My buddy Mike had an extra pair of Nitto Moustache bars hanging around and so I thought I’d try them. The first thing I noticed is that there are actually a few different shapes of moustache bars:
These are the high quality Nitto made of heat-treated 2014 T6 aluminum. They’re nice and light and have a shorter handlegrip area. These won’t fit cork grips, and are better made to be taped. They also work better with bar-end brakes or drop brakes mounted on the front.
These are the different shaped Dimension version — this is more like the style I have on my city bike, since I can’t actually find a link, having bought it from a bicycle discounter. The hand grips are longer and work well with MTB brake levers, which is how I have my city bike.
I mounted these on, sort of like the first image, and while i loved the feeling of the brakes and the bars, they were not high enough. The Ross is a bit too small for me, but perfect for my xtracycle conversion, so I think the moustache is out. and so, I just ordered the Albatross bars that I had mentioned before, to set up with MTB levers and bar end shifters. If those bars don’t work, I’ll just set ‘em up on Karen’s bike.