Leker Leks Albacore bar (Simworks Ramble etc)

[lucky...@gmail.com]

Speaking of the Ramble bar, has anyone checked out the Albacore bar by Lekerleks? Leker bars to be sold by Hope Cyclery. Sold at Mack’s Bikes and Goods. Made in PA. A wide steel Albatross inspired bar. Not sure they’re out there in the world yet.

[Eliot Balogh]

I think it looks cool but I’m pretty put off by the fact that it will rust…

On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 8:28 AM <lucky...@gmail.com> wrote:

Speaking of the Ramble bar, has anyone checked out the Albacore bar by Lekerleks? Leker bars to be sold by Hope Cyclery. Sold at Mack’s Bikes and Goods. Made in PA. A wide steel Albatross inspired bar. Not sure they’re out there in the world yet.

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[Doug Van Cleve]

Looks kinda cool, love the cottage industry aspect of it.  All of these types of bars seem VERY derivative of RBW and/or Nitto products though, IMHO of course.  Also pretty sure the steel Nitto stuff will also rust under the right (wrong ;^) conditions...

Doug

[lucky...@gmail.com]

I’m just very interested in all the bars coming out…the Worm bar is another (Magic Components) 

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[Brian Turner]

I think a lot of the alternative bars that are coming out seem to be filling a certain niche for riders who are looking for different positions but also the room to easily attach larger handlebar bags, like BxB, Fab's Chest, etc. Width is also something that has been trending as folks are looking for more comfort and control on rougher terrain. Personally I don't feel like a lot of the bars traditionally sold by Rivendell fill those needs. They might have a really comfortable sweep, but they're too narrow. Or they have a really comfortable width, but there's not enough room to easily attach a bag. Interestingly, the one bar Riv has come up with that made me say, "yeah, that's the one for me!" isn't even made by Nitto (the Tosco bar). Once people started bending and shaping their Noodles and Albatross bars to their liking, it's only natural to see a cottage industry of smaller companies making a variety of niche bars that all have nods to all the Nitto / RIvendell bars that came before them. I love it!