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Submitted by
royce
a
from Onida SD
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | porcupine rim | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Bottom Line: | Buy the bar,if you want strength,looks,durability and handling.All at a price way below Easton.Don't buy it if you want the lightest carbon riser on earth. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave Strain
a Weekend Warrior
from Richmond
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | doingitoutdoors | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Kesslers | | Strengths: | lost the bike off the trunk rack at 60 mph and the bar didn't break! good vibration damping. | | Weaknesses: | it did bend and crack the carbon (not that any other bar wouldn't have been trashed) | | Similar Products Used: | answer protaper carbon (on the xc), Yeti DH | | Bike Setup: | GT STS, Bomber QR20, TX discs, Rhinolites and weirwolf 2.5s, R.derailleur guard. only thing I had to replace was the H-bar! | | Bottom Line: | Strong friggen bar. I'll get another and never have to worry if it will snap! Make sure the stabilizer blockes on your rack can't come loose and slide off, but that's another review post. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Downhiller
from Mississauga
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | urban/dirt/technical | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Looks, durability, comfort | | Weaknesses: | carbon finish cracks | | Similar Products Used: | azonic pyramid riser | | Bike Setup: | look at my review three posts below.
+ added a psylo sl tullio a couple months ago | | Bottom Line: | This is the fourth year riding with these handlebars!
They still feel amazing and I haven't broken them yet, maybe im not riding hard enough or these babies are strong as heel.
I have come away from a number of bailed jumps, thrown a lot of downhill rut bashing and trials at it, and this bar just grunts for more.
Anyways, I don't know when it will break, but if it will I will probably buy another one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Billy
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, Ca.
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Noble Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambriabike.com | | Strengths: | light, strong, absorbs some shock | | Weaknesses: | The bar has aluminum inserts on the sides to accept bar ends; and one of them broke loose. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized bars, Profile Aluminum riser bars. | | Bike Setup: | Single Speed with bar ends and oury grips | | Bottom Line: | These are nice bars, built with an Aluminum core covered with a thin layer of carbon fiber and aluminum inserts for bar ends. After one of the inserts broke loose, I called Profile to ask what kind of adhesive to use to repair it, and the warranty guy, John Cameron, told me to send it in and they would send me a replacement. $4 to ship it and a week later I had a brand spankin' new bar. Excellent customer service and warranty. However, they only get 4 chillis since they did break and to send it in cost me $4 and I had to go without a bar on my bike for a week. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark sweeney
a Weekend Warrior
from salt lake city,utah,usa
Date Reviewed: October 17, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | porcupine rim, wasatch crest | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | bikeworld.com | | Strengths: | good looks, light, nice bend, good absorbtion, lifetime warranty | | Weaknesses: | ? | | Similar Products Used: | any moto bars | | Bike Setup: | Univega 900 S,rock shock judy xc | | Bottom Line: | Chuck your flat bars and bar ends. For downhills and technical these bars rip. I'm amazed at how much more control I have over the bike nowadays. Allows you to get into an aggressive moto style posture(elbows out and up). Bunny hopping and jumping in general become much easier. Simply push the bars to one side and you can flick the bike sideways into a turn. My fun factor has doubled. I'm 6'4" and find my back and neck much less fatigued during/after riding. Only downside I see with riser bars are that they bring your weight up higher in the front making very steep climbs a little tougher but overall the benefits FAR outweigh this. Buy these or some other risers. Don't waste any more time with narrow flat bars. They give you no leverage or range of movement. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Racer
from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 12, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | the looks, lifetime warranty, vibration dampening,
improved handling. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | azonic pyramid riser, various flat bars. | | Bike Setup: | profile fiber riser mated with raceface system
full xtr/xt mega9 giant cadex alm | | Bottom Line: | these bars have been bashed for about three years now (bought them in '97) and have still held up to my riding abuse. i am confident in these bars will last for quite a while. the sweep and two inch rise are comfortable for my wrists and provide good support for my shoulders.
don't think twice about purchasing this bar, it's strong, have a great lifetime warranty, and the carbon weave looks splendid!
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Submitted by
ERic A
a Cross Country Rider
from Sioux FAlls SD
Date Reviewed: May 19, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light weight . good looking . good feeling | | Weaknesses: | my cycling friends make fun of me and call me a sissy | | Similar Products Used: | easton CT2 / coda expert | | Bike Setup: | cannondale F700 | | Bottom Line: | bought this bar to move my body geometry about 5 degrees more upright so I would have more contol and see the trails better . and that;s exactly what it did . being that;s it's wider than flat bars this makes for excellent control . and the carbon fiber construction really takes the edge off rough trails . the price is right to for quality | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SPO
a Downhiller
from RI
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Lost in Arcadia | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Price, weight, looks, feel, life time warranty | | Weaknesses: | Make sure the monkeys at the bike shop go easy on the tourque. | | Bike Setup: | KHS full suspension | | Bottom Line: | OK very simple folks, life time warranty on anything is just an out right dare to buy it and try to destroy it. I have crashed, stepped over an endo, bounced off trees, and spanked myself playing around with wheelies, these bars last. Frankford has them for 49 bucks, light, strong, look cool, oh and did I mention the life time warranty??? As my freind says, "Man these bars make me ride a hundred times better!" | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Musgrave
a Cross-Country Rider
from Montebello VA
Date Reviewed: October 26, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Shoe-creek loop | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Light weight
Looks great!
Comfortable riser bar | | Weaknesses: |
It CRACKED! | | Similar Products Used: |
Answer Hyperlite
CODA Competion | | Bike Setup: |
Cannondale CAAD-3
xt&xtr | | Bottom Line: | I liked it alot untill I was selling the bike and discovered that it had cracked underneath right next to the stem. It looks awesome and I loved the size of it, because I have wide shoulders. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonathan
a Cross-Country Rider
from Toronto, ON
Date Reviewed: August 10, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
19 Valleys@Collingwood | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Light, cool looks, stiff, absorbs vibrations, damn good price | | Weaknesses: |
Not quite as sexy as the Monkey Lite bar | | Similar Products Used: |
None | | Bike Setup: |
'99 Trek 8000 stock | | Bottom Line: | I just put these on today and only tested them on the 4km ride home from work. The Fiber RS works great. It looks soooo cool and it works. Lifetime warranty and I got last year's riser for half price. I will update later on after some more serious riding. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
AL FRANCISCUS
a Weekend Warrior
from LA CA
Date Reviewed: June 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
MOUNT TOM | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
VERY STIFF VERY LIGHT ONLY 250 GRAMS FULLY CARBON FIBER RAP LOOKS ARE GREAT PRICE IS NOT BAD AT ALL ABOUT 60 BUCKS | | Weaknesses: |
NONE IF DONT OVER TIGHTEN | | Similar Products Used: |
SCOTT BLACK MAGIC | | Bike Setup: |
CUSTOM HARDTAIL FOR STREET USE ONLY TO GO TO WORK | | Bottom Line: | GET IT | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nathan Demarcos
a Cross-Country Rider
from Cranbrook, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 5, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
none | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
light, strong, stiff | | Weaknesses: |
alumium ends bend to easy | | Bike Setup: |
I have a Kona Hahanna with RS Quadra 21R's | | Bottom Line: | this is a great bar for anyone who is a avid cross-country rider to a serious free-rider. I am very hard on my bike and just about the only thing I have not had problems with yet is the profile bar. A bar with a lifetime warrenty, I recomend to any one! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jamie
a cross-country rider
from Boston
Date Reviewed: February 13, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Let's get something straight - for the most part I hate carbon fiber. However, it does have it uses like in the Profile RS. Because of the aluminum core the bars will sag if they become fatigued, not shear like a normal carbon bar (dangerous). Profile also has an awesome warranty and the price is great. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam Simpson
a cross-country rider
from hamilton, Ontario
Date Reviewed: December 8, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought the Profile XC CF bar last year for 65$ CDN. I was amazed at the low price. I bought it because of 1) Lifetime warranty 2) coolness factor 3)price.
I have not been disappointed at all. Profile is obviously very confident with this product to offer a lifetime warranty. I race, do hardcore xc riding, and some abusive 'playing around' at the university campus on stairs, dropoffs, concrete ledges, etc. This bar is super. During one race, I thought I felt a bit of flex in the bar on a steep torquing climb but have not felt it since. One warning though, do not overtighten bar-ends to the aluminum bits at the end of the bar. IF they get flattened at all, the aluminum bit will possibly loosen. Ask the bike shop if you don't know how much torque to tighten the bar ends with. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a cross-country rider
from Austin, TX
Date Reviewed: September 8, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Love my Profile CF riser. Feels like it absorbs some trail 'buzz' and is pretty light to boot. I've been riding it hard for about 3 months now, with barends (can't live without 'em) and haven't had a problem. Previously had a similar flat bar and the durability was great. I did break it eventually but it held up longer than any alluminum bar would have. Got it at Bikeworld for a great price. My only complaint is that the riser section comes out too far so I can't move my brake levers in far enough, but I'm using separates and barends so that's my problem. Upgrading to all-in-one Shimano pods should fix that. Love these bars. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jamie
a cross-country rider
from Boston
Date Reviewed: September 7, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I love Profile. They warranty everything for life, even crash damage. These bars are cheap, fairly light, and fell great. Put 'em on my hardtail and went for a spin on the road, noticed a lack of road buzz imediately. Hear about people losing the aluminum ends. Hell any *sshole that puts barends on risers deserves it! If you use barends get the cheaper & lighter flat bar. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
YOUR NAME
a
from NEW YORK
Date Reviewed: July 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I just picked up this bar for $50 from Bike world. This is the cheapest I could find it. It is extremely stiff, yet supple enough to absorb some trail shock. Add a profile cross-brace, and you got your self one shit eatin DH or XC bar. It gives you a nice upright position, and the alluminum inserts are great for trimmin it down. ALSo I like how there are marks to measure the lengths on the inserts for cutting, that's a great feature. It is also awsome for jet-hoppin ( a bunny hop to all you MTB purists) I almost doubled my height form 14.7 inches to 27.8 inches.
I love this bar. Also the XC version is nice too, but I had to sell it to get the Riser vesion. THEIR both ill SUCA, BUY em now. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MtnBikeV
a cross-country rider
from Akron, Ohio - Land of The Dump
Date Reviewed: July 24, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I recently purchased the Profile Riser XC Carbon Fiber Bar and it totally kicks ass!! I had been riding flat bars, but after spending a day on a friend's bike with riser bars, I just had to make the switch! The rise gives you a more upright riding position -- which makes it great for climbing those short, STEEP drop-offs at The Dump. The Carbon Fiber really absorbs the bumps -- which is hard to get used to at first, but the feel is amazing! All in all, I have to say that these bars deserve 5 Flaming turds!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg v
a weekend warrior
from northeastern CT.
Date Reviewed: July 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I do love these bars.They are relitivly new to me,so I have had no problems like the ones posted below. Even so ,the below problems don't seem so bad that a little epoxy can't fix.The nice thing about the RS is that it has a relitivly small rise and mild sweep. Real good for the XCer that wants to try a riser. The feel of the carbon fiber is definitly a good one.I recomend these bars highly! Good price for the wieght. By the way I put these on my FSR Comp. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kirk
a weekend warrior
from SoCal
Date Reviewed: April 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I mounted the bars on my GT last night. During the installation, as I tightened the barend to the bars. Crack - The BERT popped off! Darn! The BERT is just glued on the end of the bar. I am attempting to exopy it back on before returning it to the shop. I will update you with the result.The bars do look cool, but 1 chile for breaking off before hitting the dirt. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Footman
a weekend warrior
from West Des Moines, IA
Date Reviewed: April 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
UGGH! What a letdown! Just recently put the riser bar on my Homegrown FS and thought it was kickin' until I took it off road. Loved it throughout most of the ride until I bumped a tree (no, not hooked) and BROKE the carbon fiber part, not just the aluminum insert. Needless to day I was awfully disappointed. Even with my bike shop employee discount it was still a lot of dough to dish out for it to break on the first ride. Despite the break, I loved the weight, size and looks of the bar so it gets an extra chilie for them. Guess I'll find out what Profile's crash replacement policy is. I'll update when I get the results. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nisene
a cross-country rider
from Santa Cruz
Date Reviewed: April 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Well, my worst fears came true. Yesterday during a ride, I took a mild digger trying to hop over a tree. Nothing severe, just dumped the bike. But the barend reinforcement ring that protects the end of the bar from crushing just popped off. Looks like the ring is just super-glued in place. Now the barend wont stay on unless I move it over so that its clamped directly onto the CF itself. No good. I'm gonna see if Profile and Performance (where I got the dud bar) will honor the unconditional lifetime warranty. I'll revise my earlier review to one flaming turd. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nisene
a cross-country rider
from Santa Cruz
Date Reviewed: April 23, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This is for the flat XC model.. So far, I've been pleased in the two weeks I've ridden on this bar. The slight shock absorption it provides is very comfy.. It looks cool, but not flashy. The carbon weave doesnt really stand out unless the light hits it right, then BLAMO! Dang that thing is cool! Only criticisms are that the big PROFILE logos on the ends makes it a bit slippery for the grips to hang on. Just use a little smudge of SHOE GOO (the best goddam product ever invented) and the grips will sit tight. Also, the bar seemed a little narrow compared to the Control Tech bar I replaced, but I got used to it after the first ride..
Best of all, I got it for $40 at Performance and it comes with an UNCONDITIONAL LIFETIME WARRANTY. Hope I never have to use it; its hard to return something if youre a cadaver. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cranking colin
a cross-country rider
from Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 3, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have been riding for the past year with a Profile fiber riser bar and have
really been pleased with this product. Some of the riding terrain around
this area particularly on the North Shore can be very steep, technical
and hairy. These bars certainly improve your riding position, alleviate some
of the vibration, and have handled some nasty spills without catastrophic
consequences. I did manage to ding the end of the bar after launching head
first over a log, the bike landing hard on one of the bar-ends. This managed to
pop the aluminum inset out and disfigure the bar but only at the tip so no major
damage. I just picked up a second bar for a bike I am presently building for a
mere $50 from Bike World. Do yourself a favour and try one out if you are in
the market for a riser bar. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jared
a racer
from Alberta CANADA
Date Reviewed: March 21, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
It is obvious to me that this bar is a great overall bar due to it's incredible weight for a riser, its stylin great looks and its good ride. It seems to dampen some small vibrations, but is still a very stiff bar. I've never broken one, but if you ever do,( not likely) you will be less likely to hurt yourself. The wrapped carbon fibre will not allow for the bar to snap right off. I especially liked the width of the bar and the idea of the measurements and aluminum end which allow for you to cut down to certain lengths. All I've got to say is that I picked this bar out of all the other great bars out there. It's a very good bar. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
freaky styley
a weekend warrior
from Pittsburgh, PA
Date Reviewed: February 26, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I love this bar. Apart from the fact that I eliminated a creak which was impossible to get rid of on my Qranck bar (probably a crack), I really love the riding position, vibration dampening and cool looks. Plenty stiff for XC. I got mine at Cambria for $55 but saw it at bikeworld for $49 recently. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
spinner
a cross-country rider
from the deep dark east
Date Reviewed: February 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This is one nice handlebar. I actually own last year's model, which was a bar narrower than most rise bars, and with a downsweep at the ends of the bar, rather than the more common upsweep. I imagined it was intended as a more cross-country-oriented bar, and it worked great for technical trails and such. This year's is wider and looks more like the average downhill-specific bar, but has aluminum end pieces that can be trimmed, although it still has upsweep. Either way, the handlebar is really nice, light at 250 grams, plenty strong enough for a 175 pound rider, relatively cheap at 65 bucks, and the carbon fiber (over the aluminum center) looks awesome. It does what a riser bar is supposed to do, but for cross-country riders, I would recommend looking for the old version with the downsweep, which really seems to be good for technical trails. | | Overall Rating: |
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