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LP Composites
Composites Braids Jr
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Submitted by
willem3
a Cross Country Rider
from Bend, Oregon
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | North Fork | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | EBAY | | Strengths: | Strong, look nice, easy to install, light | | Weaknesses: | Bolt on piece is very painful on the hand. Not easy to find a comfortable position. This may very well be a personal thing. They are also very slippery. You cannot rely on your grip. | | Similar Products Used: | Cane Creek Ergo II Bar Ends | | Bike Setup: | Two different Ventana's (an X-5 and an El Comandante). | | Bottom Line: | I switched to the Cane Creek Ergo II Bar Ends that fit well with my ODI Lock on grips. They grip well and and positioned better. I now truly have multiple grip options. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stuart
a Cross Country Rider
from Canberra, Australia
Date Reviewed: December 23, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything at Mt. Majura | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Light, great-looking, anatomically correct | | Weaknesses: | Price (maybe) | | Similar Products Used: | Tranz-X | | Bike Setup: | Giant NRS Air, XTR, discs | | Bottom Line: | In a word - ** AWESOME **. Very comfortable, nice and light, and well worth the money. They aren't the easiest bar ends to come by, but the effort in obtaining them will pay dividends. Highly recommended. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
zada
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Nature Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$54.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson's | | Strengths: | Comfort - Control - Not too big or bulky | | Weaknesses: | You can find cheaper bar-ends for sure. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Specialized StumpJumper (stock) | | Bottom Line: | Love these so far. Great for climbs and for when you just need a different hand position for long rides. I have small hands, so these are perfect. Riders with Shaq size mits may find them too small. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Griffin Creek | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$59.00 | | Purchased At: | mail oprder | | Strengths: | Feels great. Not to big, not to small. strong and light. high style points | | Weaknesses: | price, clamp weight | | Similar Products Used: | every other bar end under the sun since 1991 | | Bike Setup: | 03 Epic, 03 Psylo Race with RL, Easton CF Handlebars, LP CF barends, ATACS, CK headset | | Bottom Line: | Been using bar ends all my life. Just bought a new bike that didn't have them. Rode 3 weeks barendless. Bought these online, fitted em on my Easton Monekey Lite CF handlebar and wow. I love these little guys. They are pricey, and i wish the clamp on them was a little lighter to match the weight of the bar end, but overall i am very happy with the product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Weekend Warrior
from Tracy, CA
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Scaggs | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Ergo comfort.
Just the right length
Lite
Looks good | | Weaknesses: | None | | Bike Setup: | NRS1 Y02 11.3mm front sag, 2mm rear sag
Python front, IRC SERAC rear
Answer 1" carbon riser bars
LP Braids JR bar ends
Race Face (Good/Evil) Grips
| | Bottom Line: | Love them. Ergo fit is great and they look good.
I put them on Answer Carbon bars and have not had a problem. I put them on loose and kept tighting over time till they stop moving. They are ok to put on many other carbon bars like LP. One reason is the angle the screw goes in. I was told by LP that their bars are slightly fatter at end for the bar ends.
Plan to buy for my other 2 bikes (Wifes, Sons) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Racer
from Boulder, CO USA
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Monarch Crest | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$55.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Light weight, looks good | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Profile design | | Bike Setup: | Specialized 2001 SWorks, Full XTR, Thomson post/stem, King Hubs/headset,etc... | | Bottom Line: | Although I liked the low weight, I was hesitant about falling on these things and breaking them. However, I can attest that although I do not fall too often, the times I have these have taken direct hits and have held up well. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Neil Winkelmann
a Cross Country Rider
from Muswellbrook, NSW, Australia
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$54.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA - Internet | | Strengths: | Light, strong, stiff, comfy, warm, cool looking | | Weaknesses: | A bit pricey (in Aussie dollars plus postage, tax and duty) | | Similar Products Used: | Boring aluminum ones - (brand has worn off) | | Bike Setup: | Stumpjumper Pro M4 - 2002. Standard except for Braids, RaceFace Deus stem and Easton EC70 post. | | Bottom Line: | They are light and work. They are warm and very comfortable on the hands and seem to let me ride one "glove rating" less on cold mornings. I didn't have to break out the really warm mitts this winter. (I commute in the pre-dawn all year round) They match the Easton carbon seatpost style-wise. I've polished the (very hard)andodising off my old aluminum bar ends with use. It will be interesting to see how these stand up to long-term use. So far they are flawless. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Noah
a Cross Country Rider
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$49.00 | | Purchased At: | SuperGo | | Strengths: | Light, cool appearance, contoured to fit the hand, compact, strong | | Weaknesses: | Angle might bother some, as it did me, when not using the bar ends...puts pressure on side of hand. | | Bike Setup: | Klein Attitude, Z.1 X-Fly, XT/XTR | | Bottom Line: | Great feel, but I had to return mine becuase they cramped the side of hands when I was using the regular grips. Other brands/styles have less of an angle, or are even angled outward at the bottom to avoid this. It may not bother some, but it really bothered me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john
a Cross Country Rider
from east berlin ,ct
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | west hartford | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | berlin bicycle | | Strengths: | comfort,strength,ergonomic. | | Weaknesses: | absolutely none | | Similar Products Used: | can't remember | | Bike Setup: | ellsworth isis sl | | Bottom Line: | (see strengths) simply the best! I have used these for years. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Becky
a Cross Country Rider
from SF Bay Area
Date Reviewed: February 27, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Lightweight, small size, good looks | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | All kinds of metal barends | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mountain hardtail | | Bottom Line: | These barends are far better than any of the metal barends I've used. They fit the contours of my hands really well and are super comfortable on long climbs. They are lightweight and strong enough not to break when I bash them on racks and trees. Anyother benefit of carbon fiber is that they don't get as cold as metal barends on really cold days. They won't fereze your fingers. I recommended them to my husband and he loves them, too. We've both been using them for a collective 4 years now with no problems. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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