Sunlite Steel Mountain Bike/City Bicycle Handlebars

Darthtaylor2002: Great price, just what I needed to replace my handlebars

United States on Nov 19, 2023

David BabalDavid Babal: Does the trick to help you sit in a more upright position. They do make a creaking sound sometimes when enough forces are applied to them. Plenty strong enough for an everyday Rider of normal weight. Heavier riders and serious trailriders may want to look for a stronger handlebar.

United States on Jun 19, 2022

Swampthang: What a difference in how my wrists feel after installing the Sunlite MTB 3.5" rise handlebars! I installed and used it today. The bar is slightly wider which helped with my broad shoulders. My grip feels more natural and it doesn't feel like the bar is eating my wrists as compared to the original bar that came on my Mongoose Mack MTB. I can ride longer without hurting. Definitely worth the money to change over to the Sunlite MTB handlebars. The bars fit perfectly and were easy to install. The quality is great on the handlebars. The handlebars look like they came on the bike and not out of place. I highly recommend these if you are having pain in your wrists and need that little extra reach.

United States on Mar 13, 2019

Marshall David WahlstromHelgrenMarshall David WahlstromHelgren: Love the handlebar! It's awesome! I bought this handlebar with the intention of improving my posture and allowing me up be a lot higher up than my previous Handlebar which was a flat handlebar from huffy, which intially I wish I replaced in the first place but didn't have the money at the time for. I am really happy, with it. I watched a video recently and they mentioned if you slouch forward a lot than as you get older it causes you to have back problems and later on creates a back hump so in turn it making one look like a camel, which I certainly don't want. So going back to my handlebars this new 5" rise handlebar compared my old one was a flat handlebar, and the stem was Pretty short like 3 inches too short for me.
So I then decided to look for something better. When I was shopping around for handlebars I also looked for a new quill stem and quill stem extension and threaded headset. The handlebar search did have me on the fence between a 3 inch rise and 5 inch rise, and after a lot of back forth, I realized 2 inches more made way more sense, helping me be more comfortable as my riding is more of just commuting and riding for fun and excercising not racing, which made me...

United States on Oct 21, 2018

Practical Biker: I used this to replace a conventional shallow-rise mtb bar. It is noticeably heavier (maybe half a pound) but I love the more upright position and the nice sweep of the bars. It's not as drastic as it looks in the photo without a bike. It is just right for XC and some trails, still low enough to move fast in the city streets, not too wide to ride singletrack. You can knock off 1 or 1.5 inches per side with a clamp and hacksaw if you want, and still keep decent grips and trigger shifters. The bar grip area is 7.5 inches before the curve starts.

I am pleased all around with this bar. It is not too heavy for a cross-country bike (unless you're a weight weenie, then get a carbon-fiber stick of a bar, not a steel riser bar. Jump carefully!). It looks best with a no-rise stem, especially a "moto" stem or 50mm short stem, instead of the phallic looking 120mm riser stems sold on so many bikes today. Moving your bar close to the center of rotation works wonders for reducing arm fatigue and speeding up steering response. It will work with your existing stem, though, if you have a 25.4 clamp area. It has a good looking, thick chrome finish, if you're into that. If not, you can sand...

United States on Nov 07, 2012