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Wilde Cardinal Throws Back with a Steel 73mm Rise Crossbar from California

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The Wilde Cardinal Handlebar gets 10/10 for style. It is a 73mm rise chromoly steel bar of the crossbar design, fabricated in California for Wilde Bikes by BMX Specialists, S&M Bikes.

wilde cardinal handlebar high rise crossbar chromoly steel trans gold

Wilde tells us the Cardinal Crossbar is suited to any “cruiser, mountain or country bike”, though the clamp region does have a 22.2mm diameter that would necessitate the use of shims if pairing with the a 25.4mm, 26.0mm or 31.8mm clamp stem. Wilde highly recommend the use of a stem that has at least 4 bolts at the face plate, largely because the amount of leverage that can be wielded with such a high rise bar.

wilde cardinal crossbar 73mm rise steel 15 degree back sweep

The 73mm rise (2.87″) is combined with a 15° Back Sweep and a 7° Up Sweep. The bar comes at 830mm wide and weighs a claimed 793g.

Pricing & Availability

The Wilde Cardinal Bar retails at $130 USD and is available in Trans Gold, Trans Black or Clear.

wilde cardinal crossbar steel high rise made in usa clear coat patina
Those opting for the clear coat should be aware that the bar will Patina over time. The Wilde Bikes logo is a decal on top of the clear coat, while “MADE IN U.S.A” and “Wilde Bicycle Co” are stamped into the steel.

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Jessie-May Morgan
Jessie-May Morgan
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Jessie-May Morgan is the UK & Ireland Tech Editor of Bikerumor. She has been writing about Mountain Bike Riding and Racing, and all its weird and wonderful technology for 4 years. Prior to that, she was an Intern at the Mountain Bike Center of Scotland, and a Mountain Bike Coach and Leader in the Tweed Valley.

Based in Innerleithen, Scotland, Jessie-May can often be seen riding the Glentress Trail Center, and its neighboring Enduro and Downhill Tracks. She regularly competes in Enduro at a national level, and has recently competed on the World Stage at a handful of Enduro World Series events.

For Bikerumor, Jessie-May is testing the latest mountain bikes, equipment and kit, letting readers know what’s hot and what’s not.

For context, she weighs 60kg and stands at 5ft 4″ tall (163cm).

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1 year ago

those bars would look cool on a 10 speed racer

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