Favorite gravel Bars

[BCM]

I have the Enve Aero In Route Road Bars, did all sorts of stuff to adjust the clip on’s and it was a pain. Thinking of getting rid of them for this reason.

[Saddlesaur]

I’m not sure I have a favorite yet. I’ve been looking around for a bar with moderate flair and an outward drop angle (looking down the back ends of the drops are angled outward). I just ordered a Salsa Cowchipper Carbon 2.0 which looks like it will fit the bill. On sale for 1/2 price ATM.

Carbon drop bars - Salsa Cowchipper Carbon 2.0

Imma spice it up with some Camp And Go Slow western rattler bar tape.

Bar Tape, Western Rattler

[BCM]

LInking back to this thread - some info on Aero Bars here:

How important/useful is it to have clip on aero bars for long solo rides?

I’m running Enve SES Aero road bars that are 37cm at the hoods and they’ve been great for my regular and longer rides (5x 100 mile rides last year for example). My longest ride has been 112 miles, but I have a personal goal of doing a solo ride this year that’ll be 200-220 miles depending on the route. I’m going for a bike fit in a few weeks so I was wondering if it would be worthwhile to invest in some clip on aero bars and have the fitter help set them up. Enve makes some that match my bars b…

[DamonM]

Thanks for the input everyone. I don’t think I would ever use clip on aero extensions for what I do. I don’t have a desire to do really long gravel races that would require the aero extensions. I was just looking at either the Enve SES AR or SES Aero In Route Bars. I likely will stick with SES AR Bars in 40.

[FrankTuna]

I have them both… aero road bars on my SuperSix Evo gen 4 and AR bars on my trainer bike (used for a while on my prior road bike). I believe a AR bars are intended to have the shifters relatively vertical with the flare starting lower. I’ve been rotating my hoods in though.

The AR tops are too skinny/straight for me and it was tricky to get the straight part of the drops in the right position where it didn’t feel like my wrists were at a slightly odd angle. That might just be a “me” problem They are nice bars.

I really like the aero bars but I don’t think Enve wants you to use them off road…might want to double check before committing. I’m 6’5” and the aero bars are perfect at 37cm hoods/42 drops. The 38cm AR are labeled 38.5cm on the bar and slightly too wide once I’ve been riding the aero bars for a while. That’s just a fit preference though.

I had to get a replacement after a minor crash on my AR road bars and Enve were GREAT. It was covered under their incidental damage policy and they replaced them for free (can’t remember if I paid shipping)

[DamonM]

Thanks as that was the exact input I was looking for. I like having the hoods flared in as it is much more comfortable for me and not vertical. That was my concern with the AR Bars since the ones I have seen seem like the hoods are vertical and the flare is in the drops. It sounds like you can turn the hoods in a bit but they don’t seem to be designed this way. I may have to reinvestigate and check with Enve on using the Aero bars on a gravel bike.

[DavidYYC]

I have the AR bars and turned in hoods. Can’t say I found an issue with that. Overall very happy with them on my gravel bike.

[tiptoppenguin]

What gravel bar is everyone running in 2026? Rocking Enve still - feels like there aren’t enough good gravel options still.

[KevinKlaes]

Enve Aero 37/42. Would switch to the one piece if they were available in -12.

[Trash_Panda]

Love these in 38. Price has jumped over $100 past two months. Coefficient RR Carbon Road Handlebar For Racing | Coefficient Cycling

[TooManyDogs]

Pro Discover Carbon Gravel Bars

[Savov7]

Easton EA70AX, 42cm. They have a carbon fiber version as well. The ergonomics are perfect for my position on the bike.