Reserve launches its first handlebar, the RD1 One-Piece
Once upon a time, Reserve was Santa Cruz Bicycles’ carbon wheel brand. Today, the brand is under the PON Group banner, providing wheels for aftermarket sales along with OE supply to sibling brands such as Cervelo, Santa Cruz, Focus, and most recently, Cannondale.
No longer just a wheel company, Reserve has announced its first one-piece handlebar offering, the RD1. It’s designed to fit bikes running regular 1 1/8” steerers and using the widely adopted 52 mm upper headset bearing size. The bar includes a headset-bearing cover, headset spacers, and an integrated computer mount. Reseve teased that it will offer headset bearing caps to suit a variety of popular bike makes and models.
There are a total of 12 different size variants, with bar widths including 36, 38, 40 and 42 cm and stem lengths from 80 to 120mm. The bar is already found on the latest Focus Izalco Max, or can be purchased for US$549 / £500 / €549 / AU$850.