey-banana.html

--ben

On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 9:39 PM Andrew Turner <andyree...@gmail.com> wrote:

In an older RBW catalog, there was a blurb about adding some cut-up PVC pipe to the handlebars to achieve some different shapes to hold on to but I wanted to see if anyone else had solutions that were maybe a bit less scrappy. 

I've been spoiled by Ritchey's evocurve and it's ovalized top section, and wanted to achieve something similar to my 25.4 b135's. The brake housing will get me close but has anyone ever added something to their bars before wrapping to get a similar shape? Maybe just fold a strip of cork tape hotdog style and place it on the back of the bars pre-wrap? 

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[Andrew Turner]

Forgot about those! BTW, here's that page from the Rivendell Reader, very much the DIY version of Nitto's product. 

[Lefebeaver]

I have done a lot of work on the dirt-drop bars on my Atlantis (Dajia Far Bars from Velo Orange) to aleviate numb fingers... a friend several years ago had a new specialized bike that had nicely shaped bars, so I looked into it, and discovered a Specialized product called Bar Shapers, which were rubber bits that had an inner radius the size of a bar, and then had thicker area in the middle. They came in two thicknesses, 4 pieces per package, around $7 per package I believe. I think this product is no longer made, but twice I've found old stock at random bike shops and had them mailed to me. This combined with a gel pad along the top of the bars, does the trick for me - gives a nice wide flattish area where my  hands rest most often - on the bar tops or on the hoods. So google Specialized Bar Shapers and see if you have any luck!