Submitted by
Daniel Howell
a Cross Country Rider
from Spokane, WA, USA Date Reviewed: March 17, 2007
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
Beyondbikes.com
Strengths:
Strong, light, anodized
Similar Products Used:
Kore Lite 3 straight bar
Bike Setup:
Motobecane Fantom, XT everything
Bottom Line:
Great bar. I has just enough rise for an XC bike. It looks nice an has a wide grip for a technical riding. I put on a pair of Oury grips and have never thought about a different setup since.
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Submitted by
Idaho_Potato
a Weekend Warrior
from Philly Date Reviewed: December 11, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Wissahickon
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
Price Point
Strengths:
Light Weight, looks cool, stiff
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Many straight bars... this is my first riser bar
Bike Setup:
3DRacing RaceRover Single Speed built up with left over parts
Bottom Line:
I've ridden these bars for a year now with no complaints. You can't beat the price for $20.
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Submitted by
Hardcore Habon
a Weekend Warrior
from River Grove, IL Date Reviewed: January 5, 2003
Favorite Trail:
8-Ball
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
Cambria Bicycle Outfitters
Strengths:
Sexy looking set of riser bars. So far, strong and light. Clean anodized finish
Weaknesses:
none so far
Similar Products Used:
straigt bars
Bike Setup:
16','02 Response frame, Marzocchi Bomber 3.5 up front, Sun Ditch Witch wheelset, STX-RC shifters paired to XT med. cage rear and Acera front derailleurs. 75mm stem w/5 degree rise and 1 inch rise Kore Lite handlebars. Rockshox suspension seatpost under my butt. All on top of Tioga DH 2.1 tires
Bottom Line:
Just made the switch to risers and so far, I'm glad I picked the Kore Lites. So far, I've taken these bars on 4ft. drops without any problems. I will drop bigger when it gets warmer out so look for a follow up review. Did I mention that they look very sexy!
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Submitted by
Lee
a Cross Country Rider
from Boston, MA Date Reviewed: December 31, 2002
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
pricepoint
Strengths:
Great Bar, light, great setup.
Similar Products Used:
Kore Lite 2, Ritchey WCS
Bike Setup:
Giant NRS Air, XT, Velocty Synergy Rims laced to Velocity Disc Hubs, Kore bar, stem, post. Avid Mech.
Bottom Line:
Great bar so far. NO complaints from this XC rider. This is geared to XC, so its pretty light, strong and rides great. This is my first riser, after switching form a kore lite 2 and onza bar ends, love the riser, very comfortable. Fits great. Will update in the spring, see if i run into any bending problems like below. Can't imagine i'd bend a bar without a fall though. I'm 170, so it'd be tough at my weight.
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Submitted by
Josh
a Racer
from Knoxville, TN Date Reviewed: July 14, 2002
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
I got it for cheap, nice wide bar for stability in technical riding. reasonably light
Weaknesses:
I bent it
Bike Setup:
Custom steel single speed
Bottom Line:
I'm not a freerider and I way a fairly lean 170lbs. I've never bent a handlebar before and was very surprised when someone pointed out that my bar looked bent. Sure enough it is. I do some technical riding but no huge drops or anything. It's actually bent downward and slightl backward making me wonder if the torque I but on it trying to push my 32x16 up the mostly short but very steep hills here in East Tenn. fatiqued it.
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