After many requests, we are introducing a more trail oriented 20 degree sweep version of our Persuader bars. With an 840mm bar, I run a 30-40mm shorter stem on the 20 degree bars (60-70mm stem length) than the same bike with 30 degree bars (100mm stem length).
The Persuader is our award winning mountain touring handlebar design based on many years and thousands of miles of loaded off-road touring experience, a bar focused on comfort, utility and control. The current version of the Persuader bar is made of heat treated 7000 series aluminum alloy in a shot peened black finish. It features a 50mm rise (Center of clamp to end of the bar) and two super comfy options for back sweep angle, a trail oriented 20 degree version and more of a touring oriented version at 30 degrees.
The Persuader was designed with a few ideas in mind - First, we wanted a bar that has a wide straight section next to the stem for mounting bags, so there is no forward sweep. Next, we wanted to maximize real estate in the grip area so that you could use a variety of grip/brake lever/shifter options and leave plenty of room to trim to your desired width. The narrowest we’ve trimmed them to is 760mm, but there was still plenty of room left to go narrower. To get both a wide front section and a long grip section, we paid extra to have custom tooling made to get the bend radius in the bar as tight and compact as possible. ISO Mountain tested.
The new Alloy Persuader has taken the original bar design and refined it, by giving the bar a full width 31.8mm clamping area, there is plenty of room to mount a variety of accessories.
Alloy Persuader Specs:
- Sweep: 30°
- Width: 800 and 840mm
- Weight: 800mm: 411 grams, 840mm: 424 grams
- Rise: 50mm
- Material: 7000 series heat treated aluminum
- Clamp diameter: 31.8mm, with 200mm of clamp area across the center of the bar
The difference in the two widths of the bars is only in the grip area, and the bar can be trimmed to suit rider preferences.
