On mountain bikes, it's still fairly simple: handlebars are available in different widths, heights and angles upwards and backwards. Anyone looking at handlebars for road bikes, city bikes, cross and gravel bikes, fat bikes or touring bikes will come across countless shapes. There are values such as width, rise, sweep, drop, reach and, of course, weight.

A new online tool deals with these values. With "What Bars" you can visually compare the handlebars from above and it is much easier to see how the handlebars differ. Mountain bike handlebars are currently only marginally represented on "What Bars", but the handlebar range from the manufacturer Velo Orange has already been added. The creators of the site - the inspiration for "What Bars" comes from a handlebar comparison graphic by Oliver Chételat - are in contact with manufacturers to improve the database. Anyone who wants to have new handlebars added should submit them with a good photo in the top view and the relevant data.

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