Strengths: Fairly cheap, came in a cool titanium color, nice bend shape, came with handle bar plugs.
Weaknesses: bonded... a piece of tubing bonded onto an alloy clamp, somes loose easily, and scratches REALLY easily. It's also pretty skinny, a fact that I overlooked.
Bottom Line:
They worked okay... I had them on a different bike then transferred them onto the above described bike. They don't fit my hand terribly well, but I'm not quite normal sized. The bend offers several positions though, something I may miss with the replacements.
Similar Products Used: Titec Micros (just got them...)
Bike Setup: 2002 Trek 4300, clipped pedals, Kore lite 3 stem, Koski seatpost and saddle, Titec barends and handle bar. Soon to be Sun Rhyno light rims...
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i. s.
a Weekend Warrior
from San Francisco, CA
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2002
Strengths: for the LiteStik II by avenir, fairly light seem strong, haven't crashed yet. Right length (short) and nice curve.
Weaknesses: a bit thin, but thats ok for my skinny hands
Bottom Line:
if you like short and lite barends to change body posture during long climbs, go for it. They should cost less then 20$
Similar Products Used: specialized and tioga bar ends, these are lighter
Bike Setup: gaint rainier se, stock with bmx pedals, now those barends
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Loenard Canavan
a Weekend Warrior
from San Dimas, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2001
Strengths: Smooth finish, fits hands well.
Bottom Line:
Nice and smooth in the hand, great fit and finish, slight flex but strong. Not welded as in photo. Would recommend to any one wanting to use for every day commuting or road work. Haven't spent much time off road but would guess from the feel they wouldn't stand up to hard abuse from a 6'+ 200 lb rider. I use them for road use and getting around the town. They made a great deal of difference to the Kore Lightbar, extended the riding positions available.
Bike Setup: 98 GT Tequesta (ridgid). STX-RC (F/R Deralleurs, V-Brakes, cassette, RF shifters), GT front hub, Suntour AP350 Crank, Kore litebars, Tioga Alchemy headset, WTB seat, Araya TM-820 wheels, Continental T/C tyres.
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Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Berkeley, CA
Date Reviewed: February 20, 2000
Strengths: big, inexpensive, clamp well
Weaknesses: not a sausage, bugger all
Bottom Line:
Great bar ends. They're the only ones I've ever had where I can fit my entire palm on the L-bend, with room to spare. 4 different positions! I've also crashed with them a couple of times with no permanent damage. I wrap them in two layers of athletic tape, which greatly enhances grip, especially in the wet.
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Brian Hefele
a Weekend Warrior
from Middletown, MD
Date Reviewed: July 29, 1999
Bottom Line:
These are great barends. I have ones which are curved at the top, not welded. They have been good so far. The are incredibly strong. My bike has fallen, on them a good bit, and even though they scratch easy as anything, they haven't dented. The color matches my handlebars well. They are extremely light, also.
Bike Setup: XTR, ROCKSHOX, XT, TITEC< Magura, KORE, ICON
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Sean Graham
a cross-country rider
from WA
Date Reviewed: January 10, 1999
Bottom Line:
I am very pleased with the performance of these bar ends. However I do not use bar ends anymore, I still admire the durability of these bar ends. I did break the first pair, of course that was understandable because when i took that fall i cracked my crown on my fork. After that i got some trans-X bar ends... those lasted about a heartbeat before one of them took a flying leap to the deep black abyss. i bought a second pair and those took a massive smash... except this time they came out all in one piece 3 chili's for avenir!
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TOM TUCKEY
a cross-country rider
from Australia
Date Reviewed: October 9, 1998
Bottom Line:
I purchased my bar endz about 8 months ago and they were great, lite as anything the only bad thing was that they scratched really easily, i mean evan if you set your bike down on the pavement carefully they would still scratch but that was only because they are alluminium but they are well worth the money, what was it like $20 (australian) or something i'll give them 5 hot chilis farewell fellow XC riders!
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Capttan Kona
a cross-country rider
from Petaluma, CA
Date Reviewed: May 28, 1998
Bottom Line:
I have the newest Avenir barends. I purchased the short ones with the triangular shape. It has a ridge on them for better gripping. I have crashed a couple of times on them, and I have only received a few minor scratches on them. They were an excellent investment and I would recommend them to any of my friends who were seeking bar ends.
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d Avid Parkinson
a cross-country rider
from Preston England
Date Reviewed: May 15, 1998
Bottom Line:
These came stock on my Diamondback. They look pretty cool at first (I have the shorter version) but soon scratch and the logo rubs off after a couple of months still you can't see that when you're riding and it doesn't really matter. fdvbjk ekwjfwerjkf vdfkjhjkerlge mkjlgdfkjghks vmfdjkhgdfksjghsm ,vkfdfkjghfs kjdvhvl fdkjjfkhls fdkjhdfkls fkjdv 50 words
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Evil Yak
a cross-country rider
from SF, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: March 12, 1998
Bottom Line:
Friggin cool bar ends. I've crashed on them so many times. Nothing. Scratches and that's it. Only peeve is that the end caps on the bar ends don't stay on.. Cookie cutter city.. Heh heh... Five chilies.... 2 for sturdiness, 2 for lightness, minus one for end caps, plus two for price! Heh heh... I'll beat the crap outta you with a bat-Evil Yak
Excellent barends-great uphill. I've put many dents in 'em but they hold up real light too. But slippery when wet. Best barends- E X C E L L E N T V A L U E . I like the fact that they are light and extremely versatile with all handlebars.
i bought the avenir ti team edition bar ends from a shop i worked at for $20. these things are the lightest full length bar ends i've ever seen. i've been using them for two years now and they are incredible. I also used a pair of control tech team issues, i like the larger diameter tubes and the grippy texture also. the only thing i don't like about these 6/4 ti bar ends is that the tubes are a slightly smaller diameter than most. if you have small hands, like me, you're good. if you have larger hands, try them before you buy them. shop around, you can't beat the price.
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