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royce
a
from Onida SDDate Reviewed: May 11, 2003
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.
Favorite Trail: porcupine rim
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
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Dave Strain
a Weekend Warrior
from RichmondDate Reviewed: October 4, 2002
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)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.
Favorite Trail: doingitoutdoors
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: Kesslers
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!
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Steve
a Downhiller
from MississaugaDate Reviewed: April 9, 2001
Strengths: Looks, durability, comfortWeaknesses: carbon finish cracksBottom 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.
Favorite Trail: urban/dirt/technical
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Similar Products Used: azonic pyramid riser
Bike Setup: look at my review three posts below.
+ added a psylo sl tullio a couple months ago
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Billy
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, Ca.Date Reviewed: January 30, 2001
Strengths: light, strong, absorbs some shockWeaknesses: The bar has aluminum inserts on the sides to accept bar ends; and one of them broke loose.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.
Favorite Trail: Noble Canyon
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At: Cambriabike.com
Similar Products Used: Specialized bars, Profile Aluminum riser bars.
Bike Setup: Single Speed with bar ends and oury grips
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mark sweeney
a Weekend Warrior
from salt lake city,utah,usaDate Reviewed: October 17, 2000
Strengths: good looks, light, nice bend, good absorbtion, lifetime warrantyWeaknesses: ?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.
Favorite Trail: porcupine rim, wasatch crest
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: bikeworld.com
Similar Products Used: any moto bars
Bike Setup: Univega 900 S,rock shock judy xc
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Steve
a Racer
from Mississauga, Ontario, CanadaDate Reviewed: August 12, 2000
Strengths: the looks, lifetime warranty, vibration dampening,
improved handling.Weaknesses: noneBottom 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!
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
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
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ERic A
a Cross Country Rider
from Sioux FAlls SDDate Reviewed: May 19, 2000
Strengths: Light weight . good looking . good feelingWeaknesses: my cycling friends make fun of me and call me a sissyBottom 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
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: easton CT2 / coda expert
Bike Setup: cannondale F700
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SPO
a Downhiller
from RIDate Reviewed: April 25, 2000
Strengths: Price, weight, looks, feel, life time warrantyWeaknesses: Make sure the monkeys at the bike shop go easy on the tourque.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!"
Favorite Trail: Lost in Arcadia
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Bike Setup: KHS full suspension
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Jason Musgrave
a Cross-Country Rider
from Montebello VADate Reviewed: October 26, 1999
Strengths:
Light weight
Looks great!
Comfortable riser barWeaknesses:
It CRACKED!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.
Favorite Trail:
Shoe-creek loop
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Similar Products Used:
Answer Hyperlite
CODA Competion
Bike Setup:
Cannondale CAAD-3
xt&xtr
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Jonathan
a Cross-Country Rider
from Toronto, ONDate Reviewed: August 10, 1999
Strengths:
Light, cool looks, stiff, absorbs vibrations, damn good priceWeaknesses:
Not quite as sexy as the Monkey Lite barBottom 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.
Favorite Trail:
19 Valleys@Collingwood
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Similar Products Used:
None
Bike Setup:
'99 Trek 8000 stock
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AL FRANCISCUS
a Weekend Warrior
from LA CADate Reviewed: June 22, 1999
Strengths:
VERY STIFF VERY LIGHT ONLY 250 GRAMS FULLY CARBON FIBER RAP LOOKS ARE GREAT PRICE IS NOT BAD AT ALL ABOUT 60 BUCKSWeaknesses:
NONE IF DONT OVER TIGHTENBottom Line: GET IT
Favorite Trail:
MOUNT TOM
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Similar Products Used:
SCOTT BLACK MAGIC
Bike Setup:
CUSTOM HARDTAIL FOR STREET USE ONLY TO GO TO WORK
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Nathan Demarcos
a Cross-Country Rider
from Cranbrook, CanadaDate Reviewed: April 5, 1999
Strengths:
light, strong, stiffWeaknesses:
alumium ends bend to easyBottom 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!
Favorite Trail:
none
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Bike Setup:
I have a Kona Hahanna with RS Quadra 21R's
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Jamie
a cross-country rider
from BostonDate 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.
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Adam Simpson
a cross-country rider
from hamilton, OntarioDate 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.
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James
a cross-country rider
from Austin, TXDate 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.
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