We’ve seen some interesting trends in bars recently. It used to be that all bars were 9° back and 5° up, 8° back and 4° up, or if you’re really out there maybe 8° back and 5° up. But now, we’re seeing some with 12° backsweep or more.

Without getting too deep into steering geometry and hurting our brains, it stands to reason that there are limits to the longer front-centres we’re seeing on bikes these days, and bars with more backsweep can put riders’ hands where you want them while also retaining the benefits of a longer front-centre. They also put the wrists at a slightly different angle than some people may prefer.

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