straight (zero rise) bars??

[Mr. Charles]

i was thinking about lowering the front of my bike a little, and got excited about playing around with straight (no rise) bars.

what are some straight strong bars?

my seat would still be like 4-6 inches lower than my bars. my bike is sooo small. in this shot the bars are up to my belt and the seat tube is like 11 inches. i think it would make for a kind of interesting ride.

http://unrealcycles.com/gallery/bike_left_apartment_small.jpg

yep.

[Zedbra]

Geez, that's diggin into the past. I know I have a couple pairs of straight bars just laying around, and they got mashed into a couple of trees in their time.

Straight bars are so cheap you may not wish to spend a fortune on them, just get cheap ones and see if you like it. I got one straight bar brand new sitting around you can have, a local bike shop was giving them away with any purchase.

[Mr. Charles]

yea.. i know its from back in the day. it's just for kicks really.

[Zedbra]

Want me to ship out these bars? They are Brodie bars and have never been used. Remeber, a lot of straight bars are not very long.

[Mr. Charles]

no keep 'em for someone local... that's really cool of you though....

don't worry about it. thanks man.

[WBC]

The only decent strength and length flat bars are the trials ones with like zero sweep. haha I dont know what company makes them, but the trials part is a start!

[Mr. Charles]

?
--anyone have any double wall azonic bar experience? i am sure their double wall riser bars are similar in quality/construction....
?



i found this:

Azonic W.F. Flat Bar
For the ultimate strength in a straight bar, AZONIC offers the double wall handlebar. Cold forged from a solid block of #2024 / T-6 Alcoa¨ Super Duralumin alloy. So strong they guarantee it for a full five years! Available in Black, Ti finish, Blue, and Polished. 25" wide 3 deg. bend

http://www.cambriabike.com/bars&ends/images/azonic_dw_flat_bar_1.jpg

[freeeeeerider]

the azonic looks pretty short. But maybe thats just the picture.

[Mr. Charles]

25" yea.. thats about 2" short for me, but i can live with that.

[willmtbike4food]

azonic's world force bars are supposed to be pretty nice - i've never ridden one, but, supposedly their geometry ( rise and sweep ) (and by rise, i mean the deg, not number in inches...) is incredibly comfy.... but, 25" is really short too...

[CraigH]

Doesn't Titec make a bar called the "Flat Tracker"?

I think they were for sale on the closeout section of their site.