Optimised for long distance over tough terrain, where the ride is judged by the time in the saddle. Or just for going to the shops.
Awesome handle bar. I get what i wanted. The comfortable feeling when you ride about 200km bike packing. Credits to the Planet X on their costumer service is great. Also the communication. It would be highly recommended.
These are awesome, just replaced a BBB Multi-bar (butterfly bar) with these after persistent medial nerve compression and numb thumb and fingers which was making rides of 1 hour + a misery. They are a revelation. Butterfly bars are supposed to give you multiple hand positions but in reality only give you positions that are either 90 or 180 degrees, neither of which are great for your wrists or nerve compression. These give you a nice long grip surface, I'd recommend fitting your controls near (but not on!) the weld to give you lots of options for getting your back straight on a longer ride. Using these with an XL Genesis Longitude frame (I'm 6'2") and a 50mm 80 degree stem, and I've cut the San Marco Flat Handlebar Grip SKY Black 400mm in half to make chunky grips but will in all likelihood get some ESI XLs in due course. I've also double wrapped the loop.
Fantastic alternative to a Jones H bar , used with a Ritchey 60mm 30 degree rise stem , and some extra chunky ESI XXL 8.25" grips for the finishing touch.. would highly recommend planet x super fast delivery & great communication.
As everyone says great handlebars and at a good price. But mine seem to have bent and now the left hand bar is 40 mm lower than the right. For context lm on a ridged MTB with 2.4 tyres at 25psi, so lots of bounce. Riding has been mainly off road touring, Wales Duro, Westcountry Way that sort of thing, nothing too extreme. Might check out the material differences between the original H bars, perhaps these are not as ridgid?