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Crank Brothers Cobalt 11 Carbon XC Riser Handlebar

4.67/5 (3 Reviews)

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MSRP : $120.00


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Light weight, modulus, unidirectional carbon riser bar 31.8mm clamp diameter15mm rise5 degree up sweep6 degree back sweep High modulus carbon construction


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Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:4
Submitted by davemaas a Weekend Warrior

Date Reviewed: May 8, 2012

Strengths:    Light weight, feel good with my set up and feel like they can handle whatever you throw at them. Buy the widest you can and trim if needed.

Weaknesses:    You have to pay the price like all the rest of the good stuff.

Bottom Line:   
I have the 740mm wide model and it is great to have the extra leverage coming from a MX background. Use a Cobalt 3 stem and you get a great looking front end that really stand out in a crowd. Since I have a higher than stock front end I used the 15mm rise and run the stem low to keep it easy on climbs. No regrets

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Favorite Trail:   Front range Co.

Price Paid:    $116.00

Purchased At:   online

Similar Products Used:   Race Face SL 3/4

Bike Setup:   Yeti ASR5C, 150mm Fox fork, CB Colbalt wheels, XO 3x9 drivetrain, Elixar CR, Colbalt 11 seatpost, 24.5 pounds
Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by dubdryver a Racer

Date Reviewed: April 26, 2012

Strengths:    Weight equal to competition, strong, durable, relatively comfortable.

Weaknesses:    No weakness, but make sure you clamp to spec!

Bottom Line:   
I have had these installed on my Salsa Selma for about a year now, and transferred them over to my Lynskey Pro29 SL. Because of the top tube length of both my Selma and my Lynskey for a size small, I went with these bars to utilize an expensive stem that I like and had on-hand. The back sweep isn't as much as a Truvativ or Easton which I am more accustomed to using which actually helped in the end with the bike fit. They have performed non-the-less, and proved to be durable and comfortable.

The dampening quality and flex is on par with Truvativ and Easton EC70 as well so if you see a good deal on them, they are worth considering. These bars actually weighted 181g which was 5g less than the Easton EC70 Low-rise 31.4 that I run on another bike, and only cost $80 at the time when I bought them, so pretty good value as well.

I will touch on the perceived weakness, as it doesn't make sense to post something and not elaborating. I may have over tightened the brake clamps onto the bar and after a year of not even touching the brakes or the bars, when I moved them over to the Lynskey, there was a slight ripple on each side just outside the clamping spot. I have not noticed any effect on the performance, and they get pounded on as my daily rider, and don't appear to be letting up!

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Favorite Trail:   Many, I like to travel!

Price Paid:    $80.00

Purchased At:   Bike Bling

Similar Products Used:   Easton EC70 Low-Rise
Truvativ Noir WCS Carbon Low-Rise
Truvativ T20 Low-Rise
Easton MonkeyLite Low-Rise
Various aluminum bars over the years before going to carbon, but I wouldn't compare them to carbon bars especially the newer carbon bars.

Bike Setup:   Lynskey Pro29 SL SS
Lynskey Ti post
Rockshox SID XX 29
Roval Control EL 29 wheels
Magura MT8 brakes
Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:3
Submitted by moemetzger a Cross Country Rider from Silver City, IN USA

Date Reviewed: October 11, 2010

Strengths:    Stiff..great feel...look awesome...they have a nice rise and sweep.

Weaknesses:    Price...

Bottom Line:   
Nice bars and they have the familar Crank Bros. Quality...not sure if they are worth the money, but they make the bike look sweet..I weighed the bars on a mail scale and they weighed excactly 6 ounces..

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Favorite Trail:   Winona Lake Trails

Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Price Paid:    $100.00

Purchased At:   amazon.com/Niagra Cy

Similar Products Used:   this is my first set of carbon bars.

Bike Setup:   08 Stumpjumper Comp 29
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