Agent041 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 6:57 am
OtterSpace wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:04 pm
For sizes 420 or wider with an OD2 Scott bike you can go:
F1s: Up to 420mm wide top with a flare so around 440mm wide drops.
SYNCROS Creston iC SL: Up to 440mm wide top with no flare.
SYNCROS Creston iC SL X: Up to 440mm wide top with 16 degree flare.
SYNCROS RR 1.5 or 2.0 Stem & any handlebar you want. With 1.5 you can route internally if the handlebar has a cable exit point in the middle of the bars where the stem clamps on.
I'm not sure how wide you want tops vs drops to be but if going 2 parts then something to consider is the enve aero handlebar which is a good compromise of aero road riding but good flare for clearance and gravel control which should work with the internal cable routing of the SYNCROS RR 1.5 stem for integrated cables. However it might not be wide enough for what you want so you might need to go with a mid sized gravel bar.
Thank for the info. You have been most helpful. Regarding the width on top would be superb 44cm (center to center), but 42cm minimum. And drops is 46-50cm would be super. So slightly flarred. And I do not care for aero, and not so much for all integragrated and one-piece stem/handlebar. The handlebar can also be round.
Also what is important to me is that the reach would not be very big. So 70-75mm (or lower) is ideal for me. I ride short steep hills, and climb out of the saddle much and know to bumb with my knees into handlebar. So long stem and short handlebar reach is for me. And therefore also not very for aero handlebar, as it goes back to my knees again
And the handlebars do not even have to be flared, if the handlebar drops are not very long. If long and not flared I also bumb with my legs when standing pedaling.
Currently there are Creston 2.0 stem as well as Creston 2..0 X handlebar. For which I must say is ugly. I have size L Addict Gravel and 110mm stem. But these handlebars are about 40cm (center-to-center) on the hoods, and about 52cm on drops. Pretty ugly. To much flare for my taste. Addict Gravel will mostly be riden on roads (and as winter bike). And I do not even decend on drops, so the extra extra flare is not usefull to me.
Any ideas for the new handlebar. Maybe separate round handlebar that comes to mind?
The stems are probably then also more tricky to get, as it has to be matched with Addict spacers and internal routing of cables.
I have the Creston IC SL on my Addict RC and the Creston IC SL X on my Addict Gracel. Both are great. The 42cm X has 16 degrees flare, so a 42 (c-c) on top will be 50cm (c-c) on the drop ends (a cm less further forward), so should be in your parameter space. Has short reach, too, with great transition from tops to levers. I really like it. Super light, too.
If you don't need integrated bars just use the Syncros stem and buy a handlebar to your liking. There are numerous. I had the Pro PLT Ergo, which I found great (44 c-c top and 46 c-c down). Has grooves for outer routing to hide the cables.
The LT Gravel Aluminum from Pro has 10 degrees of flare (44 c-c top and 48 c-c drops).
3T SUPERGHIAIA (42 c-c and 50 c-c)
3T SUPERERGO INTEGRALE has 4 degree of flare (+ 2cm at drops)
Cadex AR (very light, rounded, 6 degrees of flare, up to 46cm possible, expensive)
ZIPP SERVICE COURSE SL-70 XPLR, 5 degrees of flare ...
A big list of gravel bars can be found here:
https://bikepacking.com/index/gravel-bars/