Passchier Handlebars

These handle bars have completely change the way my bike rides. Its like upgrading your front suspension without spending hundreds or thousands on front forks. The vibration from bumps has been reduced so much that I hardly notice them now,

I've been riding these Passchier Gump handlebars for a month now and they are superb. I went for the 650mm length because I commute in a busy city, and they are perfect for nipping between obstacles. You can feel the bamboo flexing slightly, which softens the road and makes a very comfortable ride on rigid aluminium forks and skinny tyres. I also love that they are made from renewable bamboo, which is eco friendly and looks fantastic in the flesh.

After discovering these bamboo bars on a gravel bike tour out of Christchurch with Pacific Cycle Tours, I bought a pair and installed on my full-suspension mountain bike back home in North Carolina in the US.I LOVE these bamboo bars! I can feel them flex just a bit when I am climbing hard, which is perfectly fine, and they have sort of a live"

I am lucky enough to have a pair of Gump 760’s which I had on my hardtail MTB (amazing ride-feel), and are now residing on my rigid commuter e-bike. Last year I broke my left wrist and also my right collarbone, so you can imagine my arms are very sensitive to vibrations and jarring! I have found the Passchiers to be honestly life-saving in allowing me to ride around in pot-hole filled wellington, where I would probably have been shedding tears having to hop up on curbs every 10seconds when bike lanes abruptly end, the Passchiers really do absorb most of the really violent jarring from daily riding. I also think they are incredibly hot, I am constantly getting compliments about the aesthetically pleasing nature of the bamboo bars. They make my bottom-of-the-line e-bike look like something special (and matches the tan-walls so well). When I get my touring bike for the Tour Aotearoa these will without a doubt be coming with me! Honestly if comfort is a barrier for you getting out on your bike, 100% recommend these bad boys, they make life easier!

Bars have gone onto my Van Nicholas Titanium hard tail. The bike had been run as SS mountain bike but the geo was little dated so has been reinvented as a flatbar gravel/commuter/lite MTB and retired from full on mtb duties.The bars sit at a sweet spot for me in length and backsweep. Similar to my MTB.When they arrived I had been running carbon rigid forks. I didn't really like them and swapped back to a suspension fork, mostly as just fitted bike better. I honestly very rarely even take them out of lock out and would happily go back to a rigid. I'm not sure I'd be saying that with Alux bars. I'm running a 50c grave tire (WTB Venture). I find I can run a slightly higher pressure than I sometimes would which is great when most rides it does will have bit of road/bike path before hitting firetrail and single track. I do describe the bars, to those that ask, like knocking a few PSI out of your tires without the need to. I only notice the flex when track standing at lights.Overall I really do love the added small bump cushion it gives. Matches that nice plush Ti frame. I'm not sure I'd like them on my MTB as no replacement for a suspension fork unless the fork is purely for small bump comfort. Perfect for what this bike is used for. They look fantastic in my opinion and who doesn't like some random asking, are those bars timber".  Own few bikes and one of my favourite bits of bike bling."

I ordered a pair of the Gump 650’s. It was acomplicated affair getting them through Colombian customs and getting them delivered. It took 4+ months. But it was worth it! They are beautiful, but as beautiful as they are, they are even better in terms of function. They have definitely taken the edge of of riding the rough streets and bike paths of Medellin. I put a set or Ergon cork grips on them, and they feel like a short travel suspension front end! Simply fantastic!

Simply put there is no product quite like this on the market. If your are looking for bars that absorb force from the ground up and from your body down then these will end your search. The flex is like a fork ramping up, it is soft in the beginning then ramps up the closer you get to the end of its travel. Quite amazing that all this achieved with a material like bamboo.

I've been using the Gump 760 bar (22 degree sweep) for a couple of months now and and it's made my fully rigid 29er feel like a different, and much more comfortable, bike. I have no suspension at all, so on rough gravel roads and moderate single track, this bar has taken the sting out of road vibration. Some of that gets absorbed by the vibration damping quality of the bamboo, but most of it comes from the flex. These bars move! The flex gives the bike a pliant, slightly suspended feel and feels like a perfect match for this type of bike. They also look really cool and match the paint job on my bike quite nicely! Would use again!

I couldn't be happier with my Passchier bars as they are the statement piece of my dream build commuter/flat bar graveller. I picked a pair up to relieve my hands and wrists from the small bumps and vibrations you get from NZs rugged streets, cycle paths and back roads. I didn’t want the weight and look of a suspension fork on my Surly Straggler so I opted for the more low-fi option of bamboo. The dampening of forces going into the upper body is amazing and I ride without wrist pain everyday. If you’re on the fence about these don’t be, invest in your longevity on the bike. Good ergonomics and shock absorption will keep you riding until your legs can’t pedal any further.

I am super happy with my new handlebars. They have a very natural feel position wise on the bike. I just completed the Whanganui/ Whangaehu Valley 3 day bikepacking loop. No more sore wrists, arms or neck at the end of a day's ride. A total game changer for my confidence on tackling some more longer multi day bike adventures. Plus they just look all round awesome.