Drop bar geometry usually scales width without scaling anything else, which leaves shorter riders on narrow bars reaching the same distance to the hoods as someone on a 44cm bar. The Comp Skyline from Ritchey takes a different approach, with reach and drop that progress with width — 38cm and 40cm bars get a 70mm reach and 115mm drop, 42cm bumps up to 75/120mm, and 44cm stretches to 80/125mm . The narrow sizes stay genuinely compact instead of just being a wider bar with the ends trimmed off.

The shape pairs an ergonomic top section with an anatomical bend, 4.5° of backsweep on the tops, and a 5° drop flare with no outward flare . The backsweep starts after the straight central clamping area, the drops have a subtle flare to make room for your wrists in a deeper tuck, and the bend itself is segmented — a short horizontal extension at the ends, a flat angled section for your hand in the conventional tuck, then a compact bend back up to the tops . It gives you three distinct hand positions that each feel deliberate rather than transitional.

Construction is double-butted 6061 alloy in a BB Black finish, with a 31.8mm clamp diameter and a 31.8mm accessory mount section . The 23.8mm diameter at the lever mount point fits standard road brake levers and shifters , so anything from current Shimano, SRAM, or Campagnolo will mount without adapters. The bar is also compatible with Shimano's EW-RS910 junction box and the Ritchey C260 stem if you're running Di2 or building a matched Ritchey cockpit.... Read More