Zipp Service Course SL80 Ergo Drop Handlebar 31.8mm 44cm Matte Black A2 Aluminum

Zipp components are generally great quality and highly dependable, in my experience. One step above beginner or intermediate rider, and one step below pro, unless you're getting Zipp's explicitly pro-level line (and if you are, you're sure as heck not buying it, unless you're kidding yourself about how top-end of equipment you need).So with that preamble, Zipp once again delivered. Here's my scenario: I bought a gravel bike to replace my old racing cyclocross bike because I'm no longer doing that kind of riding and wanted the recreational angles and fit you get from a gravel bike (apologies to Van Der Poel and his new rainbow jersey). The bike I bought came with stock flared road bars, and I'm a long-time traditional roadie, meaning flares don't do it for me. But I wanted light, wanted bars that are flatter at the tops for more comfort (a recurring theme these days), and wanted a good ergonomically flattened area when I'm in the drops. I wanted slightly wider than my regular road bars, but only slightly (I know how to descend without having my arms spread like an inverse funnel). And I don't want carbon because 1) $$$ and 2) it's a gravel bike and I'm not so interested in worrying about $ gravel bars cracking on those rare truly rough spots. Voila! The Zipp Service Course SL80 Ergo Drop Handlebar 31.8mm 44cm Matte Black A2 Aluminum.Happy as could be, happy as I expected to be, and glad I won't give my bars a second thought again for the life of the bike.