recommendations for bars?

[Dr Luxurious]

looking for:

long each
ergo
shallow drop
LOTS of forearm room
little/no end flare
bar clamp dia isn't really important.

basically a long reach, ergo, sprint bar

aluminum preferred (carbon is too $$$)

[nooneline]

Hmmm, I think it's a tall order to find something with all of those characteristics. For example, forearm clearance and long reach are sort of mutually exclusive, unless you add a crit-bar style early curveout - and that's pretty rare these days.

Best that I can think of that matches your list is the Ritchey Biomax.

http://roadbikeaction.com/wp-content/contentimages/Michael/April2011/Jamis%20Xenith%20Endura%203/bike_headtube.jpg

[JimmyTango]

3t Ergosum should fit the bill

90 reach, shallow drop, I never had forearm issues when I ran 'em.

https://www.3tcycling.com/road/wp-content/uploads/ERGOSUM-PRO-4.jpg

[shovelhd]

My choice as well.

[Dr Luxurious]

Cool. I'll check those out

What I really want are these with less drop (and available in the US)

http://www.schindelhauerbikes.com/en/accessories/components/Handlebar-Track.html


http://www.schindelhauerbikes.com/out/pictures/master/product/1/bahnlenker_silber.jpg

[icepick_trotsky]

Is this for track use?

[Dr Luxurious]

Is this for track use?

yeah but enduro. I have nitto steel sprint bars but they're waaay deep.
plus "track" bars are $$$$ e.g. BTs or 3T and generally too narrow (these days).

heh, icepick trotsky...

[icepick_trotsky]

yeah but enduro. I have nitto steel sprint bars but they're waaay deep.
plus "track" bars are $$$$ e.g. BTs or 3T and generally too narrow (these days).

heh, icepick trotsky...

I was about to suggest Nitto. I have some of the heat treated AL ones I want to part with, but as you said, probably deeper than you're looking for.

[Dr Luxurious]

yeah, the nittos were great on my old frame but not on my current rig.

Maybe I should find a header / muffler fabricator to make some to spec...

[ColonelJLloyd]

90mm is considered long reach? My, how times have changed.

[icepick_trotsky]

Nitto B125 has less drop than their others, close to the ones you linked. Seems like still too much for your purposes.

Cinelli Criterium is about 144mm drop, I believe.

http://velobase.com/CompImages/Handlebars/46ADA3C8-039E-48CB-A5BA-C9E2A7E3359E.jpeg

[nooneline]

Those Schindelhauer bars are interesting. I was wondering when somebody was going to make an aluminum knock-off of Scattos.

But yeah, for enduro use, don't use sprint bars. In fact, classic sprint bars have really limited applications. Though, I do get forearm bruises during dynamic madisons.

Cinelli crit bars might be good for you, as icepick trotsky pointed out. Message me if you're interested in a set. i have some 38cm wide ones that just came off a bike.