Nice - thank you both for the additions. Clearly a great time to be alive if you're into semi-swept handlebars! On Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 7:03:51 PM UTC-5 Drew Fitchette wrote:
> Wills e-mail listed it at 50 degree sweep! > > Osprey: 40° sweep, 710mm width, 12mm rise > Jones: 45° sweep, 710mm width, 13mm rise > Bar68: 50° sweep, 680mm width, 35mm rise > KT Bar 39º sweep, 720mm width, 40mm rise > > > - Drew > > > On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM Bill Shaw <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Adding the Crumbworks KT bar as it's very similar and hard to locate: >> https://www.magiccomponents.work/product-page/nitto-x-crumbworks-kt-bar >> >> Osprey: 40° sweep, 710mm width, 12mm rise >> Jones: 45° sweep, 710mm width, 13mm rise >> Bar68: __° sweep, 680mm width, 35mm rise >> KT Bar 39º sweep, 720mm width, 40mm rise >> >> Thanks, >> Bill >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM Nick Shoemaker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Those look great! I've been riding the *seemingly-very-similar** Soma >>> Osprey on my Clem for about 3 years now - I'm totally sold on these sorts >>> of Jones-esque semi-swept bars for bikes that spend a significant amount of >>> time on singletrack. (I ditched the Ergons since this picture was taken and >>> replaced them with ESIs that have been better in every way; stem is an 80mm >>> Dirt Drop) >>> >>> [image: soma_osprey_bar.jpg] >>> >>> *I haven't found the sweep for Bar68 posted publicly yet - would be >>> curious to know how it compares! >>> >>> Specs: >>> Osprey: 40° sweep, 710mm width, 12mm rise >>> Jones: 45° sweep, 710mm width, 13mm rise >>> Bar68: __° sweep, 680mm width, 35mm rise >>> >>> On Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 11:27:35 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>> Last year around the spring I took a pair of Albatros bars and bent >>>> them out. the shape ended up being pretty sweet, but I ended up dimpling >>>> the bars and didn't feel safe to use them. >>>> I was talking to James about the shape and he mentioned to me how they >>>> had a "new bar" in the works. >>>> fast forward a few months and he had a pair on his platty. I got to >>>> ride it around and it felt good but didn't really catch my attention as Im >>>> into wide(r) bars. I actually rode it like a total of 4X from other times. >>>> >>>> anyways I ended up picking up a pair in last weeks release. finally >>>> got to get them out on a proper ride and not just around the block. >>>> >>>> -not a swept back bar but not a flat bar. the rise feels nice. >>>> -threw in some 20mm bar extension to get the width I wanted. >>>> -they feel great. a tad not as big as the crust Juan martins I was >>>> running. the extenders turn it from a "bent out albatross" to a "bent out >>>> billie bar". >>>> -the ramps and little extra space in the grip area feels good for >>>> climbs. >>>> -will go back to Ergon grips as the angle of the bar and esi grips >>>> didn't get along with my arthritic hands. >>>> -was skeptical at first and thought I would end up selling them after >>>> one ride but 10/10 they will probably stay on for a while... >>>> >>>> surprised it hasn't been brought up in RBW yet. >>>> >>>> [image: IMG_3363.jpeg] >>>> [image: IMG_3368.jpeg] >>>> [image: IMG_3373.jpeg] >>>> [image: IMG_3378.jpeg] >>>> >>> -- >>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/411a78e0-cdf9-474b-bdd7-d9ad0dbb14b4n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/411a78e0-cdf9-474b-bdd7-d9ad0dbb14b4n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/4PuYyPolOhE/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPc3Ofyz4hBhad0D_%3DLhQ_%2BQ7_ojBkURQJ5YzOmyEV3-FXV9kQ%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPc3Ofyz4hBhad0D_%3DLhQ_%2BQ7_ojBkURQJ5YzOmyEV3-FXV9kQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6639174b-01d3-46ff-b166-81260fa015ddn%40googlegroups.com.
