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Danfin
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver, BCDate Reviewed: September 3, 2011
Strengths: Light! As in hardly believable light.Weaknesses: Very smooth surfaceBottom Line: Super light and strong. Great width for control. Crashed hard a couple times without any damageto the bars.
Only issue is the super slick surface on the bars. It forced me to tighten the stem bolts past what Easton specifies for these barsto stop them from slipping. Also meant i couldnt run lock-on grips without doing the same resulting in the 4 chili rating.
Great bars for an XC/light AM bike.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$75.00
Purchased At: JensonUSA
Similar Products Used: Cheap Aluminum
Bike Setup: RMB Elevation, XT drivetrain/brakes, Fox Float
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CamShaft
a Weekend Warrior
from Cairns, QLD, AustraliaDate Reviewed: August 9, 2011
Strengths: Light, colour schemeWeaknesses: Cracks when used with Easton carbon bar endsBottom Line: Loved the bars, light, vibration reducing, nice rise and sweep plus they look great. That is until used with matching Easton carbon bar ends. Wound up with a nasty crack on one of the ends of my handlebars on installation. Easton recommend a torque of 5nm, mine didn't even make it to 3nm before the end of the bars cracked! New torque wrench too, no probs with tensioning any other items on my rig. Bugger! By themselves, the bars are great but the weak ends and poor recommendations by Easton has resulted in a few less chilis.
Favorite Trail: Cairns MTB Park
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At: ebay
Bike Setup: Giant Anthem x2, Easton Monkey Lite carbon bars, Easton carbon bar ends, Easton stem
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AndrewTucker23
a Weekend Warrior
from FrankfortDate Reviewed: November 25, 2010
Strengths: Great looking, stiff, lightWeaknesses: scratches easilyBottom Line: This is a great bar! I was concerned about it being fragile because it was so light, but boy was i wrong! I never feel it flex! I did notice the amount of vibration it eliminated from the trail though. I'll never go back to an aluminum bar.
Favorite Trail: USA
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At: Friend
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CDA MTBer
a Weekend Warrior
from CDA, ID USADate Reviewed: July 4, 2009
Strengths: weight, width of bar 27 inches wide is good!Weaknesses: Manufacturers instruction on use with bar ends. yeah I know....bar ends on a riser bar...what was I thinking. They should just say not recommend for bar ends or offer one that won't crush the bar. When the bar was 27 inches wide I could really feel it flex on steep climbs.Bottom Line: I like the bar but wish I would have never put bar ends on them. Now they are cut down to 25.5 from 27. May upgrade to the DH version next year. Price is painful so I am only giving it 3 flamers.
Favorite Trail: Many...hmmm
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$68.00
Purchased At: LBS in Vacaville, CA
Similar Products Used: my first carbon fiber bar
Bike Setup: stumpjumper pro fsr custom
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historeeteacher
a Cross Country Rider
from Modesto, CADate Reviewed: July 15, 2008
Bottom Line: I don't have a bunch of technical mumbo-jumbo...just the facts. I'm 200 lbs. and ride some rough stuff from time to time. I wanted to try a carbon bar (31.8 diameter), but was afraid it would snap when the trail got tough. Well, it just recently survived 2 brutal days in Downieville (northern CA). If you know Downieville (along with my 200+ lbs. of geared up weight) then you know how impressive that is for a carbon bar...and my bar is the "XC" version!
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$75.00
Purchased At: BlueSky
Bike Setup: 2007 Santa Cruz Heckler
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joel
a Weekend Warrior
from ukDate Reviewed: April 29, 2008
Strengths: Strong, light as air, good looksWeaknesses: noneBottom Line: These bars are very strong, very light, and look good.
I was surprised when I got them just how light they were. My bike has been over a couple of times (unfortunately) on hard surfaces and they have stood up to the abuse. A real fit and forget item and highly recommended
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At: ebay
Bike Setup: whyte 46
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robert
a Cross Country Rider
from austin texasDate Reviewed: June 24, 2007
Strengths: Very light weight, strength, low rise, and width.Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: The best bars for the money, perfect for any racer or serious rider. They even look better then the monkey bar SLs, what more could you want?
Favorite Trail: St. Stephens
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$120.00
Purchased At: Bicycle Sport Shop
Similar Products Used: Stock Bontrage Bars
Bike Setup: Gary Fisher Tassajara with mavic monkey lite XC BB7s and XTR cabels
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bob
from FloridaDate Reviewed: May 14, 2007
Strengths: Strong, reliableWeaknesses: noneBottom Line: Great investment for almost anyone, not the casual rider. But if you hit the trails once a week these bars will pay for themselves. On apples to apples comparisons these bars are the best.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$120.00
Purchased At: Bicycles Etc
Similar Products Used: various Bontrager bars
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