Anyone tried the mod174 drop bar from Nitto?

[John M]

I'm looking for drop handlebars for my Hunqapillar and stumbled onto this bar from Fairweather in Japan.  It's a modified Nitto Noodle with shorter reach and drop:

Fairweather Allroad

As far as I know, it is only available from Fairweather in Japan, so I'm wondering if someone here might have taken the plunge and tried it out.  Any reviews?

Ideally I'd love to find something like the Ritchey EvoMax but with 26.0 clamp diameter.  Does such a bar exist?

thanks,

john

[Irving]

Hey John,

I have a set of Nitto Mod174 bars. They are very similar to Noodles but the shorter reach/drop plays very nicely with modern levers with long ramps. PM me if you're interested, as I may be selling a set.

The Nitto M151F is available in the US and is similar if you wanted a short reach/shallow drop bar.

- Irving

[John M]

Thanks Irving.  I sent you a PM as well. 

Those 151s look like they have a nice shape, but almost no flare at the drops.  I'd love to find a bar with the flat ramps of the Noodle, compact dimensions and some flare at the drops.  The Salsa Cowbell fits the bill, but is strictly 31.8 clamp diameter.

[Jim Bronson]

How much more is the reach on a Noodle?

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[Tim Gavin]

The Nitto B135 Randonneur bars have relatively compact dimensions (short reach), and some flare to the drops.  

But, they only come in one or two widths, and some folks don't like the upward angle of the tops near the stem.

[Irving]

Nitto MOD176 (Noodle) = Reach 110mm, Drop 130mm

Nitto MOD174 = Reach 75mm, Drop 125mm

On Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 8:40:22 AM UTC-7, Jim Bronson wrote:

How much more is the reach on a Noodle?

On Aug 29, 2016 21:03, "John M" <john....@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm looking for drop handlebars for my Hunqapillar and stumbled onto this bar from Fairweather in Japan.  It's a modified Nitto Noodle with shorter reach and drop:

Fairweather Allroad

As far as I know, it is only available from Fairweather in Japan, so I'm wondering if someone here might have taken the plunge and tried it out.  Any reviews?

Ideally I'd love to find something like the Ritchey EvoMax but with 26.0 clamp diameter.  Does such a bar exist?

thanks,

john

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[Steve Palincsar]

On 08/30/2016 12:02 PM, Irving wrote:
> Nitto MOD176 (Noodle) = Reach 110mm, Drop 130mm

That's not correct. The Noodle is the 177. The 176 aka "Dream Bar" is
a standard Maes bar. Here's Riv's listing for the "Noodle"
http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/hb1.htm and for the sake of comparison
here is a page on the 176:
https://www.retro-gression.com/products/nitto-m176-dream-handlebar and
here is a page on the 174:
http://www.santucci-cycles.com/product/fairweather-nitto-mod-174-compact-drop-handlebar/?v=7516fd43adaa

[Irving]

Whoops, Steve is right.

[Lungimsam]

Maes as in same as the Maes Parallel on the Compass site?

[Justin August]

I love the MoD174. I have it in 42 and I am looking for it in 44cm silver. Fairweather is out and I'm debating ordering the 46cm.

It's a great bar and really fits well with the longer hoods of modern brake levers.

Irving - what size do you have?

-Justin, Oakland

[Lungimsam]

1. Which one has flatter ramps and lines up better with the Shimano BLR400 levers like you can do on a Noodle? Mod174/Fairweather Allroad or M151F?

2. Which one is more like a Noodle?

[Justin August]

Mod174 is the same "shape" as the noodle (sweeping back to you) just wish shrunken proportions of reach and drop.

-Justin

[Richard Rios]

Also check out simworks to smile, marcella, or wonderer bars if you haven't picked up a bar yet. All shortish reach shallow/ish drop bars. All nitto made. I had the chance to meet with some of the simworks crew at golden saddle cyclery in LA, super cool people worth supporting. I was informed the name was originally sHim works. Like the little pieces of metal you use to make different size bars and stems work together harmoniously. But the owner dislikes four letter names and hence sIm works it became. Just thought I'd share that little factoid. Really seems like they are trying to put alot of thought into everything they do much like Riv.

[Lungimsam]

Does the 174 take bar end shifters?