Questions about winged bars...

Cat1RDR said:

I'm looking for some new bars for my bike and was wondering what people who have ridden winged bars think of them.

I'm specially looking at either the FSA K-wings or Easton ec70's but I have also thought about many of the other choices like the mono-q at the bottom of this page, tokenproducts.comproducts.phpOpen ↗.

I've heard lots of good things about the FSA's but relatively nothing about the Easton's or anything else.

I do not have any experience with the Easton bar, but the FSA K-wing is amazing. They are shaped which help position your hands on the bar. I do not grip the bar and avoid hand and upper arm fatigue.

Cat1RDR said:

I'm looking for some new bars for my bike and was wondering what people who have ridden winged bars think of them.

Primary benefits of such bars is grip comfort when riding on the top. If this is what you're main concern you may still be able to use your current bars by using ITM millenium ergo bar rubber grip slip-ons. They basically slide into your round drop bar and psotion them over the top.

Remember that just about every manufacturer makes a similar set of bars...

http://www.dedaelementi.com/it/cat_racing.asp

http://www.3ttt.com/ita/fr_curve.htm

http://www.itm.it/sito_it/main_it.htm

http://www.ovalconcepts.com/products2.php?idProd1=2

http://www.tokenproducts.com/2005/05htm/products.php?pc1id=31

...just to name a few. Happy shopping! 🙂

Cat1RDR said:

I'm looking for some new bars for my bike and was wondering what people who have ridden winged bars think of them.

I'm specially looking at either the FSA K-wings or Easton ec70's but I have also thought about many of the other choices like the mono-q at the bottom of this page, tokenproducts.comproducts.phpOpen ↗.

I've heard lots of good things about the FSA's but relatively nothing about the Easton's or anything else.

Only worth the money if you spend a significant time riding on the tops of the bars.

Cat1RDR said:

I'm looking for some new bars for my bike and was wondering what people who have ridden winged bars think of them.

I'm specially looking at either the FSA K-wings or Easton ec70's but I have also thought about many of the other choices like the mono-q at the bottom of this page, tokenproducts.comproducts.phpOpen ↗.

I've heard lots of good things about the FSA's but relatively nothing about the Easton's or anything else.

I've got a set of FSA k-wings on my bike and they are very comfortable. No more standard bars for me. The internal cable routing is pretty cool as well.

Cat1RDR said:

I'm looking for some new bars for my bike and was wondering what people who have ridden winged bars think of them.

I'm specially looking at either the FSA K-wings or Easton ec70's but I have also thought about many of the other choices like the mono-q at the bottom of this page, tokenproducts.comproducts.phpOpen ↗.

I've heard lots of good things about the FSA's but relatively nothing about the Easton's or anything else.

I put a lot of miles on my bike K-wing bars. I changed from a round bar because, on long rides, I noticed that when I was fatigued the round bar felt harsh. Under normal shorter rides it is not an issue with me. I theorized that the wider bearing surface of the K-wing would allow me to ride with fatigue, putting more pressure on the top of the bar without causing my hands to go numb. I found this to be the case. What I did not care for so much was that the drop curve was small and my upper arms tended to hit the bar top when I was in the drops. Since that depends on body shape it would not necessarily affect other riders.

I would say you should go for one it you have a riding style that puts you in the saddle for hours at a time as I did. For someone who riders shorter, agressive rides, then I do not believe there is an advantage for recreational riders. There might be some advantage for elite riders who ride at a very fast pace since there just might be a slight less wind drag. The other drag factors are so much larger, though, that the shape of bars makes little practical difference.

So, bottom line, for me, was the comfort factor I perceived. It did pan out, but the difference was minor for me. I've since changed bikes and have a round bar and I'm using better-padded cycling gloves and they feel just fine to me.