Soma Oxford Bar

comfy but a little long

Like others have noted these are great bars but the grip area feels a bit long to me. I added an extra long stem to my bike to accomodate, yey I still want to trim 'em a little. One of these days. Overall, good width for climbing leverage and a comfy position for your hands. I put these on a single-speed cyclocross frame with fat slicks and they suited the project well.

Pros: comfy, wide

Cons: grip area is a bit long

Would Buy Again: Yes
Would Recommend: Yes

Reviewed on: May 07, 2012
Reviewed by: Matthew W., Oregon

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Great Looking Bar

I put these bars on a rigid mountain bike turned errand bike and the bars are super comfortable. I have the bars mounted slightly below the saddle height and they are comfy, but at or above the saddle height is probably a better position. The bars have a nice little rise to them and the finish is very nice. I have had no problems using them with a front mounted basket.

Pros: Good looking, comfortable

Cons: None for me

Would Buy Again: Yes
Would Recommend: Yes

Reviewed on: November 01, 2011
Reviewed by: AJK, California

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Just like the Albatross bar, only cheaper

These are the bars to make your city bike, Xtracycle, or old school mountain bike comfortable. Finish is nice, and the quality really shows through. I like Nitto products, but dang, for the money this is hard to beat.

Oh, and the last two sets I've seen were milled out for bar-end shifters. Soma's site said in the past (hey lookie, they changed it!) that these don't fit bar end shifters, bur really they do.

Pros: Price, finish, great shape and hand position.

Cons: Doesn't say "Nitto."

Would Buy Again: Yes
Would Recommend: Yes

Reviewed on: September 15, 2010
Reviewed by: carfreedays.com, Seattle

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Perfect Bar for a Townie

This bar puts you in an optimum position for tooling around town.

I converted an old roadie with these and a Nitto bar.

Couldn't be happier with the setup.

Would Buy Again: Yes
Would Recommend: Yes

Reviewed on: September 06, 2010
Reviewed by: DG, California

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