Review on 🚲 Enhance Your Ride with SUNLITE MTB/City Steel Handlebars: A Versatile Choice for Every Cyclist by Gus Gutierrez

Used to replace the usual small MTB steering wheel. It's noticeably heavier (maybe half a pound), but I like the more upright stance and nice handlebar flex. It's not as drastic as it looks in the photo without the bike. It's perfect for cross country and some trails, low enough to move quickly through city streets and not too wide for singletrack riding. You can cut 1" or 1.5" off each side with a clamp and hacksaw if you like and still keep decent knobs and trigger switches. The handlebar grip area is 7.5 inches before the start of the turn. I am absolutely satisfied with this wheel. It's not too heavy for a cross-country bike (if you're not a weight lover, then buy carbon fiber handlebars instead of steel handlebars. Jump carefully!). It looks best with a no-rise stem, especially a "moto" stem or a 50mm short stem, rather than the phallic 120mm risers sold on many bikes today. Moving the bar closer to the center of rotation works wonders to reduce hand fatigue and speed up steering response. However, it will work with your existing stem if you have a 25.4 clamp range. It has a nice thick chrome finish if that's what you're into. If not, you can sand it down with progressive grit and remove the shine without chipping it, or just sand it down with 60 grit and blacken it with primer. The curves are well done, no visible curves, the symmetry is good. (Do people with 13 gears have metric bars? hahaha) I feel like these bars give me more power to pedal, especially when I'm standing and climbing. I can still get into the corner pretty deep by bending my elbows a bit more and concentrating on countersteering. I bought 2 because for $5 I could get 4 of these for the price of regular handlebars and now I have a spare or one to turn a friend's bike into an actual bar. A good thing! Thank you Niagara Cycle and thank you Pyramid.