The Radavist

Reduced-offset and zero-offset stems are nothing new, but there does seem to be a new wave of them. If you want a comprehensive list of what’s on the market, well then, look (and reach) no further.

Crust Bikes launched two new Nitto-made handlebars this week but our pick is the Shrike, a bar with a good amount of back and upsweep…

QBP’s tire label, Teravail, just announced an entire cockpit collection with handlebars and a dropper post. Read on for The Radavist’s from this extensive drop…

Minneapolis based Genosack and Leker Leks have collaborated on the ultimate ATB bar. Dubbed the Snack Bar, these swept back bars come in two varieties. The SnackBar is 760 mm wide, with 25 mm rise and a 42º backsweep. Meanwhile the BIGsnack Bar is 760 mm wide, with 70 mm rise and a 42º backsweep, perfect for tall riders looking to eke a lil more stack from their vintage MTB frame.

Both are available in parkerized black finish for $140 and polished nickel for $150.

There’s also a t-shirt available which is viewable at the Genosack and Leker Leks Instagram. To purchase either, DM Leker Leks.

SimWorks and Sycip Designs worked to redesign its classic collaboration handlebar, the JJJ Bar…

A long-time SimWorks and Nitto bestseller, the Little Nick Bar has been in high demand since its inception. Its gently swept-back shape brings your hands slightly toward you, opening up a relaxed and confident position on the bike. This new “Big” Little Nick Bar, now with a generous 32° of back sweep, with a 700 mm of width, brings the grip area even closer, creating a more natural hand position. Perfect for a touring bike or commuter, these chromoly bars will flex nicely.

This big back sweep can also be used to shorten a bike’s extension on a long effective top tube. And with just a twist of the bar, you can dial in your own perfect rise. Finding the right angle becomes an enjoyable process of experimenting with what feels best for your wrists and your ride — a small but meaningful freedom that makes this handlebar so fun to use.

See more at SimWorks.

Widefoot and Oddity teamed up for something completely different. Check out the oddFOOT handlebar, an Oddity-made titanium moto bar with an Widefoot cargo cage bolted to it. Strap a cargo bag directly to it, or use it to hold a hoagie or a burrito. The possibilities are endless. These are open for pre-order now, for $420 at Widefoot.

Specs:

• Crossbar: 330mm wide x 22.2mm diameter
• Clamp Area: 155mm wide
• Dimensions: 63mm rise, 805mm width, 17° backsweep
• Mounts: Two welded-tough 5mm mounts on the crossbar (64mm spacing, standard bottlecage pattern)
• Widefoot CargoMount included (your choice of size + color)

Japanese company SimWorks just announced its all-new  Still Cruisin Bar. This bar is a new Nitto masterpiece, featuring a bullmoose design with sweep and a slight rise…

Hi-Yo, Silver, Away!!! PNW Components is back with another one of its classic products, available in silver for all you purist metal heads who like to see your bikes shine. The bars are treated with a scratch-averse anodized and sandblasted finish, with an extra brilliant pop of silver foil decals. The brand’s Gen 4 Range Handlebar is now available in a shiny silver finish, in both 31.8 and 35 mm clamp, in 25, 38, or 50 mm rise.

Check out more at PNW Components.

If it ain’t moto, it’s worthless. The Boneshaker Cacti Riser Bar ($200 CAD) is designed after the Magura handlebars from early Cruisers and Klunkers. Optimized halfway between a group shred and an off-road touring bar, this handlebar hits a middle ground where comfort and bike handling are both prioritized.

Specs:

• 22° of backsweep allows for long days in the saddle, but still won’t keep you from whipping your bike around and pivoting your hands around your bars.
• 820 mm wide
• 3.33 inches (85 mm) rise, get that back up a little and cut that steerer tube!
• Wide center section, optimized for stabilizing your cargo.  Featuring wider anchor points making your handlebar bags less floppy.
• 4130-seamless Chromoly steel tubing, provides amazing ride characteristics, durability and repairability.
• Handmade in Montreal, Canada by Le Cacti

Scoop ’em now at Boneshaker.

SimWorks just brought back one of its classic bar designs with longtime collaborator Jeremy Sycip – a renowned framebuilder and fabricator based out of Santa Rosa, CA – the J.B. Bar. The J.B. Bar had previously been produced for Sycip by Nitto – but had been out of production for several years.

It’s just a handlebar plug, right? Sure, but when the machinist bike nerds at PAUL start designing, prototyping, (obsessing), and testing a project, even a simple bar plug can end up at NASA-level standards of tolerance, function, and reliability. Introducing the BEP Handlebar Plugs. They install in drop bars or MTB bars with a 5 mm Allen key and lock into position, never rattling loose…

As John worked through his Rivendell Bombadil 2.0 build, he needed a bit more width on his new Sim Works Getaround CrMo bars, so first, he tried some pretty sketchy eBay extenders. This prompted Luke from Soma to send over the Handlebar Extenders. Read on for a look at what 100 mm of extension looks like and the one compromise…

No need for bar extenders now! Japanese bike shop Blue Lug just announced that the beloved Fairweather bullmoose bars now come in a wide option, B923. Blue Lug worked with Nitto to widen the width and extension of these Ritchey-inspired bars. The resulting bars became 40 mm wider than the B903, making the B923 bars 750 mm wide…

After running bar “inners” on his trail bike and hardtail all last summer, John was stoked to hear of Rogue Panda‘s newest component offering, Bamboo Shoots. Much like Rogue Panda’s recent releases, these made-in-Arizona aluminum bar “inners” have some clever detailing so let’s check them out…

Shorter head tubes mean a shorter stack, and a number of riders have found that higher handlebars are a good way to compensate. Hope just announced its made in the UK 35R riser bar ($235.46). These handlebars have a rise of 35 mm and are 100% designed, tested, and manufactured in Barnoldswick, UK, from fully recyclable carbon fiber. Expect the 35R to arrive in April.

You’ve seen those hydraulic tests versus various subjects on this channel. But how about bicycle handlebars? Don’t miss the end test with tube cuts!