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I'm not a fan of riding drop bars, so decided to build a set of multiple hand position bars as a gravel bike alternative to drops.
Had a little time to kill today, so why not get some welding practice.
Cut a few sets of bars for material, then welded them together, in a fashion inspired by some of the creations by surly etc.
The rearward sections are at 65 degrees, and 160mm long. Allowing plenty room for levers and grips
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Longer stem is more suited
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Planning to use this bike for a future gravel bike build. So back into storage for later.
 
Looks good. I modified a cheap 80s set.
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Too square, too deep, too narrow, so I clamped them in the vice and rotated the drop portion out and up. One side first, then the other to keep them symmetrical. Then I flared out the bottom hand location. It's not completely perfect yet, but I think they'll be a pretty decent set of modernized steel bars
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