You’ve in all probability ridden a Ritchey handlebar in some unspecified time in the future. They’re fashionable for good motive, as they add consolation, energy, and a contact of sophistication to any bicycle. I’ve toured throughout Oregon on Ritchey bars, crashed them greater than as soon as in the identical criterium and nonetheless completed, and likewise selected the WCS “moist purple” cockpit to coordinate with a classic Pinarello chassis – they simply hit the mark for thus many functions.
New for 2025, the SuperLogic Streem Handlebar proves that Ritchey’s long-established method to design may even be utilized within the seek for aero good points.
In a transfer that’s traditional Ritchey, the brand new SuperLogic Streem Handlebar is designed to adapt to nearly each highway bike ever made, as a result of it has, properly, all the holes. The SuperLogic Streem will accommodate full inside cable routing from the levers to the headtube, for these absolutely hid setups which might be à la mode as of late, or partial inside cable routing from the levers to the middle part of the handlebar for many disc highway bikes made previous to this decade, and bikes with rim brakes. There’s even a gap on the drops for riders operating absolutely wired Di2 with a bar-end junction A.
The SuperLogic Streem Handlebar is a good-looking piece of carbon fiber equipment. Its minimal graphics and UD end look equally at house on the gloriously skinny tubes of the Ritchey Logic Disc, or any of the carbon bikes used within the World Tour. Although it has an aero high part, this a part of the handlebar is sized to accommodate bar tape with out the chance of it splitting or unfurling. Whereas wrapping this fashion could minimize into the SuperLogic Streem’s aero good points a bit, the selection is there.
Ritchey Superlogic Streem Specs
Whereas some aero highway bars have misplaced the plot on ergonomics and aesthetics within the title of marginal aero good points, Ritchey has saved a gazillion watts of collective drag with a easy selection, making the widest choice for the brand new SuperLogic Streem Handlebar 40cm on the hoods, with 38cm and 36cm additionally on provide for much more aggressive aero cockpit setups. It’s about time narrower bars, or fairly a purging of overly vast bars, grew to become the development for highway bikes.
Only a few riders have shoulders vast sufficient for 44cm bars, and whereas some could lament the shortage of a 42cm choice right here, these riders in all probability usually are not searching for their handlebar to save lots of watts of drag at 40kph. Together with the slender hood width of the SuperLogic Streem comes an aggressive drop flare of 10 levels, which can protect descending confidence and sprinting leverage.
The SuperLogic Streem’s shaping is about greater than getting tremendous slender and throwing down. The highest, that place the place we chill when climbing, consuming, or snapping a photograph, is swept again at a 5-degree angle, selling wholesome wrist posture and a safer grip. Some aero highway bars have this backward – the tops even have a detrimental sweep, away from the rider.
I do know from expertise that this form is much less snug and fewer sensible, however I’m doubtful that it makes a motorcycle extra aero. Other than the slender hood width and aggressive flare, the remainder of the SuperLogic Streem specs are traditional highway – with a attain of 77mm and a drop of 120mm. Whereas many highway bars have gone to a shorter attain, like 70mm, the SuperLogic Streem’s extra conventional attain of 77mm ought to all or for a extra ahead, stretched out, and aero place within the hoods.
Priced at $299.95, the Streem bars can be found globally at Ritchey’s web site, native retailers, and on-line retailers.
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