Surly Terminal Handlebar
Blending cruiser-style comfort with off-road touring performance, the Surly Terminal handlebar has a +/- 40 mm rise and swept-back design, making it great for long rides on rough, technical terrain.
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- 22.2 mm diameter grip area is good to go for MTB shifters, brake levers and grips
- 34° backsweep is great for long rides on rough, technical terrain
- Can be run with a 40 mm rise or 40 mm drop
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View all Surly Upright and Cruiser Bars| Best Use | Cycling |
|---|---|
| Handlebar Material | Aluminum |
| Bar Clamp Diameter | 31.8 millimeters |
| Handlebar Width | 735 millimeters |
| Handlebar Rise | 40 millimeters |
| Weight | 400 grams |
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LOVE, mellow posture, climbs well, could rise more
I could not be happier with what these bars have done for me. 3 months ago I succumbed to a massive nerve impingement somewhere in my shoulder/neck/spine connection point — crushing pain, discomfort, numbness, various stages of immobility, the whole bit. Coming out of it, I had to rebuild my daily ripper from an aluminum street track missile to a mellower steel recovery situation. In doing so, I bought this bar to help my posture get more upright by pushing my hands behind my stem, in a more angled position (along with a few other modifications, of course). I knew I'd be getting most of what I needed just by looking at photos, but what I did not see coming was the level of control and comfort. Honestly once I cut about 20mm/0.75in off each side, I began to wonder why I didn't make this jump WAY before. Because of the way you're pulling both back AND inboard on this bar, you gain a great subtle manipulation of the bike's responsiveness at a micro level, which makes even steel feel snappy. And those bends out in front of the stem? I wrapped them in tape and use them as a climbing position; they give me a similar power distribution to the hood position on road drops (different hand placement, but you get what I'm saying), which makes the bar overall incredibly versatile. I absolutely LOVE this thing, and where I was previously dreading having to change my daily bike, now I'm loving my new build thanks to this bar (and the Ergon GA3 grips I put on it, but that's a different review). In my specific situation I have no brake levers or shifters on it because my daily bike is still a fixed drivetrain build, so I have a lot more hand placement and customization versatility. But even with that said, I would buy this bar again in a half a second. IT'S THAT GOOD. I'd like to put one on my adventure/all-road/bikepacking build too. The one and only area for improvement is that it only comes in one rise — 50mm. That's fine, but if you're looking to recover from an injury or build a real slow wanderer, I think a couple more choices in rise would be nice so you don't have to buy a whole new fork or stem or whatever. But I mean if that's the only negative I can give it, that's pretty good.
Good Conversion
I installed a Terminal Bar on a drop bar bike to improve steering leverage on rough surfaces. The 34 deg sweep is enough to keep my wrists comfortable without having my elbows too far out. The forward bend helps maintain the reach but I ended up using a longer stem anyway. For me the 40 mm rise is too much so I have my stem angled up and the bar upside down to drop 40 mm. The bar has just enough room to position the grips and controls comfortably. You could cut about 30mm from each side but the levers and grips would then be jammed together. This is not a light bar but it seems sturdy and at least it's made of aluminum, not steel. One alternative is the Origin8 Bat Wing, which I have on my single-speed bike. The Bat Wing has 25 deg sweep and no rise. It's somewhat narrower, lighter, and less expensive than the Terminal Bar.