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Giant Contact SLR TR Riser Handlebar

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MSRP : $140.00

Product Description

Ultra-light (175 grams), full-composite construction
9 degree rearward / 5 degree upward sweep
690mm width, 19mm rise

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Submitted by Zachariah a Cross Country Rider from Palm Desert, CA USA

Date Reviewed: September 8, 2010

Strengths:    -Lighter than claimed, at 165g
-Stiff and supple
-Nice, 690mm width
-Tons of leverage and control
-19mm AM/Trail rise and 5deg sweep

Weaknesses:    -Cannot use lock-on grips

Bottom Line:

My best friend owns a LBS and one day we decided to do a OS carbon riser bar shootout, since he had OEM demos of all the above bars listed. Guess who emerged the winner?

There is something truly special about Giant composites. They are elegant, thin, crazy-light and have absolutely ZERO flex. I suppose it's really no big wonder that Giant is the ONLY company that weaves their own Toray T800 pre-peg carbon sheets. With QC this stringent - Giant and TIME of France have the finest quality CF in the entire developed world.....simply amazing!

These bars are incredible, and well worth the cash!!!

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Favorite Trail:   Hurkey Creek Park (24 Hours of Adrenalin course)

Duration Product Used:   6 months

Price Paid:    $40.00

Purchased At:   Tri-A-Bike

Similar Products Used:   Easton Monkey Lite XC CNT
Truvativ Noir World Cup Carbon
Ritchey Superlogic Carbon
Syntace Duraflite Carbon
KCNC SC Bone

Bike Setup:   21-pound 2010 Giant Anthem X2

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