3T Handlebar Exsero LTD ( 700mm x 31.8 ) Carbon

The Exsero LTD handlebar from 3T is a flat bar designed for speed and distance, with a middle ground width of 700mm.

The LTD version is competitive with the best on the market in terms of weight, and also in terms of the price. It’s stiffer than most bars in its weight range, providing confident steering. The downside to the stiff construction is the minimal bump compliance or ‘give’ that you’d experience with some carbon handlebars.

At 700mm wide, it’s already on the narrow side of more modern widths, but is well suited to a focused cross-country bike.

3T have used what they call an eccentric design, which lets you choose up to 3mm of upsweep or downsweep on the bar