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Gravity Carbon DH Riser Bar
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Submitted by
Ben1
a Weekend Warrior
from Devon
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Lots | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Strength, weight (or lack of), shape, amazing vibration damping | | Weaknesses: | Full RRP is a bit steep | | Similar Products Used: | Quite a lot of different bars now, tend to keep changing them until I find the right one, or some little scrote steals them... | | Bike Setup: | Evil DOC, Pikes, Hope Tech M4s, etc | | Bottom Line: | Absolutely blown away by these. Came across a pair for a bargain so thought I'd give carbon bars a try. Shape is comfy and a reasonable width, they feel stiff and secure and have really improved the feel of the front of the bike.
The carbon has a very noticeable dampening effect on general vibrations (as noticeable as, say, switching between an Alu frame and a steel or Ti one). This takes a bit of getting used to, but after a couple of rides it's actualy really quite nice, you still get adequate feedback from the trail but your wrists get a slightly easier time of things. Wouldn't hesitate to recomend these, I doubt I will ever go back to an Alu bar now. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BB
a Downhiller
from North Vancouver
Date Reviewed: March 23, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | light, strong, good width, good shape | | Weaknesses: | expensive | | Similar Products Used: | aluminum bars | | Bike Setup: | 130mm, 180mm, 200mm, | | Bottom Line: | I've used these bars on an all-mtn bike, a DH bike, and a freeride bike without any problems. I weigh 200 or so, and ride mainly rough DH trails and bike parks, with a few drops thrown in the mix. Nothing huge, occasional crashes. These bars haven't broken so they work for me.
If you're hard on equipment, really heavy, crash-prone, or poor, maybe these aren't for you. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mrad01
a Weekend Warrior
from Auckland, NZ
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Strong, light, wide! Looks awesome too. | | Weaknesses: | None yet | | Bike Setup: | 2007 Santa Cruz Nomad, XTR Kit, Rockshox Lyric, Fox DHX Air 5.0 | | Bottom Line: | The width (710mm) make for good control for me. Also seems to dull any vibration (apparently carbon bars do this). I am very impressed. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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