The V20 and V20c bars are wide clones of the Salsa Woodchipper II bar. As on off the shelf bar it can be had in much narrower widths than the stock one (which is indeed super wide for ease of learning the bike/more casual riding)
Handlebar Options v20c
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Velocivixen
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The Soma ‘Portola’ bars might be one someone could use. I’m in the process of mounting one (with SunTour ratchet bar end shifters) on my circa 1997 Rans Rocket!
There's always also the way of going custom. Specify shape, dimensions and compatible controls (Brifter? TT? MTB?)
www.ti-bikes.com
for example
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I had an issue with keeping my left leg vertical to fit within the stock V20c handle bar - which I think measures about 46cm. I ended up straining my left adductor a couple of months before Bike Sebring 2024. I made the switch to a 60cm Walmer Bar W I D E Drop Handlebar to allow room for my leg to frog out a bit. They're available in 50cm, 55cm, and 60cm from an US importer called Jefe.bike. Walmer is an Australian company. They make their aluminum bars in 40cm, 43cm, 46cm as well, but you will have to order them through curvecycling.com. They have a carbon version as well in limited sizes (43cm, 46cm, and 50cm). The profile is very similar to the stock V20c handlebar.
SouthCoastBent
Member
Whisky no7 24f may be a good contender. Comes in 40-42-44-46cm
Damien
Active Member
I want to change the handlebars to something lighter and, most importantly, narrower. The standard ones are very wide, and I feel like I could even go for a 420 mm size. What do you think about this cheap one from Aliexpress? On the Cruzbike, it doesn’t need to be super durable—I don’t put my body weight on the handlebars. It’s more important that my knees have enough space and that it’s comfortable.
Handlebar from Aliexpress
Handlebar from Aliexpress
Karl42
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Did you get this bar? The dimensions of it look pretty good, but 30 degree outward flare is a lot, so this would make your brifters angled outward very much, and makes the bar very wide at the ends. A handlebar with a 12 degree flare seems better to me. Less flare would make the bars too narrow, and much more makes it too wide and the brifters stand out.
Damien
Active Member
Yes and it’s wonderful! Good quality and affordable price. I bought 420 mm but 400 mm should be good enough to.
Karl42
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Glad to hear it. Could you show some pictures from the top and the side so that we can see how you have mounted the bar?
Here is my current setup for comparison:
This bar has a fairly long straight section at the end, which allows for a very natural and comfortable hand position when holding it without bending my wrists. With this I can pull fairly hard on the bars when climbing. I have yet to find another handlebar with a similar shape and enough flare to be wide enough.
Given that handlebars for road bikes aren't really designed to be oriented like this, there are few that work well on the Cruzbike.
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Mathew Fy
GRU
The Soma Gator, a flaired drop bar that can take both mountain bike shifters/brakes and road brifters, works well. Some people like to trim off the length a little bit. I had one on my V20 before moving it to my S40.
The Aeroghiaia bars I posted earlier in this thread have this description:
“Designed for gravel racing and fast all-road riding, the Aeroghiaia combines speed, control and comfort.
The speed comes from our aero profile, finally giving you road bike speed on all possible terrain. Control is enhanced thanks to the flared drops. But the key benefit of the Aeroghiaia is comfort.
The aero wing shape provides a large surface for your hands to spread the load, while the multi-angle drops keep the brake hoods vertical (instead of weirdly-angled on regular flares) for comfort and position the flare below the hoods.”
