Since it came up, I'll throw in here. The Jitensa (Nitto B2522), Ahearne
MAP bar, and One One Mary are all the shape bar (based on the Jones H-bar),
listed from narrowest to widest. My Ahearne MAP bars are 615 mm. Jitensa,
575mm; MAP available in 615mm and also 575mm; and Mary bar 645mm.
http://oldglorymtb.com/round-up-alternative-or-alt-mountain-bike-handlebars/
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I built a very upright bike, though I can certainly lean into it. Even
though I used grips with no wrap, I do have two grip positions, hooking
just inside the cork with knuckles against the shifter (my normal), and a
rest position by reaching out wider on the grips.
I don't need more - I regularly ride up to 50 mi, and have been over 65.
While we have a tendency to lean on the bars, we're really not supposed to
- that's what creates cervical strain/injury and at least part of hand
numbness.
Should be supporting our torso with our core muscles.
That said, the shape of these bars makes for very natural hand position,
though it did take me about 200 mi to dial in the tilt just right. But
after that, no hand numbness on any ride of any length.
On Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 10:28:47 PM UTC-5, dstein wrote:
>
> Oooh, this is gonna get a lot of responses I bet.
>
> Honestly, the albastache's for me have been the overall best so far, for
> multipurpose riding as they give an upright position *and* aggressive
> aero position (with the big drawback being that the brake levers are not in
> your hands for the upright bar end position). But like drop bars,
> albastaches are pretty dependent on stem length and height (whereas
> abatross, bosco's, and other upright bars are less so). That being said, I
> no longer have the albastache's on any of my bikes.
>
> I still like drop bars for fast road riding and run them on my main road
> bike: nothing beats the flat parts and brake hoods for cruising. I'm
> currently running Jones Loop bars on my mountain bike and like them a lot
> more than albastache and bullmoose for trail riding, and am really getting
> into them for road riding too, but they are 31.8 so if you have a threaded
> steerer you need an adapter which isn't ideal.
>
> I hear the Ahearne Map bars are a really good all rounder. I may end up
> replacing my jones with map bars next.
>
> Handlebars are the cheaper and more fun way to change your bike without
> having to pay for a new bike. I like experimenting with different setups.
>
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