Re: [CR] handlebar name??

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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:13:58 -0500
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From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
In-Reply-To: <c38.4b8d7da9.36d0b12d@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] handlebar name??


At 08:21 PM 20/02/2009 -0500, VN80PL8@aol.com wrote:
>What is the correct name for a drop handlebar that is wider and flared out
>slightly below, with narower rounded upper part, with a shallow round bend like
>a track bar? Picture your hands on the drops body leaning forward, and your
>forearms clear the upper part. Thanks for any help.
>
>Keith Bolog
>
>Kenosha WI

Would you mean South of France bars? They are something like that, but most distinctively, they have a short forward reach, requiring a long stem extension.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada