Review Ritchey WCS 10D Flat Bars

I ride a flat bar on my rigid mountain bike, which is sometimes a commuter, sometimes a single track machine and is currently waiting to do some light touring during spring break.

But lately my wrist has been bugging me on longer rides. the ergonomics of the old flat bar on this bike were not agreeing with me to say the least. 

I saw on the Ritchey web site that the Ritchey Logic 10D WCS Flat bars give you the same hand 10° sweep as a riser bar, only without the rise.

I will lower the stem, this pic was from a shakedown ride.

The bars feel really nice. The 10° bend is a really nice hand position. The bar features a clever center section where the finish is knurled for a sure fit with the stem. But you notice it most when you are trying to center the bar in the stem, it doesn’t spin around like every other bar.

I also run a Ritchey WCS Stem. The Ritchey stem is a super solid stem. I have been using the WCS stems on my road and cross bikes for years. What I also think is a cool feature of the Ritchey WCS stems is that all of the bolts are stainless steel.

I really like this 10° bar, they did not flex at all while riding and cured what ailed me.  After a few rides on this bar my wrist problems went away completely.