BIKE HANDLEBARS EXPLAINED [FIXED GEAR]

Ive been riding fixed gear since the early 70's I'm 62 now and still ride fixed gear. I've always loved the pursuit bars and the mustache bars but I can't find them anymore been looking for years now. You have me a fantastic laugh that narrow bars with the pink grips i had on a fixed gear many years ago the exact same bars and grips lol. Memories lol. Keep on fixie riding ill keep riding fixed till I can no longer ride

Lane splitter bars were the funniest trend I followed back in the day cuz what on earth and I threading the needle through that’s more narrow than my cranks let alone my whole body

I absolutely love all the different sub genres and styles of cycling! I come from the MTB and roadie world but there are so many types of fixie/bmx setups that I didn't even know existed, bicycles are truly an art of self expression!

I really love my mustache bar! The cool thing besides the look is that the grip width also makes fit more aero when you hold the bar close to the stem and more straight when you hold the bar near the ends, which are closer to the saddle

For myself the most comfortable and also the most aestetic are the risers, just love the style of a fixed with them

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I second the value of bar ends. This was incredible, Jackson! Comprehensive and thorough recap. Love it.

good content! following you since 'good times are killing me', keep it up guys

I haven't road in years but I remember riding lane splitters in like 05-06. It was such a goofy concept but it was fun. It made tire grabs pretty easy but I definitely ate it all the time from missing the bars on barspins.

Finally your are back I was waiting for an months to as you how to stand inside the frame while riding tutorial please I'm your biggest fan!

Man, I have just been looking into new handlebars for my fixed gear... crazy!

I use the “weirdo” beach cruiser looking bars, but I cut the ends down so I can thread through traffic. I can bar spin with them. But it can hit my knee when I’m doing a backward circle sometimes. For a while I was living on the edge no bar tape and bar ends i was very worried about getting cored. Luckily that didn’t happen. Thank you for the video, the weirdo bars are cool too me, looks dynamic but is actually slower. Also can grab the middle. I always only wanted to ride sparrow bars and I’m now living my dream.

Roadie here so I obviously run drops but when it came down to building my winter bike, I took a long hard look at my beloved cyclocross and checked off whatever I didn't use on my crappy winter ride. I found an old alloy frameset the same size as the CX and close in geometry and set about replicating it in winter mode. First thing to go was the drops, you never seek aero when barrelling down a snowy street! So I found a combo of bullhorns and stem that nailed the riding position of riding on the hoods on my summer bike and got rid of a bit of useless metal in the process! They also make my winter bike look super aggressive and fast (though it's not!) I love the bullhorns!!

Drop bars was where it was at for me, I was able to skid stop as if I was drifting in a 350z. Cages for sure required to do so. The ones that made my life as a fixed gear rider legitness was the RichiesLogic II. Will always be fun for drifting or taking turns with style. Any other handlebars I would always swing the rear almost 90 degrees. While the drops will be buttery smooth as long as I initiated the drift from the beginning.

I love the look of those tiny snub flat bars. If I didn't have any hills to climb, I may have rocked those. I've got brakes on my fixed gear solely for descending steep hills so my drops feel really nice in every position. I have thought a lot about making little nubs to replace the hoods and brakes when I move off of this hill

For commuting and having fun on my Wabi special I really enjoy my titanium bullmoose handlebar with a positive angle at the stem plus nice up & backsweep. Pretty light (355 grams) for 700 mm width and 110 mm at the stem and it feels just great.

yeaddd .I love this bro

Not really for fixed gear, but on my bikepacking rig, I love my Koga Denham Bars.

My first fixed gear had drop bars and also was the first time I actually gave them a fair chance since I used to only ride porteur bars (an old version of the mustache bars). I actually got to like them and since I had never ridden drops with hoods I didn't miss the hoods. Surprisingly enough I was able to learn how to fakie a lot faster with pursuit bars and I feel the most comfortable riding them since my city is pretty hilly and there's nothing like climbing with pursuit bars, they also helped me getting comfortable riding with my hands super close to each other on the flats. The flat bars are ok but I like riding fast and apart from fish and chips I don't see any benefit for my riding style. The track drop bars are my least favorite, I find them super uncomfortable in any riding position. I also had mustache bars for my track packing set up because I thought they were gonna be more comfortable for the long rides but completely destroyed my wrists 😢 I also have some bull horns which I only use in winter when it snows or when it rains, I just feel like they give me enough control without having to stretch as much as I would have to with the pursuit bars. Oh, I almost forgot I had cruiser bars for a while on a typical dutch style bike which I ended up destroying o.o

Suicide bars are such 2010 throw back!