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itto is a small Japanese business producing components. Although the range includes modern innovations like bullhorns, few of its beautifully polished and extremely strong bars, stems and posts would look out of place on a 60s or 70s classic bike. Our stock is made up of alloy components, but we often bring over the company's cromoly steel bars on special order. Purists this way...
BARS: 'TACHE | TRACKBARS | ROADDROPS | BULLHORNS | STRAIGHT BAR | RISER BAR ||
SHIM || QUILL STEMS | AHEAD STEMS || SEATPOSTS || COLOR PROJECT
The moustache bar, properly designated the RM-016AA, is the ultrashallow drop designed by Grant Petersen of Rivendell. It rides a lot like a flipped North Road bar, but the full curve of the outer bends allows more positions, everything from an aero tuck to sit up and beg. Oh, and it's really wide. Just the thing for wrestling a fix up a one in five. Grant recommends a tall, short-reach setup for this bar, and who are we to disagree? We're now stocking the bar in 25.4mm and 26.0mm clamp sizes, so you can get the moustache on either a roadbike or an MTB. Out of 26.0 but some 25.4 left. |
The B-123AA is Nitto's classic alloy track bar. We've been importing it ever since it was recommended to us by Joss Winn, one of Hubjub's very first customers. It's a very short drop bar with a curving flat, pleasingly reminiscent of the classic Maes patterns of the 50s. At 20cm+, it is vertiginously deep. And it has that ultracool 'NJS approved' stamp. There are a few size options, but every single one of 'em has a 25.4mm clamp, so you'll need a Nitto shim if you're planning a 26.0mm road stem. Restocked. |
The B-135AA randonneur bar is overdue for a revival. The design resmbles a conventional drop, except that the ends of the flat sweep gently upwards, splaying the bends slightly outwards and allowing one to grasp bends or drops without turning the wrist. Cycling fashion moved towards Maes-pattern bars in the 40s and 50s, but the rando remains a good choice for long rides and bad surfaces and we have at least one customer taking their rando bars offroad. Ours are 45cm across the bar ends and 25.4mm clamp, so you'll need a Nitto shim to pair them with a road stem. (MTB stems will be fine, as will our CT-80 or Pearl 25.4 quill.) Restocked. |
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The Mod177AA noodle bar is a Rivendell design. It's a wide, moderately deep drop bar with a twist. Or, more properly, a kink. The flats curve gently back towards the rider. This makes upright riding unusually comfortable, so the Noodle is a great choice for riding in traffic. Plus it's 26.0 clamp, which makes life easier... Restocked. |
If you're worried about sawing the drops off your Syntace, let the Yoshikawa family take the strain. The Nitto RB-018 bullhorn, which may be the most elegant ever, has exactly enough of a turnup to take your old aero levers. The bullhorn has a 26.0mm clamp, so you won't need to shim it if you're using a road stem. Restocked. |
We've had a lot of requests for the RB-021, and we finally managed to source the bar earlier this year. It's yer basic urban pursuit bar, just enough drop to the hooks, all rendered with Nitto's usual amazing finish and with a convenient 26.0 clamp. A classic in the making. |
The Nitto B-2500AA courier bar is probably our most-requested item ever. It's basically a half-metre length of aluminium tube, dead straight, with a raised clamp area in the middle. The clamp is 25.4mm, which means a track stem or a shim. (Mail us for other options.) Restocking shortly. |
Here's Nitto's B-259AA riser bar, very simple and elegant. The 2009 stock is 25.4mm clamp. Restocked. |
Ah, the Nitto shim. If you've worked with older bikes at all, you will be aware that it is possible to make a perfectly functional shim out of an old Coke can with some industrial snips. The only way we can justify charging you the price of several pints for this is to point out i. that it is beautifully machined from billet, ii. that it is positively guaranteed to give a clean strong joint between mismatched components, and iii. that it won't score your collectable period track bars. |
The Pearl is Nitto's standard alloy quill. It's a model of understated elegance. The image in the zoomed photo is out of date, since we now stock both 26.0 and 25.4mm clamp versions. Thus, in theory, we can now offer a Pearl to match either 'road' or 'track' bars. 25.4mm users get the bonus of an NJS stamp. Restocked but selling fast. |
At 195mm, the Technomic Deluxe is probably the tallest quill on the UK market. (Nitto's basic Technomic is even taller, but our distributor has dropped that from their line.) The new stems have one of those uniquely Japanese satinised polishes and an elegant clamp design using the same triangular nut as the Pearl. Said clamp is a road-friendly 26.0mm, making it ideally suited for raising the bars on any frame with a threaded fork. Limited stock. |
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Nitto's NJS Pro AA is a decidedly non-standard alloy quill stem with full NJS keirin certification. The acute angle puts the bars level with the headset or lower, which is good for aerodynamic positioning on the track. Although not usually recommended for road riding, the Pro has a cult following among couriers and flat-out commuters. We can only source the stem with a 25.4mm clamp, so you'll need to partner it with a track bar. Various extensions and angles are available besides the ones you see here, as are more expensive steel versions. Drop us a note for details. |
Bored with black? Done in by dun? Us, too. Here's the Nitto UI-5gx, a shiny alu road stem. It's a neat four-bolt design, impressively light, 26.0mm clamp, and polished until you can see your face in it (distorted as in some shinjuku pachinko parlour). The stem is designated 1 1/8", but it ships with a nicely machined collar so that 1" types can install it. Now stocking shorter lengths. |
A-head with a twist. The Nitto CT-80 is made not of alloy but of cro-mo. No CNC here: the stem is assembled from several sections of steel by means of the best fillet brazing job we've ever seen. Judicious choice of tube keeps the weight down -- around 300g for the 100mm version in the photo -- but does nothing for the price. (On the other hand, if you and your bike are targetted by a hit squad with a rocket launcher, your stem will probably survive the blast.) It's a 25.4mm clamp, and we're kind of expecting that you'll partner it with a track bar. Last few 100mm left; restocking shortly. |
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Nitto's NJSP72 seatpost is usually anglicized as the 'Jaguar', although Rivendell call it the 'Frog'. It's a simple, elegant alloy post with the rock-solid two-bolt clamp design required for NJS keirin certification and the usual amazing Nitto finish. We source it in 27.2mm and 27.0 diameters and in both 44 and 30mm clamp widths. Since most gaijin will be unfamiliar with this choice, we had better explain that 30mm spacing is a keirin thing. Unless you've bought one of the special narrow saddles from our NJS range, you'll be wanting a 44mm clamp. Presently 27.2 diam only. |
The new S-83 is a spinoff from Nitto's upmarket keirin posts. Despite its lower price, it has a nice finish (not as flawless as that on the Pro-AA, natch) and a neatly screened white-on-silver logo. But the main attraction is that two-bolt clamp, solid, well-made, and clearly descended from the NJS-certified designs. At present, it's available only in 250mm / 27.2 dia / 43mm clamp. Restocking shortly. |
Every year Nitto, Sugino, MKS and others get together in the so-called Color Project, in order to release track/courier stuff in limited-edition anodized finishes. We usually bring over a batch but this year we're doing custom order only. We won't be stocking green B123AAs or pink Sugino 75s or indeed gunmetal grey MKS tocelips -- if you want 'em, write to find out what's available. But, just to prove that the stuff exists, we are stocking one 2009 Color Project offering -- this lovely 259AA riser bar in gold. (25.4 clamp, before you ask.) Limited stock, natch... |
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