Tumbleweed Persuader Bar - 20 Degree Sweep
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). 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.
Alloy Persuader Specs:
- Width: 800 and 840mm
- Weight: 800mm: 411 grams, 840mm: 424 grams
- Sweep: 20 degree
- Rise: 50mm
- Material: 7000 series heat treated aluminum
- Clamp diameter: 31.8mm, with 200mm of clamp area across the center of the bar