Rawland Cycles Antlers.

There's never a dull moment when you're around Sean from Rawland. At any given time there are tons of ideas floating around in that guy's head. It's an absolute blast to watch and aid in bringing these ideas to fruition. From the humble beginnings with an Interbike booth and a frame set, to this year's line up of 2 bike models in 7 sizes, the new Elgoske bullmoose bars, and now these. Without further adieu, here they are, the Rawland Antlers.Based on countless miles on Nitto Mustache bars, these represent what we feel are some really worthwhile changes to the classic form. First off, these bars are wider. Whereas the Nitto bars are designed for class road or touring riding, Rawland bikes and products are designed to be ridden hard, and off road. Wider bars aid in stability, as well as providing more control at high speed. The added leverage is also beneficial for technical trail navigating and climbing. Following these lines, the Antlers measure a full 70cm tip to tip. These end up being slightly narrower than the Jones bars or Salsa ProMoto 17 deg bars I have run for with success for years.

Mustache bars also are comfortable due to the variety of hand positions available. Antlers still allow for all of the traditional mustache bar positions. These are designed to use mountain style brake levers and shifters.

Dummy ala Antlers.These seem to be a perfect match for how I ride this bike. They have lots of hand positions, are wide and upright for town riding, stiff yet not punishing for out of the saddle climbing, and in general just look great.
Tape is a new color from Cinelli's gel line. I really like it.

Nice wide cruiser aesthetic. Townie yet bad ass. I'm really happy with them so far.
Shiny view from riding. Etched Rawland logo.
So there they are. Another in a what hopefully will be a long line of classy, functional products from Rawland. These are due to be in stock in a few weeks. Shoot Sean and Anna an email if you'd like a set. They are accepting preorders now. Cheers.