Easton EC90 ALX blends highway & gravel ergonomics into ultralight handlebar

Borrowing from their EC90 AX gravel bar, the brand new ALX mannequin trims the flare a bit and provides a narrower 38cm choice to offer “all highway” riders a light-weight, ergo drop bar for any floor.

With a 10º flare, the ALX is a bit narrower than the AX’s 16º flare, retains the 80mm attain, and is simply 2mm shallower with a 123mm drop.

The tops are ovalized to create an almost flat perch, and the diameter of these is measurement particular to match the typical hand measurement of riders probably to make use of that bar. So, the 38cm bar goes to have a smaller diameter on the flats than the 44cm, with intermediate bars scaling up or down accordingly.

The person shaping and sizing and layups additionally give them related stiffness, flex, and damping traits, too. So, the small bars will really feel similar to the large bars regardless of typical rider measurement and weight variations.

They gave it their Most Contact Drop design, which is the form of the bend going into the hoods mixed with the flare. It serves two functions – opening up tons of wrist clearance whenever you’re within the drops as a way to transfer the bar and bike round unencumbered in a dash.

On the hoods, the angle of the bend retains your palms cozy when resting on the corners.

The 10º flare is a bit more highway pleasant, significantly when using in packs because it gained’t stick out to this point, making it much less prone to catch in your neighbor’s bike.