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FSA FR-270 Riser Bar Handlebar

3.75/5 (4 Reviews)

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MSRP : $60.00


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FSA FR-270 ATB Handlebaris a Triple butted tapered and shot peened AL7050/T6, with 8 deg back sweep and 3 deg upward bend and colour graphics. 40mm Rise, Weight 270gms.


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User Reviews

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by cl from N. Cal

Date Reviewed: February 2, 2007

Strengths:    good looking, strong, proper width,, nice bend and sweep angle

Weaknesses:    none

Bottom Line:   
Great bar with nice look and rigid feel. width is perfect for aggressive XC/AM use. no need to go oversize, this is it.

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Favorite Trail:   Mr. Toad

Duration Product Used:   3 months

Price Paid:    $25.00

Purchased At:   Sierra Trading Post

Similar Products Used:   Titec hellbend, Bontrager race, Easton

Bike Setup:   Sugar+
Overall Rating:1
Value Rating:3
Submitted by Nick a Downhiller from Australia

Date Reviewed: August 17, 2005

Strengths:    Look nice?

Weaknesses:    The bars flare out as you get further away from the ends, meaning I can't run my shifters (sram x7) far enough in. The shifter is getting bumped when going through rocky stuff and I'm changing to gears I don't want!

Bottom Line:   
These bars bug me, the shifter was constantly in the way of my regular grip on the bars, as rocky sections would bump my hand onto the shifter, messing up the gear I was in. The Protapers have a much more uniform diameter before they curve down to the stem, meaning I can get the shifter and brake lever a bit more inboard as that's what I was after. There was less than half an inch space between the end of the grip and the shifter clamp, so the triggers were hanging right in the way. You get the point. Otherwise they same like normal bars, no odd rise or sweep to mention, just the flaring out issue.

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Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Similar Products Used:   Protapers, Axiom, Specialized, Amoeba, FSA, Azonic

Bike Setup:   2005 Yeti AS-X
Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by eric a Weekend Warrior from madison wi

Date Reviewed: April 19, 2005

Strengths:    very stif bar, it is strong and super burly

Weaknesses:    the paint gets dinged and scrached easily

Bottom Line:   
i have the FR-330 bar, and it is pretty much the same thing, either way it is a good bar and i would highly recomened it. i have seen Cedric using all the FSA bars, so if it is good enough for him it is pretty much good enough for everyone else.

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Favorite Trail:   quarry park

Duration Product Used:   3 months

Price Paid:    $40.00

Purchased At:   eriks bike shop

Similar Products Used:   nothing

Bike Setup:   giant stp1, fox fork, mavic DH wheels, tru-vativ holzfeller w/giga pipe team DH b/b, easton vice stem, hayes hfx9, bling bling tires.
Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Matt Elliott a Weekend Warrior from Stratford ont canada

Date Reviewed: September 7, 2003

Strengths:    A+ performance. I bought it because they didnt have an azonic stem to fit the bars i wanted and they were next strongest lookin bars there. I've smacked em up a fair bit and no dents or bends yet just a few good scratches

Weaknesses:    u have to have the custom fsa stem maybe someone else makes a stem but not to my knowledge

Bottom Line:   
If u want a tough bar get em way thicker than any normal bar.

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Duration Product Used:   6 months

Price Paid:    $40.00

Purchased At:   East side cycle

Similar Products Used:   Azonic the big 2" wide one:)

Bike Setup:   2003 Bullit Manitou Sherman Sliders. Avid discs with speed dial levers xt short cage derailer E13 chainguide (get one theyre amazing) Race face prodigy Dh cranks Brooklyn machine works shin burger pedals
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