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My sized 52 crux came with 40cm bars stock. For riders my size, this is pretty darn wide IMO. I wanted something that was narrower, yet flared, and robust enough that I wouldn't fear failure with a cheap but light carbon fiber chinese part. I found these bars on BTD and while they were out of stock I put them on my wishlist and got an alert when they became available.

Once I received the part I installed easily since I didn't have to do any internal routing and they hoods are now a good 3cm narrower, the top of the bar is pretty flat and the bottom flare out just enough to get some leverage when cranking in the drops.

Overall, these are great bars that do exactly what I want them too. I've increased my comfort, aero savings and didn't have to brake the bank to do it.

Right away I'm gonna say its 5 stars just because its silicone backed instead of glue backed, which makes wrapping easier, and unwrapping for maintenance a non-issue. I had the previous design tape where it was like a geometric camo, and I'm on the fence if is better or not. The pattern is deeply embossed, which is great for grip, but it doesn't feel as special to me, design wise. Otherwise its a super thick and plush tape, great for gravel

Got this bar and a shorter stem to replace the stock set-up on my Specialized Aethos. Stock was 40cm and this is 38cm. Also has slightly shorter reach and shallower drop. I am still getting things dialed in but so far so good. Only pain was the groove for the cables runs directly under the top of the bar, six o'clock if you are looking at profile. It would have been a smoother transition from the levers if it was more towards the front of the bar, seven or eight o'clock if you are looking from the non-drive side. And this is a minor issue. Overall great bars for the price.

Bought these to add hand positions for my gravel bike. They do the trick, affording a comfortable option. You definitely get narrow when using them, but I couldn't get low enough to feel more aero. They are very light, well made and don't take up much room on the bar tops. Obviously they are for round bars only. They come with separate mounts for Wahoo and Garmin computers and have holes for a go pro type mount underneath. You need to buy a specific go pro type mount - the Shimano part was only available from Amazon Japan but Amazon US has workable knock-offs too.