Thanks for a quality review! I will get this Moloko handlebars for my touring e-bike when I ride to Norway. Must be super strong since it is built from cro-molibden and can support 10+ kg without breaking. It will have enough room even for my Garmin 67i GPS.
Ur Dislikes are laughable and non applicable. 1st, should have used the shorter stem to create the same reach for comparison. 2nd, It's not an urban hipster hbar. 3rd, Any rear rack makes bike leaning/parking difficult. 4th, hands away from shifters can be done in any bar!! Your choice, not the bars
One thing you didn’t mention was the ride quality. Some say that the difference between wide aluminum bars and wide cro-moly bars is similar to the difference between an aluminum frame and a cro-moly frame: steel provides more lively feedback and is better able to absorb road chatter, making it less fatiguing to ride on over extended periods of time. Any thoughts?
Frame has little to no flex, whatever material it’s made of since triangles are by definition unflexible. But that’s not the case with handlebars, and yeah steel bars are more flexible that aluminum ones, but most of the cushion comes from tire pressure on a fully rigid bike, you want more confort? Put fatter tires and lower the pressure reasonably 😊
I have them and love them. The bars are also marked to cut them shorter if needed, which was not mentioned in your video. Also with any handle bar that has more than one hand position, your hands are not near the shifters or he brakes...just sayin
I have commuted for over 12 months with these bars on my Sirius x…I’ve just switched back to my original bars for one reason, i can’t balance the bike easily against a wall or when it’s locked. I do love the realestate though.
See my recent video on my Mt. Bike set up with bar ends mounted inboard of the handgrip's with a stiffener between them. I use this bike only in the city and find these child size bars and set-up very useful this way. Narrow and compact.
Steel, and I'm assuming made in Taiwan like their frames and forks. And basically most of the frames (and many of the components) in the western world, for that matter. It's also around the same price as the Jones Loop H Bar the Moloko is often compared to.
@@BikeCommuterHero cup holder and snack tray in that space between the bars? I'm thinking something more tray style for us dutch bike riders who have smooth streets, sidewalks and paths. Anything out there or printable?
since you find the handlebar too wide, according Surly's website:"It comes in a standard width of 735mm but if 685mm is more your style, don’t you worry. We added cut marks so you can easily make it so." Thus, so why don't you cut & shorten it and get the best of both worlds?!
I was going to say the same. I have a Jones bar (which was the only swept back bar I could buy during covid when there were supply problems) and took several centimtres off each end to make it the correct width for my shoulders.
Was almost going for Moloko, but that extra bar I thought was a bit much so went for the new Crazy bar with 35 degrees from VO which suited my riding style.
I have been using these bars for commuting (five years). I actually love them. I have them on my Trek Supercommuter. As a bigger rider the sweep of the bars.
After all that BLAH BLAH BLAH and he never thought of cutting the bar ends??? Problem fixed. Also anyone who commutes splitting lanes in traffic already knows that the bars would be to wide meaning he already knew the outcome would be and the real motivation behind the review was "what product can I review that would drive more sales to my affiliate link?".
I use mine as a commuter. I'm a big guy so my bikes are big steel bikes, so the weight isn't really an issue for me. I use the wider grips when I am in tighter traffic and the risers when caught in the wind. I've got a lot of gadgets attached along with a bag. I found wrapping the "horns" to be immensely useful.
I had a Moloko Bar on my 2002 Santa Cruz Chameleon turned tourer/commuter. It was pretty good bar for the most part. I think the one thing I liked the best was "cradle" that the bars had, which made it easy to carry my old Camelback backpack. That said, Imho, there was a little too much sweep on the bars. Sadly, that bike was stolen last April (2023), and I've since gotten another bike, an REI Co-op ADV 1.1, which I will eventually use for touring, but is now my commuter. I'm currently in the process of ditching the drop bars that came with it and putting a SOMA Dream Bar on. That handlebar has a lot less sweep than the Molokos.
I have the Sqlab 302 3.0 and innerbarends on this,it has sweep, rise and backsweep (trekkingbike) and in both hand positions u can Brake❤ .And sweept handlebars must be a bit wider,❤ur Videos
you have to wrap the horns and it is a good idea to buy internal handlebar bag. I have one on my Jones H-Bar and it's awesome, it's custom made with plenty of space and with an elastic cord on top which allows me to tie my jacket/shirt on top of bars when it's too warm.
I see you use a front suspension on one of your bikes for commuting. What are your thoughts on that? I am personally thinking of ditching my suspension for a rigid fork myself
I have the Moloko on my Surly Disc Trucker, and the Jones H-bar (loop) on my Surly 1x1. Both are pretty wide. The bags are interchangeable between the handlebars. Both use an upright position (with long stem risers) and help to make riding much more comfortable for us older riders. Great for cruising the rail trails.
