Prime Primavera Aero Carbon Handlebar review

A great bar at an incredible price – what’s not to like?

Prime Primavera Aero bars Editor's Choice
(Image credit: Wiggle/Prime)
Cycling Weekly Verdict

The Prime Primavera Aero Carbon Handlebar couples an incredibly low price with an excellent performance. The cable routing ports and space near the stem clamp for an out-front mount make it very easy to live with, while the shape and stiffness make the handlebar both comfortable for long rides and positive in hard efforts. The only criticism to make is that it doesn’t come in a size smaller than 38cm.

Reasons to buy
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    Comfortable shape

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    Lightweight

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    Low price

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    Good cable integration

Reasons to avoid
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    No markings for positioning the shifters

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    38cm is the narrowest size

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Prime’s Primavera Aero Carbon Handlebar offers a cockpit upgrade at a much lower price than the competition, as well as being packed full of thoughtful touches which make these bars easy to live and ride with.

Although there are measurable gains to be reaped from the flattened tops of an aero handlebar, these aren’t huge and won’t make a significant difference to your riding speeds.

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Stefan Abram
Tech features editor

After winning the 2019 National Single-Speed Cross-Country Mountain Biking Championships and claiming the plushie unicorn (true story), Stefan swapped the flat-bars for drop-bars and has never looked back. 

Since then, he’s earnt his 2ⁿᵈ cat racing licence in his first season racing as a third, completed the South Downs Double in under 20 hours and Everested in under 12.

But his favourite rides are multiday bikepacking trips, with all the huge amount of cycling tech and long days spent exploring new roads and trails - as well as histories and cultures. Most recently, he’s spent two weeks riding from Budapest into the mountains of Slovakia

Height: 177cm

Weight: 67–69kg