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Scott Philipps
a Weekend Warrior
from Caledon EastDate Reviewed: September 8, 2002
Strengths: Wow its a great bar very strong..Looks GREAT! perefect rise and angle really helps my back when riding..light...everything fits on to it very well...price above is canadainWeaknesses: if i had to be extremly picky ide say the logos should be ingraved instead of printedBottom Line: wow what great bars..i just went from stock 1" riser bars that came with my iguana and WOW whata differnce i can turn so much better it absorbes shock and dosnt flex hardly at all.. makes my bike look great! it also puts me in the perefect riding postion..
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At: cyclepath
Similar Products Used: giant 1" riser bars
Bike Setup: 2002 Giant Iguana
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brendan mandzij
a Cross Country Rider
from western australiaDate Reviewed: October 16, 2001
Strengths: Good value
pretty light(250grams)
good dimensions
seems stiff enoughWeaknesses: i dont know what the other reviewers did with theirs, but mine bent within a month and that is on my gt agressor, which is much more xc than the "ultra fr" this bar is supposedly designed for.Bottom Line: These bars would be good for a xc rider or someone doing lite fr work, as they dont seem stong enough even for the easy stuff i do. very good 4 the dough though and infinately better than the stock stuff.
Favorite Trail: any
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At: lbs
Similar Products Used: stock cr@ppy bars with bike
Bike Setup: gt aggressor3, these bars
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jimmy otting
a Weekend Warrior
from burlington nj usaDate Reviewed: August 16, 2001
Strengths: you get great control them there pretty light and you can't beat the priceWeaknesses: none yetBottom Line: Great bars for the money
Favorite Trail: everyone of them
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: Mt. Holly Bikes
Similar Products Used: stock bars
Bike Setup: GT Backwoods
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Tod Carter
a Weekend Warrior
from Forest, Ontario, CanadaDate Reviewed: March 11, 2001
Strengths: Relieves pressure on lower back.Weaknesses: Very crowded with bar ends, grips and shifters.Bottom Line: Good control, very wide, allows you to cycle longer, good for lower back injuries. Crashed once, broke two ribs and the bar didn't bend, just me.
Favorite Trail: Camp Kenny badlands
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At: Centre Ice Skate and Cycle, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Similar Products Used: stock flat bars.
Bike Setup: Giant 840
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Bryan Rozon
a Downhiller
from Thunder Bay, OntarioDate Reviewed: August 27, 2000
Strengths: I got the gold colour one and it look awesome!!! it has the pefect rise for free riding! It is very light (lighter than easton monkey riser bar which is $70) it has basically no flex and has a lifetime warrenty.Weaknesses: I can not think of any... Seriously, I cant.Bottom Line: I would like to see you try and find a better deal than this bar! you cant! It is light, strong, good looking and has a lifetime warrenty for only $35.
Favorite Trail: Shuniah Mines
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At: The Cyclepath
Similar Products Used: azonic double wall riser
Bike Setup: Iron-horse g-out, manitou fork, race face cranks, wild gripper lite - s tires. full XT(accept cranks and shifters) sram shifters and 858 pedals.
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Iam
a Downhiller
from Leicestershire UKDate Reviewed: August 10, 2000
Strengths: Looks, Colour Range, The Awesome Unconditional Lifetime Guarantee Profile have on all products in there range!!!!!Weaknesses: Thin 6061 ali (is it strong enough????)Bottom Line: Amazing bars! 20.00 English pounds and a lifetime guarantee
what more can you want? A Downhill/"Freeride" bar you can TRY and trash and you still get a new one - Bargain, matey. And i havent bent mine yet.
Oh and they do bare a serious likeness to the Answer Pro-Tapers! So you save £55.00!!!!!! What more can i say if your a Downhiller, or even a XC rider you can't go wrong.
Favorite Trail: Harlestone Firs/Woburn Sands
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: Azonics, Tranz-x, Planet-x, Pro-Tapers Most Bars!
Bike Setup: Addiction Custom Build Frame, Helix Pro Shock, Zzyzx, Lx, Goldtec, Tioga, SDG & lots of special bits
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Fritz Lehr
a Cross Country Rider
from Chapel Hill, NCDate Reviewed: May 25, 2000
Strengths: - They feel great and when something feels good it makes you
faster and the ride more enjoyable. Prefer it to my
titanium flat bar.
- Carbon Fiber just looks cool.
- I won them in a race, so it was freeWeaknesses: - Somewhat Heavy(I think it is 280 grams)
- Need wider trails to fit
- Hard to bolt equipment(lights, computer etc.) to bar b/c
of varying widths and curves(2" riser bar)and extremely
difficult to get into side loading stemsBottom Line: This is a great bar, I won it in a race so I do not know the price or anything about the warranty. I reluctantly tried the bar and now I don't think I can go back to a flat bar. I didn't think I would ever want anything other than my Ti bar, but this bar changed my mind. I may like it b/c it is wider and I am big guy with wide shoulders, so it fits me better. Whatever the reason, I feel more comfortable and more in control and that makes the ride that much more enjoyable.
Oh yes, I tried going back to the flat bar and I found it very difficult to ride, but like I said it might just be the fit (if it doesn't fit you must aquite, or something like that). Great bar, especially if it has a lifetime warranty, I say give it a try.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: *Scott black magic 150g Carbon bar(only broke off bar end, a great handlebar). *Topo XC 220- a 220 g aluminum riser bar. *Topo 140g 3AL/2.5V titanium bar and other aluminum flat bars no longer made.
Bike Setup: Large Ellsworth Truth, XTR, Race Face Cranks, Kore Stem, Thompson seatpost, Cane Creek shock.
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Alex Garcia
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston,txDate Reviewed: April 30, 2000
Strengths: Heavy Duty tubing, inexpensive, nice rise and angleWeaknesses: A few grams heavier than the expensive barsBottom Line: For all around thrashing, hittin the dropoffs and helpin lighten that front end(puts your weight back a bit and helps you loft that front end at will) risers cant be beat. I'm sure the Easton bars and the like are lighter and just as effective, but if your just gittin into risers and you dont want to invest 100 bucks in a handlebar then check these out. Got mine for 24 frogskins and I'll never go back to straight bars again. RISERS RULE!!! PS: Ive got these puppies on both my bikes cuz they ROCK...
Favorite Trail: HoChiMinh
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: First risers I've used
Bike Setup: Raleigh M-400 all XT/Manitou SXR
Voodoo Erzulie w/Bomber z2
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Cam
a Weekend Warrior
from Ontario,CanadaDate Reviewed: November 9, 1999
Strengths:
Strong hardly any flex if any Look goodBottom Line: These are great bars I am like 240lbs and they have not Bent or nutting Great bar, Oh and my grips dont slip ither there the YETI ones
Favorite Trail:
Bruce?
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Similar Products Used:
Azonic ect..
Bike Setup:
Schwinn MOAB298,JudyXC,Hayes Hydrolic Front
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