Handlebar Choice

[Cranky Rider]

I am in the process of building up a Rivendell Sam Hillborne to use as a City/Rando/Lite Touring bike and am hung-up on what handlebar to get.

If I were just riding in the city, I would go for an albatross. However, I am worried about sacrificing climbing position so i thought about a drop such as the Nitto Noodle. That is probably fine, but I am tired of riding drops. I have never ridden a moustache bar, but I hear they provide a wide variation in hand position and may offer the benefits of both the drop and albatross.

Any thoughts?

 

[vspa]

aside from drop bars and mountain bike style bars there are also some touring specific bars similar to a motor car steering wheel, handlebar choice is crucial for a good fit, including the stem, those two have a direct association, if you change one you might need to change the other,

 

[alfeng]

Originally Posted by Cranky Rider .

I am in the process of building up a Rivendell Sam Hillborne to use as a City/Rando/Lite Touring bike and am hung-up on what handlebar to get.

If I were just riding in the city, I would go for an albatross. However, I am worried about sacrificing climbing position so i thought about a drop such as the Nitto Noodle. That is probably fine, but I am tired of riding drops. I have never ridden a moustache bar, but I hear they provide a wide variation in hand position and may offer the benefits of both the drop and albatross.

Any thoughts?

This is a real question:

• are moustache handlebars available with a larger center section size than 25.4mm?

If not, then you may want to factor the [COLOR= #ff0000]stem-[/COLOR]handlebar combination into the build.