 Record Competizione Superleggero, the world's lightest bar in 1975 |  |
From the early days of hand-building in Torino, to today's carbon-composite engineering, 3T has been an innovator. Below are some of the brilliant 3T innovations that set the standard for the industry.
To see more amazing historic images, view the 1975 3T Catalogue. |
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 Hinged stem made handlebar assembly so much easier | |
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Superleggera becomes the world's lightest saddle (early 1970s) |
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First use of Al 7075 aluminum alloy (Ergal) for handlebars (1975) |
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Lightest aluminum handlebar ever, the 240 g Superleggero (1975) |
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Record 78 stem revolutionizes stem clamping (1978) |
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 Mutant Classic quill; Mutant also came in a threadless version, in primary colors | |
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Diversified bends named for top riders – De Filippis, Gimondi, Saronni, Merckx (1980) |
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Model 2000 stem has world's first fully opening bar clamp (1982) |
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First aerodynamic racing bar, Aerodinamica (1983) |
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Cowhorn time-trial bar, called the 51’151” after Moser’s world hour record (1985) |
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CarbonAir is world's first integrated stem-bar combo in carbon-fiber (1986) |
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DH Bar, for Scott USA, is first triathlon-specific handlebar (1987) |
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ComputerReady stem has internal routing for computer cable (1987) |
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U-Bar, for Scott USA, is the first clip-on bar (1988) |
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All 3T purchases come standard with Warranty and Owner’s Manual – an industry first (1989)
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All products marked with traceability codes – another industry first (1989) |
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 Bio Arms on Prima bar, ridden to victory by Italy in the World's TTT | |
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2002 and 2002 EVOL stems feature hinged clamp (1989/1991) |
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Synthesis stem has Stretch System for easy opening of bar clamp (1989) |
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Paris-Roubaix bar has internal brake-cable routing (1989) |
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Forma SL introduced – world's most-copied anatomic grip (1989) |
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Paris-Roubaix Ergopower bar has cable-routing groove for Campagnolo Ergopower levers (1991) |
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World champion BioQuartetto/Bio Arms world's first fully adjustable time-trial bar system (1992/1994) |
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3T alloy handlebars continually set record for light weight – Prima 220, Prima 199, Zepp XL (1993/1999/2000) |
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Prolight is lightest cross-country aluminum bar at 130 g (1993) |
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First use of aluminum-titanium alloy (Alutan) for racing bars (1993) |
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ForgeAhead first forged stem for threadless steerer – becomes the most copied ever (1994) |
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Mutant is first bicycle stem ever to win an ID International Design award (1999) |
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 ZEFIRO, new for 2010, a dual-purpose bar for road race and chrono | |
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More bar exploits carbon-fiber for a fully ergonomic racing shape (2002) |
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Eva bar designed specifically for women (2003) |
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A system of morphologically correct handlebars – Morphe, Morpheus, Bio Morphe (1998/2003/2004) |
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VENTUS is the lightest, thinnest and most aerodynamic fully integrated aerobar (2007) |
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PALLADIO revolutionizes seat-pillar design with patented DiffLock™ clamping mechanism, wins an iF International design award (2008)
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Aero basebar MISTRAL and hybrid road-TT bar ZEFIRO developed and produced in a record-breaking 2 months, debuting in the Giro d'Italia with Garmin-Slipstream and Cervélo TestTeam riders (2009) |
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