Butterfly Handlebar Review | Trekking Handlebar Experience After 7,500 KM of Bicycle Touring
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*Butterfly bars not being aero enough?* They are aero bars in disguise!
1. Mount them relatively flat so that the front is only slightly higher than the rear.
2. Hold onto the front loops while resting your arms next to your brake levers and shifters on the rear bars. The longer the distance between the front and rear bars, the more comfortable the position will be.
3. Make your best time trial impression.
Sadly, this new-found aero position comes at a cost:
1. Depending on the shape of your bar, this will make the bar-ends position flatter and less comfortable for one's wrists unless riding out of the saddle.
2. You lose the super upright front position. However, I wouldn't be surprised if most riders didn't use the front position all that much if the bar is mounted as intended making said position sky-high. The braking position is often already quite upright.
Even when lowered, the front position can also be used as a stretched-out position with extended arms (without hunching down).
As you said, some models are more curved. Some have a sharp angle in the "bar-ends" part. Example:
www.aliexpress.com/item/Mountain-bike-handlebars-31-8-620mm-aluminum-road-bike-handlebars-rest-long-distance-bicycle-handlebars/32954578247.html
These could be mounted... upside down! Looked at from the side, their shape would look somewhat like this:
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1. Your braking position would be similar.
2. The bar-ends position would still point upwards and be suitable for climbing, leverage and comfort.
3. The part where the "bar-ends" go down due to the angle... no idea what to do with it. Mount a bell?
4. The aero position slightly higher than the braking position. Hunch down or stretch out.
When such a bar is mounted "correctly" but flat, the shape would be like this:
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1. Again, similar braking position.
2. The part where the "bar-ends" go down... This time mounting a bell or such could interfere with the actual bar-ends position.
3. The bar-ends position is now lower than the braking position. Look, we have drops!
4. The aero position is again slightly higher than the braking position. Hunch down or stretch out.
Depending on the bar's shape, one could also try switching front and back... maybe in addition to mounting it upside down.
As for your other points of criticism:
* Search for "hornbar". These might have less flex in the braking position as they are clamped next to your levers. Also, hornbars won't shorten the reach, so you might not need a longer stem.
* Some hornbars and butterfly/trekking bars are wider than the one you have, which is 57 cm. The distance between the brake levers would be slightly longer.
* No cure for their ugliness, I'm afraid. Just kidding, they look beautiful.
Then there are bullhorn bars with bar-ends mounted pointing horizontally inwards... Now, we are talking ugly. But you would have your brake levers on the side. Here's a picture near the end:
www.bicycle-touring-guide.com/bicycle-handlebars/
*Tl;dr: Butterfly bars are aero bars in disguise.*
Hey Ben! All really great points mate, thanks for your input.. I am by no means against these bars I bloody love them..
You got it.
He hasn't yet unlocked all of the hand positions. 😁
Thanx since long I was looking for a bar you made things clear to me
Thanx
Thanks for a great video. I just subscribed!
I do long rides, over 60k a day for multiple days and the butterflies with mtb bar extensions are a game changer; I get everything on the bike bars I need - lights, bell, mirrors, gps, phone etc. I used bar tape and then foam covered with tape for waterproofing - I've got an extension bar in the centre from the top for gps and phone to elevate them to higher place for better neck posture.
The seat is very important too- you will be sat for hours, so comfort is king. I don't go for the obligatory leather Brooks B17 is it? At 63 and fat I want comfort. I take my time and get there, having to get off and push here and there due to track conditions of big FO hills that leave you needing oxygen. Good video keep on riding.
I used butterfly bars on my ride from Darwin, Northern Territory, to Geraldton, Western Australia, via Newman.
I destroyed the foam covering that came with it in the short distance of 450km down to Katherine from Darwin via Litchfield National Park.
I ended up replacing the cover with some suitably sized foam airconditioning tubing. That lasted me until the end of my journey and probably another 1000km as a commuter bike in Perth, Western Australia.
Great video, thanks!
Hey Marcos, no worries!! :)
I’ve seen a number riders switch the direction of the open end so it faces out making the brake and shifters out front. I tried that and it worked well but as a result prohibited me installing a front handle bar bag.
In Europe nearly all trekking bars I saw were installed vertically in a very upright position!
Hello amazing Vid. Keep Up the great Work
Hey!!! Thank you for watching!!
Right on buddy. I used the butterfly bars on my tour through Sri Lanka
Subscribed 🎉 great points you brought up. I use straight bar w bull horn clip ons now. But I been butterfly 🦋 curious as of late
I had a set of these installed on one of my foldable bikes and it worked well until I started carrying front panniers. I immediately started to loose front steering stability so I switched to a Jones H-bar and that worked perfectly. I think due to a shorter wheel base the trekking bar was not the right bar choice for that bike but I am going to switch my drop bars on a gravel bike to the trekking bar. The additional length of the frame should help in my front wheel stability.
One big problem I suffer from drop bars is neck pain from air flowing down my back neck while riding, with a trekking bar I hope to alleviate this problem.
This is a great honest review of this bartype. I agree on the dorky look :-D I used to have those on my MTB that I converted to cruiser/commuter and they surely looked weird. Going forwards if I put similar bars back on, I would like to have them a bit wider to allow my hands to be a bit more apart when on the brakes&shifters and maybe I could experiment with some more brake and shifter positions altogether. Regardless of that, I am now considering again putting those bars on another bike. There is something very good about them also.
I agree.. I am always changing bars as there are so many options out there. But these are up there in my favourites. Mainly due to comfort.
Excellent video. Following.
I have done 200,000km with bars like this. But ALWAYS the other way around. What he would consider "upside down". It gives far better angles for the wrists on the front position. There is a specific angle which gives a low riding position (aero) on the front position and which gives four points of contact taking all effort from the wrists. I should make a video of how mine are set up and why. But it gives extremely solid control on rough surfaces. Control, comfort and aero. It annoys me to hear someone who is missing almost all the benefits of these bars.
Please show the set up.
Smitajky, I know this is an old thread, but it would be great if you posted a picture of your setup
Good on ya!
I found trekking handlebars for $15.99 and foam grips for both sides of the bars for $7.99 on Amazon. BTW, another bike pro says the brake levers should be further outwards for steadiness when riding.
Awesome information 👍
Thanks Victor!
I want to get a gravel bike but can't afford it rn, seems like these will be a perfect way to get my xc more suited to road
Hi there, I was wondering about these bars, good video. Just wondering but for long tours what tyres do you use?
Thanks. Old guy here, i think a set of these will keep me riding another 20 years. I hope. And yeah $30 is fine even if i dont like them.
Where you add the light, gps and camera etc on the trekking bar? Thanks for sharing experience.
Hey dude. If you don't mind me asking, i intended on using a longer bike stem with a high rise instead of adding in a steering tube extension. Would it work?
test the Alee Denham bars please. Thinking this might be the best for multiple hand positions.
Not sure, if the position furthest away from the brakes is really the best for going downhill.
I think these bars look great...just put one on my hybrid bike. I wanted a road bike but with the many hand positions I don't feel the need for that road bike anymore.
Fun fact: BBB stands for "Bueno, Bonito y Barato" (good, pretty and cheap). At least in this country.
hallo ... i have polygon xtrada 6, can I aplicated it ?
what is the best angle to install let say 0°……+-1-2 degree
Hello, what is the most recommended width?
Is there a video how to replace
The one you're holding, what's the size?
Have you ridden a trike? Or toured with one?
Doesnt it flex badly? In uphill as example..
Do they come in different widths?
If you like these better than drop bars then why did you take them off?
How can you mount Stem bags on Butterfly Handlebars?
Ortlieb do an extension for the handlebar bag mount.
Might have been a good idea to review theses bars on the bike it would lend more interest than just weaving them around in your hands just saying
LoveIt
It looks like goat horns
I don’t mean to sound impolite but if comfort is the consideration then less is usually more. Just because there is space on your bike doesn’t mean you need to put an accessory on it. Minus the pizza rack, you’re pretty maxed out man, and you had contemplated relocating break levers for your “butterfly bars” (which don’t make much sense in the first place)? Just... No.