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Submitted by
Psycho Marco
a Weekend Warrior
from Puebla
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | All of them! | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$64.00 | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | This is a lighweight bar, cool and discrete looking, after 6 months still looks like new. | | Weaknesses: | None yet | | Similar Products Used: | Easton EA30... heavy and horrible | | Bike Setup: | Chumba VF2 with XTR drivetrain | | Bottom Line: | I would buy this bar again whithout hesitation. This is a great value for 60 bucks. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
FortOrdDirt
a Cross Country Rider
from Salinas
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | flowy ones | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Light, great feel, durable, nice width, clean looking | | Weaknesses: | zip | | Bike Setup: | juicy 7, xt, sb8s | | Bottom Line: | Very Nice handlebar. My favorite so far. It has been through many crash tests, and it has held up. It is a very comfortable width/sweep/rise. A lot of control on the downhills, and is steady on the uphills. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Peter Kumble
a Cross Country Rider
from Logan, Utah
Date Reviewed: February 4, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Jardine Juniper | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Shop in Park City | | Strengths: | Quality manufacturing, nice profile, light weight, affordable. | | Weaknesses: | These bars could be perhaps a inch or so wider, like their carbon fiber cousin. | | Similar Products Used: | Easton EA 50. | | Bike Setup: | Tomac Revolver. XO drivetrain, Avid mechanical disk brakes, FSA crank, Thompson stem and seat post, Kenda Nevegal tires, Rock Shox Reba Team w, pop lock. | | Bottom Line: | This is an oversized 31 stem clamp bar with the pregnant bulge in the middle. I really like this bar so far. I replaced my Easton EA 50 because it was never straight, right from the beginning. I use the XO twister shifters (hate those button designs because my thumb was never in the right place) and they fit on the bar with the brake levers and grips without trying to creap into the bulge area. I have not noticed or had problems with the finish being too thin as others have complained about. This is a good solid low riser bar and I would not hesitate to buy one again if needed. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin Decker
a Weekend Warrior
from Baltimore, MD, USA
Date Reviewed: December 13, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Looks good, Strong so far, Real light, perfect length (for me anyway) | | Weaknesses: | hasn't bent or anything yet in the 6 months I've been thrashing it...Just feels Like it wants to since its so light... may be a lil expensive...finish scrapes easy when installing components on bars. | | Similar Products Used: | other FSA | | Bike Setup: | Pedals, handlebar, crank, derailleurs, all attached to a frame...No brakes | | Bottom Line: | Been hitting moderate jumps and just riding trails with this thing. Seems pretty solid and hasn't even hinted at breaking or bending. I would recomend it, and maybe even buy it again, It looks good and does the job well. The scratches are covered by the grips you put on and a mountain bike should be a little rough looking anyway if you are riding it right anyway. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ross
a Cross Country Rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: August 31, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | chainreactioncycles.com | | Strengths: | Ultra light wieght, only 20 grams heavy than most carbon bars, amazing looks, good upsweep etc | | Weaknesses: | Finish could be a bit thicker, i scrapped it putting my controls on doesnt matter tho as its hidden | | Similar Products Used: | bontrager crowbar sport and another one double butted. | | Bike Setup: | gary fisher hardtail, rockshox reba race w/poplock, top end fsa kit throught, mix of xt and X.0 hope mono minis. hope finishing kit. | | Bottom Line: | A great bar, another top quality fsa part. I have everything they make for a mtb, apart from a crankset. The bar looks bling with an fa xc 115 stem. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phil
a Weekend Warrior
from Adelaide Australia
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | EBAY | | Strengths: | These are light, 190 gms!!, good sweep/rake/rise. They seem strong but have a very slight flex just for absorbing vibrations.
Wide for control. 7075 alloy | | Weaknesses: | May be too thin, but havent showed any sign of weakness yet, so thats just speculation. | | Similar Products Used: | standard heavy no name flats(crap), Titec Hellbent (good) | | Bike Setup: | Merida Magnesium totally custom | | Bottom Line: | Love the light weight.
My hands/wrists use to ache with my flats but that has gone with these, so thats a big thumbs up.
I do sometimes wonder (on those big bumpy fast downhill bits - Im 210 inc gear) if they are stong enough since they are so light, but no problems yet!
I like the width to help man handle the steering when needed.
Overall you cant go wrong with these for heavy XC, cant comment much beyond that. Good value too!!
Another excelent FSA product that hits the mark, just like their Orbit Extreme headsets!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jubbee
a Cross Country Rider
from Texas
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Strengths: | strong, light, anno | | Weaknesses: | mh. | | Similar Products Used: | all sorts of alum and carbon risers and flats | | Bike Setup: | ellsworth fs | | Bottom Line: | right on the money. i don't really like fsa, but they got this one right. real strong and light, stiff but not rock hard like my ritchey comp, thumbs up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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