Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: February 12, 2007
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
Stock on my 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk - Earl's Cycle (closed 2003)
Strengths:
At almost 6 seasons of useage and a little over 9,000kms it's not let me down.
Weaknesses:
None.
Similar Products Used:
Cheap steel bar that came stock on a $200/1994 Raleigh Matterhorn, a wooden broom handle (yes, an actual wooden broom handle that lasted for 80% of a regular ride & then I called for back-up to take me home). Stock aluminum GT bar on my $800/1996 GT Ricochet & then replaced with a Pazzaz DH riser bar with brace.
Bike Setup:
2001 Trek Fuel 90 Dsik.
Bottom Line:
This review is for a stock *Bontrager Race Modified 620 handlebar* that came on my 2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk on July 02,2001. It's sofar the best handlebar I've used to date. Bottom Line: Plenty of space for Yeti softgrips, Hayes HFX 9 XC brake levers, Shimano Deore LX shifter pods, BLT Metrino 15 night light mounts, Planet Bike Protege 9.0 cyclocomputer and a Delta Air-Zound II horn!
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Submitted by
Tont
a Cross Country Rider
from South Dakota Date Reviewed: May 16, 2006
Strong light, cheap can handle any abuse you can throw at it.
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Submitted by
Jens Jacob Iversen
a Weekend Warrior
from Århus, Denmark Date Reviewed: March 6, 2003
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Purchased At:
40
Strengths:
Light.
Weaknesses:
Light, weak, expensive
Bike Setup:
CUBE team litening, sram 9.0, Magura Louise front, HS silver back, TIME pedals, Raceface Turbine LP, TA Specialites chainrings, ritchey seatpost and stem, sram 9.0sl hub with x517. No shimano.
Bottom Line:
This bar will probably not break right away but you should be careful using lightweight products like this. After 2 years of abuse on my xc-bike there were a clear mark from the stem. This don't happen with properly dimensiend bars (like a cheap ritchey flat-bar).
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Submitted by
Jared
a Cross Country Rider
from West Chicago, IL USA Date Reviewed: May 12, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Raider's Ridge Durango
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
The Bike Rack
Strengths:
Not a featherweight but no pig. Very strong bars, I'm a clydesdale. Bontrager knows his stuff!
Weaknesses:
No thank you.
Similar Products Used:
Icon, and Titec.
Bike Setup:
'99 Trek 8000, full XTR, Hayes disc, Time pedals, and Sid fork.
Bottom Line:
Great set of bars, they feel good and have no flex issues. They are pretty cheap to replace if you crash them. Although I have crashed them pretty hard and they are still as good as new. Solid performer for the money. For you weight geaks try one of this h-bar's lighter brothers.
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Submitted by
Alex
a Cross Country Rider
from South Glastonbury, CT Date Reviewed: March 28, 2002
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
Cambria Bike
Strengths:
strong, light
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
Bontager crowbar sport
Bike Setup:
Trek 6700
Bottom Line:
Its an handle bar, and it does a good job. What else is there to say? Wide for leverage. Better for us big guys who need a 600 mm bar. Good value.
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