Lightest aluminium handlebars?

Posted on Fri 27th, July 2018

• #1

Knowone.

Sorry if this has been raised before but can anybody recommend any lightweight, stiff aluminium handlebars?

Recently picked up a CAAD7 frame & trying to get it sub 7kg.
• #2

gbj_tester in reply to @Knowone.

lightweight, stiff

Lol. Simple mechanics says the lighter they are, the less stiff they'll be, as long as the diameter stays the same. 31.8mm bars tend therefore to be stiffer per weight, but also heavier overall as they run into the limit of wall thickness being too thin relative to diameter to resist buckling. The really light 26.0mm bars, on the other hand, are noodles.

Pick the shape you like and ignore the weight, being comfortable easily trumps the 200g maximum difference between a seriously porky bar and a worryingly light one.
• #3

Netakure

3t ergosum, ritchey WCS are light-ish, but don't expect a huge amount of difference
• #4

AlphaOmega

Frameset weight is 7kg....
• #5

Knowone. in reply to @Netakure

Perfect, thanks
• #6

raisinberry777

Most nicer ones are around the 250g mark, Deda Zero 100, Ritchey WCS, 3T Pro series, etc.
• #7

PhilDAS

Zipp SL80 or SL70 too
• #8

farewell in reply to @AlphaOmega

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• #9

macaroon

Cannondale C1 around 250g.
• #10

Super_Ted

Cinelli Dinamo are quite light <230g
• #11

midlife

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