Is there a 31.8 clamp drop bar comparable to a Nitto Noodle 54cm?

[Scott]

Hey, all:

I'm wanting to try a 54cm Nitto Noodle drop, but I want to keep my 31.8 Faceplater to facilitate cockpit changes.

Anyone know of a comparable bar or solution? Maybe I should just get a Noodle and stem for change outs...

Also, am I on the right track going with a Noodle (54cm cuz I'm tall)? I plan on using it as a cockpit option for my Atlantis build.

Happy Holidays,

Scott

[Joe Bernard]

This doohickey works. I have one in a SOMA open stem holding a 25.4 Billie Bar, just make sure you pick the 26.0 version for Noodles. 

Riv only seems to have them in black and it's kind of annoying on my stem cuz the face plate has a big-old hole in the front where you can see the shim, but the Nitto Face Plater doesn't have that. Maybe someone else sells a silver shim. 

https://www.rivbike.com/products/aluminum-handlebar-shim-25-4-or-26-0-to-31-8-wheels-manufacturing

[Scott Luly]

Thanks, Joe! I'll check out the doohickey...

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[zem...@gmail.com]

Agree with Joe. The best 31.8 noodle is a noodle with a shim :)

[Joe Bernard]

They're kinda fiddly but not too bad with an open face stem. I've used the old Nitto shims with the squared sharp edges in traditional Technomics/Tallux and whatnot and...never again! 

[Steven Sweedler]

Scott, yesterday on the Bob list I asked about comparisons of the Noodle and the RH Randonneur bar that comes in 31.8. The two responders liked both bars and had used them for years. Steve

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[Scott Luly]

Steve,

Thank you! That's exactly the kind of direction I was looking for. I'll have a look at the RH Randonneur as a 31.8 option.

Happy Holidays,

Scott

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[Scott Luly]

Joe,

Thanks for the info, always welcome...

Scott

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[Scott Luly]

Steve,

Are you in same position I am, looking for a 31.8 drop?

Did you see the RH Maes Parallel on the their site?

Thoughts?!

Has anyone else tried the RH Randonneur or Maes Parallel? Takes, please?

Best,

Scott

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[Conway Bennett]

I switched to the 31.8 faceplate ecosystem and gave been flirting with the Ride Farr Supa-Wide by Nitto.

[Scott Luly]

Conway, thanks for the tip.

I just looked, and those Ride Farr drops are Supa-Wide...up to 750 mm!

Ima get one on the shipping truck, in addition to the RH Randonneur I ordered prior to reading your post. Options are good, usually. Sometimes I plex too much on options...haha.

Onward,

Scott

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[Conway Bennett]

Scott,

I ride tumbleweed prospector bars for the last 6 months with a discord fingerling stem, but I like drops but got used to the width.  I did purchase the new 54 cm Nitto noodle, but I have not ridden it yet.  My dark horse pick for wide bars is the vo rando bar that comes in 50 cm wide.  Since I have these, I can't justify the Renee Herse option at 4x the price.

[Patrick Moore]

I use the Maes Parallel on 3 bikes and IMO it's the best road drop bar on the market at least for non-brifter brake levers: longish reach, long flat ramps, modest drop, flat hooks. It does come in 31.8.

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[Andrew Spencer]

The rene herse maes bars look alot like noodles and come in 31.8

[Patrick Moore]

Nitto makes a 25.4 to 31.8 handlebar shim; I used one to get my first pair of Maes Parallels to fit my Ritchey stem. Rivendell and Analog sell them.

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[Steven Sweedler]

Scott, I wanted a bar at least  as wide as my 48 Noodles, right now planning on trying the 52 Noodles with a 26.0 clamp. The Maes are 46 at the widest. Steve

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[Scott Luly]

Patrick:

Please, clarify what you mean by "best road drop bar on the market at least for non-brifter brake levers."

I have a set of Ultegra brifters I'm wanting to install on my newly purchased HR Randonneur bars, as you know are similar to the Maes Parrallel.

Scott

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[Patrick Moore]

I have to retract my overly confident assertion: "best" for bars and saddles can only mean "best for me." But here is what I like about the Maes Parallel, after using scores of other road and "dirt" drop  bars.

The long flat ramps. I like my bars set up with ramps and ends of hooks parallel to the ground, and the MP seems perfectly designed for this, allowing you to mount your levers high enough without eliminating the flat ramp ahead of the hoods. 

Positions: Instead of 4 positions: hooks, hoods, ramps behind hoods, flats, I get 5: hooks, hoods, ramps behind hoods, ramps a bit further back, flats.

The flat hooks. My left palm hurts when I rest it for more than 10 minutes on a slanted hook. The other day I was in the hooks of the MP bar for a good 5 miles non-stop, total 7 miles with a bit of a break; again, very sensitive left palm. True, I did shift the left palm around every half mile or mile, but I was in the drop position as described. Can't do that with drop bar slanted downward.

The moderate drop. I like an aero hoods position, but enough difference when moving from hoods to hooks so that there is material advantage against a headwind; but I dislike deep drops which at almost 68 I find too low -- reason I swapped out the 140 mm drop Nitto 165 and Giro d'Italia bars for the MPs (both have 90 mm ramps and 140 mm drop, IIRC). The MPs are wonderful for this: again, long reach, modest drop.

Finally, the quality: the best of Nitto standards among all the levels of high Nitto quality standards.

Oh, and even more finally: they have a prettier polish than say the Noodle or 165 or GdI.

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[Jason Fuller]

Late to the party, but I wholeheartedly suggest the Nitto M137 'dirt drop' bar.  I have the 54cm, which measures 54 at the ends but about 49-50cm at the hoods. Not super long reach like a randonneur bar (which won't fit right if you try to re-use your stem, most likely), but still has pretty classic looks with just a bit of modern flare (literally, and figuratively).  Got mine from Blue Lug. 

[Scott Luly]

Jason,

Thanks for the Nitto M137 recommendation. I'll check it out. I've already ordered the Nitto made RH Randonneur. In the product description it wasn't noted as a long reach bar. Maybe you could check their site and let me know what you think of the bar description, please? It sounds like a good bar to have in the quiver.

And exactly what do you mean it likely won't work with my stem, too much reach? I have Nitto FacePlaters in 60, 85, 110, and 135 and was thinking about starting with 60 as a starting point.

Cheers,

Scott

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[Jason Fuller]

Scott, 

Oh, I missed that you have ALL the faceplaters!  Nice!  I thought you had one stem you were looking to use, and the randonneur bars tend to need a shorter stem than other drop bars.  The RH bar is 115mm reach, vs the M137's 78mm reach - 37mm difference! What is nice about the long reach of the randonneur bars is that you have tons of real estate fore-aft to rest your hands, hence their value as a long distance bar, but good plan to start with the shortest stem.  

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[David Hallerman]

Scott, the Nitto M151 is a new favorite. Somewhat shallower with less reach than Noodles, but still same basic effects for me.

I have the 31.8 version on my Gunnar Sport, and the 26.0 clamp size (everything else the same) on my Rambouillet.

https://www.retro-gression.com/products/nitto-m151f-ssb-handlebar

That’s where I bought the bars. Interesting online presence.

Dave

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