{"id":176884,"date":"2020-05-18T11:31:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T02:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/?post_type=review-global&#038;p=176884"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T02:39:01","slug":"fun-3-bar-on-a-brompton","status":"publish","type":"review-global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/review-global\/fun-3-bar-on-a-brompton\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun 3 Bar On A Brompton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-120129\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1769.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1769.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1769-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1769-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1769-524x786.jpg 524w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Did a bar swap for my Brompton. There are some pros and cons, so I thought about writing it here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-120128\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1780.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1780.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1780-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1780-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1780-1179x786.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The handlebar I chose is the Sim Works Fun 3 Bar. It like slight back sweep and a slight rise on them. The width of the bar is the same as the S type Brompton bars.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-120127\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1785.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1785.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1785-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1785-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1785-1179x786.jpg 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I swapped the bar from the stock M bar, so the riding position became pretty low. I share this bike with my partner, so it worked out. The saddle height becomes higher than the bars when I ride it, so I could ride it in a \u201csporty position&#8221; which also worked out.<\/p>\n<p>These were the pros.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-120126\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1789.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1789.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1789-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1789-480x720.jpg 480w, https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1789-524x786.jpg 524w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I knew this would happen, but yeah, the handlebar sticks out when I fold the bike. It didn&#8217;t bother me too much, since I don&#8217;t fold it that often, so I kept it this way.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, I&#8217;m pretty happy about this bar swap!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":120127,"template":"","better_featured_image":{"id":120127,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1280,"height":853,"file":"2020\/07\/DSCF1785.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"DSCF1785-640x427.jpg","width":640,"height":427,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":48231,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1785-640x427.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"DSCF1785-900x600.jpg","width":900,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":79732,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1785-900x600.jpg"},"large":{"file":"DSCF1785-1179x786.jpg","width":1179,"height":786,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":121500,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1785-1179x786.jpg"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"DSCF1785-800x600.jpg","width":800,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":71396,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1785-800x600.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]},"filesize":298997},"post":120125,"source_url":"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSCF1785.jpg"},"acf":{"not_to_displayed_on_top":true,"ctm-post-priority":"0"},"post-meta-fields":{"_edit_lock":["1779072441:48"],"_edit_last":["48"],"not_to_displayed_on_top":["1"],"_not_to_displayed_on_top":["field_6944f0f6461a3"],"ctm-post-priority":["0"],"_ctm-post-priority":["field_6522836fa8f5e"],"pp_checklist_custom_item_jlhhonippgapjyw":["yes"],"_my_meta_value_key":["[{\"pid\":21237,\"name\":\"*SIM WORKS* fun3 bar (silver\/31.8)\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.live\/sim-works-fun3-bar-silver-31-8.html\",\"src\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.live\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/3523710a6209bf43bdc4af034e5e9b62\/1\/5\/15simworks-fun34_1000x_.jpg\"},{\"pid\":43108,\"name\":\"*SIM WORKS* fun3 bar (black\/31.8)\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.live\/sim-works-fun3-bar-black-31-8.html\",\"src\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.live\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/3523710a6209bf43bdc4af034e5e9b62\/1\/5\/15simworks-fun33_.jpg\"},{\"pid\":21238,\"name\":\"*SIM WORKS* fun 3 CrMo bar (black\/25.4)\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.live\/sim-works-fun-3-crmo-bar-black-25-4.html\",\"src\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.live\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/3523710a6209bf43bdc4af034e5e9b62\/1\/5\/15simworks-fun3_crmo4_-_.jpg\"},{\"pid\":47380,\"name\":\"*SIM WORKS* fun 3 CrMo bar (dull\/25.4)\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.live\/sim-works-fun-3-crmo-bar-dull-25-4.html\",\"src\":\"https:\/\/global.bluelug.live\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/3523710a6209bf43bdc4af034e5e9b62\/1\/5\/15simworks-fun3_crmo3.jpg\"}]"],"_thumbnail_id":["120127"],"_wp_old_date":["2026-05-18"]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review-global\/176884"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review-global"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review-global"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelug.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}