The VO Tourist bar is a "North Road" style bar made from polished aluminum alloy.
The clamp area is 25.4mm, width is 57cm, there's about 6cm of rise and the grip area is about 16cm long. The back sweep is about 65 degrees
They accept regular MTB (22.2mm) grips, brakes, shifters, etc, but not inverse levers or bar con shifters.
There hasn't been a true city bike handlebar that accommodates inverse brake levers - until now.
The Velo Orange Belleville bar is a similar shape to handlebars found on Parisian Porteurs - no rise, a decent amount of backsweep and a comfortable wrist angle. It's narrow enough to negotiate heavy traffic but wide enough to steer a load of whatever it is you are carrying!
Made from highly polished 6061 aluminium it has an end diamter of 23.8mm so allows the fitting of inverse brakelevers or bar end shifters.
The grip area is about 110mm long and the stem clamp area is 25.4mm. the Bellevile Bar has no rise so it is completely flat.
Another classic city bike handlebar from Velo Orange!
It's a little wider at 470mm and there is about 20mm of rise. Graceful bends and sweep make this unique.
It's 6061 aluminum in that 23.8mm diameter that allows you to fit inverse levers or bar con shifters.
There is about 120mm of usable grip area. The stem clamp diameter is 25.4mm. It's finished in the distinctive Velo Orange silver polished finish
If you want to sit up and take in the view as you ride; buy these! If you want to get your head down and grind away at the pedals then you can too! (but drops are better for this!) They look cool too!
These have a greater backwards sweep than the Trekking Bar below and are perfect for Cargo, Town, Touring and Hybrid Bikes.
25.4mm clamp area and 610 mm wide. Silver alloy. 22.2mm ends for regular flat bar brake/gear shifter clamps.
We spec these on our Surly Big Dummy full-build longbike and think they are a brilliant compromise between riser bars and full swept back bars. If you want to sit up and take in the view as you ride; you can. If you want to get your head down and grind away at the pedals then you can too! They look cool too!
25.4mm clamp area and 610 mm wide. Silver alloy. 22.2mm ends for regular flat bar brake/gear shifter clamps.
Not dissimilar to the Nitto Moustache bar and a fair bit cheaper too!
- 23.8mm brake lever clamp diameter
- 47mm drop/rise
- 140mm reach
- Bar Clamp Diameter: 25.4 mm (use a shim of road stems)
- Weight: 346.0 g
- Color: Silver
The brake diameter on these means you need to use drop handlebar brake levers - which look cool!
The bars can be 'flipped' to vary the rise.
Ideal for the Big Dummy or Xtracycle conversion. Allows Snap Deck passengers a safe ride and avoids the need for them to grab your love handles (or maybe you like that kind of thing!)
This kit works on seatposts of a 27.2mm diameter (ie Surly Big Dummy).
Kit includes:-
- BBB black alloy Stem
- USE shim 27.2 - 28.5mm
- Raleigh 'Trekking' bar (it's up to you if you cut them down shorter!)
- BBB tan leather stitched grips (optional)