That’s interesting. I am decidedly on the small end of getting a large (57?) Gus to work but work it does. My Boxcar is of the 35mm variety. I love the bar/stem combo. Additionally, I despise shims. But I had to resort to using them on my old 26” MTB converted to a rigid single speed. They have not slipped on me yet but they do worry me. I like to see a pic of the doom equipped Gus.
Sent from my iPhone I'm running custom Doom ti bars on my Gus and I couldn't be happier. I'm also running a 50mm BMX stem, although I've also run a Paul Boxcar on a previous pair of 22.2 bars. I would note that, for anyone doing serious off-road riding, running a stem with shims is far from optimal. No matter what you do, you'll never get the bars as secure as a bar will be with an appropriate stem clamp diameter. Also, the BMX stems have a huge amount of clamping surface, which I believe also helps prevent bar spin. The only reason I can probably get away with such a short stem is that I'm at the lower size for someone riding a 57cm Gus. Looks like here is another option, for people who like the bar68/Granola bar shape, but want to go wider!:
LOTS of good stuff regarding the “68” & similar handlebars. All of the usual suspects listed with one BIG omission IMHO. The “Albacore” handlebar commissioned by Hope Cyclery from Philly based LekerLeks. I recently visited Keystone Bikes in Philly & they have several of his bars in stock/on display. His shop is close to Keystone - so MUSA! Albacore is 785 wide with 50 degree sweep & about 20 rise. 22.2clamp size which is part of the secret sauce according to me. Two advantages; the bar has a subtle flex & it works best with a 22.2 stem though it comes with shims to go to 31.8. But 22.2 gives one all the excuse needed to get a Paul Boxcar stem. No brainer. This bar/stem defines my Gus. Thus equipped the Gus is a “Mountain Bike”. None of this hillibike nonsense.:)) The beautiful forward bend transitioning to the backsweep is very useful & comfy & works so good with the stubby stem. I know the bar is WIDE! It’s perfect for singletrack. That said he makes the “Albalite” which of course is narrower. He also makes whatever you want. They are not heat treated aluminum so not lightweight. But he is now making them in titanium & selling those for just $222.00 - insane for Ti! ![image0.jpeg]() Sent from my iPhone John - I definitely think their suggestion for stem lengths on the site/newsletter is accurate. My atlantis is a 2018 56cm with shorter reach than the current frames. If I had a newer 55cm I’d probably run a shorter one(80-90mm).
I also have a long torso, so this puts me in a nice slightly leaned forward position. If I moved these to my 56cm Susie I’d go with an 80mm. On Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 2:30:57 AM UTC-5 johnny wrote:
Nice! How do you like the 12cm stem? Do you think shorter would be better?
Got my Bar68 on my Atlantis yesterday, and took it out for a quick ride to make some minor adjustments. I really enjoy them so far, it's nice as this iteration of the Atlantis has a shorter top tube and it gets me leaning a little further forward. I'm running with a 120mm stem in this picture. Excuse the excess cable lengths as these were measured for Moth bars I had before.
On Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 6:15:59 PM UTC-5 Drew Fitchette wrote:
I’d add to this list the Moth bar for those who like them wide!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 Granola bar: 60º sweep, 650mm width, 30mm rise Moth Bar: 60º sweep, 745mm width, 50mm rise
On Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 4:25:26 PM UTC-5 Ben R wrote:
People LOVE the KT bar. I have 3 friends with them and one has 2 sets on two different bikes. The semi looking “BMX” style bar bothers me for some reason. I think I don’t like how the rise looks on them?
Another bar that was brought to my attention was the sims works JJJ bar.
Doug - If I sell them I’ll keep you in mind. I’m sure I’ll list it here but I wanna give them a ride for a bit. I’m enjoying them. I do think having to run shims because my stem is a 31.8 bothers me but not enough to fully ditch them already.
I will buy your Bar68 if you don't like it.
Doug
These bars look great! They are also very close to the Velo Orange Granola bar, which I've always loved, and should be added to the list:
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 VO Granola bar: 60º sweep, 650mm width, 30mm rise
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
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
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)
*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
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.
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