Riser Drop Bars?

[robt57]

Just a note: some of these bars start the flare above the shifter/brake lever tilting the lever, and some do not. I think this should be paid good attention to, folks are likely to get caught out not realizing they cant live with the tilted lever. What I dislike most about the midges personally... YMMV.

But good to take this into consideration before adding yet another part to your parts bin you dislike...

[avalonracing]

I have some (non-flared) Specialized Hoverbars on my Lynsky. I dig them. The shallow drop is nice, the tops are shaped well and I have taken them on actually MTB trails without issue. I highly recommend them.

[8eh3iub]

The first time I saw a friend riding FSA K-Wing bars, maybe in 2005 or so, I felt like the overton window had shifted. 15 years later, in a world of slammed stems on endurance frames, the Coefficient Wave, and the Canyon Hover... these either fit right in, or maybe even seem conservative.

[robt57]

Originally Posted by 8eh3iub

The first time I saw a friend riding FSA K-Wing bars, maybe in 2005 or so, I felt like the overton window had shifted.

I have those on two road bikes. The flat shelf behind the shifter has been wonderful for eliminating pressure points in my meaty thumb muscles. I spend a lot more time on the hoods with these bars than any other ever before FWIW. They do not increase the stack really except at the initial uprising/tops which then falls away and then those flat spots are lower, pretty much like they are flat to begin with. YMMV. My hands like those is the take away.

[Mark McM]

For most situations*, riser drop bars are fashion over function. Here are some of the practical disadvantages of riser drop bars:

• A new stem with a higher rise angle is less expensive than a new set of handlebars
  
• Riser bars eliminate the straight portion of the handlebars between the end of the tape and stem clamp, which is useful for: Computers; lights; clip-on aerobars; etc.
  
• Riser bars eliminate a hand position - when descending in a tight tuck, you can go faster by sliding your hands inward until they touch they stem.

*The only tiny advantage of riser bars is a slight aero advantage over using an up-angled stem. But the difference is so miniscule it barely measurable in a wind tunnel.

[ERK55]

Originally Posted by henrypretz

I have a set of Hovers on my Roubaix and Ritchey Ergomax on my RLT. I like them both, but I think I like the Ritcheys better. They just feel right to me. I may even replace the Hovers with another set of Ritcheys.

https://us.ritcheylogic.com/us_en/bi...omax-handlebar

With the Ritchey Ergomax bars do the shifter blades remain vertical or do they wind up tilted?

[Old School]

Originally Posted by glepore

Likely nothing. Have a number of ali bars on several bikes for years, never an issue.

I have a set of the aero risers on order for a bike that came to me with the steerer cut for a slam, which doesn't work for me. The fork is painted to match the bike, so a replacement would be pricey. I hate the look of a riser stem more than I dislike the riser bar.

What he said

[fa63]

The Ritchey bar seems to drop back down where the shifters mount, so it looks like it is a riser bar only when you are on the tops?

Originally Posted by henrypretz

I have a set of Hovers on my Roubaix and Ritchey Ergomax on my RLT. I like them both, but I think I like the Ritcheys better. They just feel right to me. I may even replace the Hovers with another set of Ritcheys.

[jh_on_the_cape]

Originally Posted by 8eh3iub

The first time I saw a friend riding FSA K-Wing bars, maybe in 2005 or so, I felt like the overton window had shifted. 15 years later, in a world of slammed stems on endurance frames, the Coefficient Wave, and the Canyon Hover... these either fit right in, or maybe even seem conservative.

I had to google the canyon hover... well that's different.
It's the K-wing I had been thinking of initially, but like someone else said, I think they rise at the stem then fall back to the hoods to make riding in the hoods more comfy, but not necessarily higher.

[jh_on_the_cape]

So much of road biking is fashion over function. Gotta look pro! Can't show up with the boner stem.

Originally Posted by Mark McM

For most situations*, riser drop bars are fashion over function. Here are some of the practical disadvantages of riser drop bars:

• A new stem with a higher rise angle is less expensive than a new set of handlebars
  
• Riser bars eliminate the straight portion of the handlebars between the end of the tape and stem clamp, which is useful for: Computers; lights; clip-on aerobars; etc.
  
• Riser bars eliminate a hand position - when descending in a tight tuck, you can go faster by sliding your hands inward until they touch they stem.

*The only tiny advantage of riser bars is a slight aero advantage over using an up-angled stem. But the difference is so miniscule it barely measurable in a wind tunnel.

[nachetetm]

Originally Posted by jh_on_the_cape

Regular Hover Alloy or Hover Flare?

The flared one.

[joemull]

Originally Posted by jh_on_the_cape

I had to google the canyon hover... well that's different.
It's the K-wing I had been thinking of initially, but like someone else said, I think they rise at the stem then fall back to the hoods to make riding in the hoods more comfy, but not necessarily higher.

I just got the FSA AGX bars couple weeks ago and they're the best bars I've ever had. nice flat spot right behind the hoods.

https://shop.fullspeedahead.com/en/k...rbon-handlebar

[bicycletricycle]

why not a different stem?

Originally Posted by jh_on_the_cape

I have been eyeing the "Riser Drop Bars" short and shallow in order to make my bike more comfortable for long rides... so I ride it more often.

I read this article
https://www.slowtwitch.com/Gravel/Th...Bars_7280.html

and just wondering what people here thing about them. Do you go with the same width and stem? Will the fashion police approve?

[kohagen]

Originally Posted by bicycletricycle

why not a different stem?

As David Bowie wrote, Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion.

[bicycletricycle]

I guess you are right. I can imagine them being a good option on a bike with a hard to replace built in stem or custom stem.

Originally Posted by kohagen

As David Bowie wrote, Fa-fa-fa-fa-fashion.