{"product_id":"handlebar-nitto-billie-bar-rbw-31","title":"Handlebar - Nitto Billie Bar","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBillie Bar\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s named after Will’s grandmother. We based it on the NITTO #352 (Albatross handlebar), but the Billie:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erises and drops less. This is not important.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eflares more, but still not much. Also is not important.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eis slightly wider. Where you actually grab is about the same, but it comes back more, so it has more room to get wide. No biggie again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBUT: the straight grip area is 8.25 inches long—more than 2-inches longer than the straight part of the Albatross—so there’s room for a full-sized hand in front of the brake lever and thumb shifter. The Albatross has about one and two-thirds hand grips, which is good enough, but the Billie has two full ones, which is gosh-darned wonderful for off-the-saddle climbing or sprinting, or just fast seated riding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can cut up to 15mm off the ends (if you want to..) and you’ll still have room for bar-end shifters. If you cut off more than that—for whatever personal quirky reason you might want to—stick with thumbies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall: Excellent for everything. It can use a 2cm to 5cm longer stem than the Albatross—because it comes back more—but they’re both upright bars, no big deal, you’ll love it anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eheat-treated aluminum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003erbw31\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"nitto bar","offers":[{"title":"58cm x 25.4 (RBW-31)","offer_id":42085288444015,"sku":"hbrbw31-16270","price":121.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1403\/7343\/products\/handlebar-billie-1.jpg?v=1549060797","url":"https:\/\/www.rivbike.mom\/products\/handlebar-nitto-billie-bar-rbw-31","provider":"Rivendell Bicycle Works","version":"1.0","type":"link"}