I bought a couple of pairs of GB Randonneur bars a couple of years ago, so I think they weren't exclusively French.
Regrads,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX
> Nitto makes (made?) 26.0 mm diameter Randonneur handlebars. Ask your
> shop to order them from Euro-Asia or some distributor like that. They
> have different models (Nitto, that is), with different reach, width
> and drop. Rivendell used to sell the model that made most sense - a
> long reach one.
>
> Note that many Nitto bars are copies of French bars, but sized
> smaller (presumably for Japanese hands) - the opposite of what most
> of us Americans would like.
>
> Of course, I agree with Sheldon - shims on bars are no problem. I
> once saw an Herse that was equipped NOS with Cinelli stem and
> Philippe 25.0 mm bars. Inside was a nice shim, appears to have been a
> common combination.
>
> Jan Heine, Seattle