Long Reach Compact Drops - bars for the hoodless

Looking for some compact drops I plan to use without hoods, so trying to find some that have a fairly long reach.

3T Ergosum seemed to be ideal, however these are long gone and hard to find.

Also looking to spend little. Any recommendations?

Zipp Service course 80 (base model) has 125mm drop and 80mm reach, you can find them new on the bay for £30

Thanks! These look just the ticket.

I have some Deda Piega on my daily ride which are pretty ace and definitely cheap...

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/deda-piega-handlebar/

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/3t-ergosum-pro-alloy-road-handlebar/rp-prod55161?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Shopping&utm_name=UnitedKingdom&gs=1&gclid=Cj0KEQjwspCgBRCiwOjBxeCcm-kBEiQAooz6t4dxhUsZdOxttMkZ9wZelFUGCZBXC9Sx1SOriEuRl8caAuZf8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

A bit of acetone gets rid of the white off with relative ease.

Deda piega have 130mm drop and 75mm of reach... And plus, imo, quite ugly :(

Comfy though... ;)

Breso, what tape is that?

Would anyone happen to know or care to recommend what 31.8mm clamp/black compact bars would best approximate the shape of my Nitto M106 bars? (78 reach, 128 drop) I thought the Planet X Strada Compact (70/125) would be a good enough approximation but they're TINY. Thanks.

Supa Sticky Monotone

You mean this? http://www.supacaz.com/dp-category/?product_cat=bar-tape&dppage=1

Yes, the black one with silver end plugs, the graphics are not so bright, you can barely see them ;)

Look through the FSA catalog.

Ahh, fantastic.
How would you rate it?
I considered it once upon a time because I was looking for that rubbery texture and the metal bar plugs seemed to be worth it.

Thanks S_F. You've just reminded me that someone suggested the FSA Vero (plain gauge version of FSA Omega from what I can tell), which look ideal.

Hey,

there's a demonstrative comparison of different compact drops i found useful - http://ruedatropical.com/2009/03/road-drop-bar-geometry/ maybe someone else will too. :)

Cheers!

So what's the general consensus on this? Currently I have FSA vero, but I could do with more reach

I'm using piega bars with no hoods. I like them but finds its tops or drops only!

Spotter bars (Bontrager SSR VR-C 26.0) are about 95mm reach
and 31.8 version (Race VR-C) are 100mm -> http://www.bontrager.com/model/09169

The shop link on that site says they are 85mm reach, as are any other shop sites I can find them on. Oh, and they are discontinued.

Maybe there are different versions.

(Bontrager SSR VR-C 26.0 are longer than 85mm in reality)

Giving this thread a bump as the classic Ergosum bars are no longer available anywhere, unless I'm willing to fork out 70 quid plus for the higher end versions, which I aren't.

Anyone able to recommend any other compact bars with 90mm+ reach?

Now, this is interesting:

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/bontrager/race-vr-c-318mm-road-handlebars-ec072144

Got some off classifieds here. Tomorrow I'll go to the post office.