I’m building up a gravel bike and need to pick some bars. my frame is not aero, so i’d like to get some aero advantage with the bars, I also like a bit of flare, and “shock absorption” would be nice. anyone have some bars they recommend??

[image] Pabst: I just put 37cm PRO Vibe Aero Carbons, What’s the width in the drops (at the bar end plugs?) They say 10 degrees but it’s hard to know where exactly that starts from (I wish all manufacturers would standardise with either degrees or two different width measurements - or, ideall…

[image] BillyWaldman: I run the specialized terra carbon, like them a lot I want to try those bars on my Crux. My Expert level came with aluminum bars. What do you like about them? I’m trying to decide if they are worth the money to upgrade.

Those looks about perfect for my preferences. I have the lauf smoothie bars which are nice. But I’ve though their reach (80mm) and drop (125mm). Neither are that big a deal but roval are 70mm and 103mm which is almost a sweet spot for me

Width at the bar ends measures 41cm or so c-t-c. Correct, the little plug/fairings cover the area where you can put clip-ons bars. Oddly, the stem they released with the bars (PRO Vibe Aero stem) only allows under-stem routing, which I was not expecting, even though the bars have a full internal o…

Man I really would like an Enve aerobar for the roadbike and an SES AR for the gravel bike, but 450 per bar is just too much for me… Need to find nice alternatives…

I think that’s a low quality review: suggesting that a pair of carbon bars are “too stiff” to the point that they ruin the ride quality of the bike is absurd. That reviewer should also be complaining about every aluminum bar ever made if this is their actual problem. I think front-end compliance …

ya i agree, review doesn’t really seem fair…thats why i was looking for some real world feedback

I am thinking of building a new Gravel bike and was wondering if anyone has input between the Enve Aero and Enve SES AR for Gravel. I am coming from a Crux with their standard aluminum bar which the hoods are flared in which I like. It seems the Enve SES AR does not have much flare at the hoods com…

I have not ridden either bar. I have the Deda SUPERZERO GRAVEL CARBON HANDLEBAR It has an aero shape that fits my hands perfectly when on the tops . The flat is not super wide so my fingers can wrap around the front while my thumb is comfortable wrapped around the bottom. I would recommend any ba…

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tiptoppenguin September 23, 2025, 3:11pm 73

anybody running Easton EC90 ALX bars? looking to maybe upgrade my Zipp Xplr to something a bit lighter and narrower and these look pretty great on paper. However, only review I can find out them doesn’t look to positive.

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