Handlebars
Handlebars for road, gravel and MTB, in carbon or aluminium. Choose the right one on its shape before its material: the width, the flare of the drops and the height at which it places your hands.
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KS Ether Carbon Riser MTB handlebar -
KS Ether Carbon gravel handlebar -
RITCHEY WCS Streem aluminium road handlebar -
RITCHEY Superlogic Butano Ridge integrated gravel cockpit -
RITCHEY WCS VentureMax aluminium gravel handlebar -
RITCHEY Superlogic VentureMax carbon gravel handlebar -
RITCHEY WCS Butano aluminium gravel handlebar -
KREUZA Apex One-piece Handlebar integrated road handlebar -
KREUZA Apex GR integrated gravel handlebar -
WINSPACE HYPER 2 Riser road handlebar
On gravel, flare gives control
Flare opens the drops outwards: 10° on the Streem road bar, 18° on the WCS Butano, 24° on the VentureMax. On a 42 cm Butano, the drops measure 48.6 cm: each hand holds the bar 3.3 cm further from the stem, a lever arm about 16% longer when a stone knocks the front wheel off line. The limit is the brake lever: it follows the curve and tilts outwards as the drops open. At 18°, the wrist keeps its road position; at 24°, the WCS VentureMax is aimed at the loaded bike.
Drop and reach: your position in the drops
Drop is the height between the tops and the drops of the handlebar. At 102 mm, the VentureMax lowers your hands only a little when you move to the drops, and the position can be held for hours, handlebar bag included. On the road, the WCS Streem works on the tops: in size 38/42, 38 cm at the hoods brings the forearms closer together to cut through the air, and 42 cm in the drops holds the bike steady on descents.
Carbon or aluminium, for the same shape
The VentureMax comes in both materials for the same position. The carbon Superlogic weighs 235 g in 42 cm, and Ritchey impact-tests it and then fatigue-tests it, because a gravel handlebar always takes a knock sooner or later. Carbon comes with its own torques: 5 Nm maximum at the stem clamp, torque wrench in hand. On MTB, the KS Ether Carbon Riser can be cut to your width, and its 35 mm version resists bending about a third better than the 31.8 mm with the same wall thickness: a tube's stiffness rises with the cube of its diameter.
Or handlebar and stem in one piece
The Kreuza, Ritchey and WinSpace cockpits mould handlebar and stem together, with the housing hidden all the way to the frame, and are chosen in the exact size: see the integrated cockpits, or the stems for a conventional handlebar.
Frequently asked questions
Which handlebar width should I choose?
Start from the width of your current handlebar, measured at the same point as the brand: at the hoods, at the start of the bend or centre to centre. On gravel, flare adds width in the drops without changing your position on the tops.
What is flare on a gravel handlebar?
The outward angle of the drops, in degrees. The more flare, the wider your hands sit in the drops and the better you control the front wheel on gravel tracks, but the more the levers tilt outwards.
Carbon or aluminium handlebar?
For the same shape, the position is the same. Carbon weighs less but needs a torque wrench and the manufacturer's torque values; aluminium is more forgiving when you fit it.