Stridsland Anchor Bar Handlebar

The infamous Stridsland Anchor bar.

Here are Matias' own words to describe another one of his creations:

The days of adding a kilo of motorcycle handlebar with one too many knurled clamp sections to your rockhopper are over. Now you can add 750g of highly engineered bicycle handlebar to your rig instead. Often dubbed a moto bar, klunker bar, or as I like to say MTBMX bar, these will make any bike more stable, comfortable and playful.

Let me tell you a bit about the angles. First off, the “roll” (or the angle at which the bar is positioned when you clamp your stem tight) is designed to approximately match the headtube angle of your bike, for aesthetics mainly, but also reach. Between 65° and 75°, lies the number 70°, which happens to be in the proximity of the headtube angle on many bikes in this genre, including the Beachcomber. When the bar is mounted with the initial rise section at 70° when viewed directly from the side, the grip area features 5° of upsweep and 20° backweep. This is the absolute sweet spot for me.

Specs:

• 850mm wide
• 22.2mm clamp
• 20° back sweep
• 5° up sweep
• 75mm rise
• approx 750g
• 4130 cr-mo
• post weld heat treated

Available in Black or Raw. The black ones are ED coated only, which is a thin smooth layer of black paint. The Raw bars are polished and clear powder coated, and will definitely develop some positive patina (rust) with time, especially if you treat them rough, chip the paint, and live in a humid climate.

These handlebars are ideal in combination with a BMX stem as the 50mm length feels great, and the clamp size is a direct fit. But, for those with a different stem in mind you will need to put a handlebar shim.