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Submitted by
Matt Nagy
a
from Szeged, Hungary
Date Reviewed: November 16, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Strengths: | price, old school looks, no creak whatsoever, great value
great strenght | | Weaknesses: | could have beeen an inch wider | | Similar Products Used: | ritchey risers, which are also great if you like the shape os them | | Bike Setup: | 1996 Diamondback Apex , Bomber z3, XTcranks and fd., sram x7 shifters and rear drallieurs lx hubset on sun cr18rims
raceface stem ritchey post and saddle | | Bottom Line: | I purchased it used (one year use by a roadie, then he sold the parts of his bike)in good condition
it matches the style of this old bike.
Someone in the bike shop said that he have seem many hadlebars broken in the last decade but no Ritchey so far, so the extra few grams worth it.
the ones who want a wide flat bar consider buyins something else like Salsa
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Submitted by
et
a Weekend Warrior
from israel
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Holdes up forever | | Weaknesses: | Could be lighter (170gr)
| | Bike Setup: | Stumpjumper M2 | | Bottom Line: | Came with the bike 5 years ago and still going strong. Survived through a few big crashes without damage at all.
I will replace it just because its so old.
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Submitted by
Chris Johnson
a Weekend Warrior
from Sheffield
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Moss Valley | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Fat Birds Don't Fly | | Strengths: | Nice looking, basic bar, very lite and quite cheap | | Weaknesses: | a little narrow | | Similar Products Used: | Standard Mongoose Bars, came with my mongosoe alta | | Bike Setup: | Full Alloy Mongoose 19.5" Cross Country Frame, RST Mozo Pro, Kore Headstem, Ritchey Headset, Mongoose Dualsport Tyres, Sram 7.0 V-brakes, shimano acera F derailleur, Sram 7.0 R derailleur, Dia Compe 9 Levers, Shimano Triggerfire Shifters, | | Bottom Line: | i like the bars, good for xc, nice and light, look nice and a very strong, i recomend them, but i also recomend my website, visit it at www.mtbheaven.cjb.net | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thriller
a Cross Country Rider
from NY
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | poop loop | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | this bar seems to be indestructable, i weaigh 190 pounds and abuse my bike daily. last week i "cliped" a tree with the right side of my bar going about 25 and it has shown o worse for wear. | | Weaknesses: | it's not to flashy compared with some of the bars from race face or salsa | | Similar Products Used: | salsa, titec, bontenger | | Bike Setup: | 99 kona caldera, race face and xt things, rhyno lites | | Bottom Line: | this is the bar that came on my bike. it's pretty cool. i wouldn't expect it to have taken some of the abuse i put into it. i prefer a flat bar and this one works flawlessly. you can tell when bike parts are good when they are never noticed. this thing has behaved for the last year and taken some pretty tuff abuse. five chillies for value, 4 over all cause it's pretty generic looking but who cares cause its a handle bar and they are all the same anyway. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bobby
a Cross Country Rider
from SoCal
Date Reviewed: February 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Bottom Line: | It holds up great, but at 170 grams(!) what do you expect.
Most would say it's too narrow but I actually like really narrow bars... | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brent Ward
a Weekend Warrior
from North Carolina
Date Reviewed: June 3, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Bent Creek | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Light @ 170g
Inexpensive | | Weaknesses: |
None | | Similar Products Used: |
None | | Bike Setup: |
Cannondale M900
full XT | | Bottom Line: | I've had this bar for over five years on two different bikes. They are fairly light @ 170grams and very reasonable in price. I haven't had any problems with them at all, but need to replace them soon because they are so old. You can't beat Ritchey quality and price. | | Overall Rating: |
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