Ergo Road Bars - flat top - WSD?

[lunacycles]

FSA makes a short reach, shallow drop (i.e. nice for women) bar called the K-wing Compact I believe, that has a nice flat top area. I often use the alloy ones on my customer's bikes. FSA sent me a sample of the carbon version that I just put on my road bike and like lots so far.

They do not have the ergo "bump" on the lower part of the bar, however.

Here's an online review and pic:

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/catego...andlebar-29764

[Zen]

Wow, those are nice. Spendy, but nice. I think they may be the ones.

[aicabsolut]

FSA (though they don't go super narrow)
3T
Specialized (Ruby carbon bar has slight flat top but it's pretty subtle compared to FSA and others)

etc.

Many of them are called "wing" bars, I think.

[uforgot]

I have some on my Merlin. They are ITM Mantis wing shape. The Mantis is the smaller ones, and the wings are the flat tops. I can't find them on the net, though. I can find the mantis, and then I can find other wings. I had to unwrap mine a bit to find the name, so I just took the pic unwrapped. They are really comfortable. Here's a pic or two.

The flat parts measure almost 2 inches across. The drops and reach are smaller than average also. Seems I found the stats on them at one time. I'll keep looking.

[kenyonchris]

FSA makes a short reach, shallow drop (i.e. nice for women) bar called the K-wing Compact I believe, that has a nice flat top area. I often use the alloy ones on my customer's bikes. FSA sent me a sample of the carbon version that I just put on my road bike and like lots so far.

They do not have the ergo "bump" on the lower part of the bar, however.

Here's an online review and pic:

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/catego...andlebar-29764

I have these...just put em on, actually, but already have about 200 miles on them. REALLY like them. Much better than the "ergo" specialized bars. I couldn't reach the brakes in the drops at all, even though they were supposed to be short reach. I always descend in the drops so this was an immediate problem.

[MartianDestiny]

Specialized Ruby SL

Not as dramatic a flat top as some, but it's there, and they come in small sizes and have a short reach (but a fairly normal drop, which I personally like)

I have tiny hands and I just can't stand the shallow drop bars I've tried, can't get to the brakes right. With the Specialized bars I have no problem getting full brake coverage from the drops (or the hoods for that matter, though my brakes are shimmed for easier use on the hoods).

[Trigress]

Hey, I've got bars like that! Wonder what they are.

*Running out to check on her bike*

FSA Wing Pro.

They're fine. I have no problem with reach, but then again my gorilla factor is quite high and I have quite large hands (just imagine what I look like, ladies!). I use a normal mens' handlebar, size 40 is just right.