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Submitted by
spiro vagenas
a
from Denmark
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | koeki | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | original component | | Strengths: | looks good
looong bar | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | many | | Bike Setup: | koga-miyata tls | | Bottom Line: | Am very satisfied with this bar. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
colin badiuk
a Cross Country Rider
from chatham,ontario,canada
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | black bridge trails | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | smith's cycle | | Strengths: | i like these bars so far, there cheap,strong,light,little flex,good good leverage | | Weaknesses: | this is not a weakness but these bars are alittle wider then my old tock ones but i'm finally starting to get used to it and am now like them but if they are to wide just cut em down with a pipe cutter | | Similar Products Used: | just the stock bars | | Bike Setup: | swchinn hard tail,ritchey saddle and seatpost,shimano pedal's,kenda tires, truvativ crankset, shimano 7spd cassette,truvativ stem, sram 9.0 esp carbon brake lever's, ritchey rizer pro bars | | Bottom Line: | i'm really liking these bars they give tons more confidence even on just road riding and on the trail have had no flaws with them let's just say i'll be keeping these one's on for a long time. bottom line if you like to have fun but still ride technical terrain and you give your bike a good beating these bars are for you some of the best money i've ever invested in a bike part | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Dupage County, IL
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | kickapoo | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | midwest cyclery | | Strengths: | Cheap, comfortable rise, easy to cut, strong and light enough | | Weaknesses: | a little flex when i lockout my headshock | | Similar Products Used: | various stock bars | | Bike Setup: | cannondale f600 sl, xt/lx/deore set up, 80mm headshock, furio frame, fsa atb carbon team cranks | | Bottom Line: | Great value. Go for it if you don't wanna shell out the cash for the carbon stuff. I wouldn't reccomend it for serious heavy duty riding though, I'm fairly big (6' 5", 200 lbs) and i get a little flex on xc traisl. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Arjen
a Racer
from Leiden, Nethetlands
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Tom Schouten Scheveningen | | Strengths: | Cheap and strong
verry lightweight | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Syncros | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Caad 3, Shimano XT, Sram 9.0 Syncros, Ritchey | | Bottom Line: | Cheap and strong
and verry lightweight | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evil Empire
a Weekend Warrior
from Germany
Date Reviewed: September 4, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | rockin' da streets, racin' dirty trails | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | locale dealer | | Strengths: | not that heavy, not that pricy, good size and angel | | Weaknesses: | finish is not perfect, the ends could be little bit stiffer | | Similar Products Used: | not yet, will try roox bomber next | | Bike Setup: | CD Killer V, costumized | | Bottom Line: | Ritchey's Rizer Pro is the perfect one for beginners and advanced, who don't want to spend to much money in some bike stuff, but like to have a reliable handlebar.
I dont' really like the color any more (champagner) so I purchased a black roox bomber.
The Rizer will be the handlebar for my second, my new XC-Bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hunter
a Cross Country Rider
from Baton Rouge
Date Reviewed: March 14, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Hooper | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bicycle Shop-LSU | | Strengths: | Stiff, light, strong | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized straight bar, Easton composite | | Bike Setup: | Specialized FSRxc w/ upgrades | | Bottom Line: | This is a no-nonsense, riliable bar. It was a bit longer than I like, but that's nothing that my trusty tubing-cutter couldn't solve. If you are not concerned with aesthetics or if the gray bar matches you bike, this is a no-brainer. The bar is light, strong, stiff, and perfectly reliable. Very happy with this purchase. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
T-royjan
a Downhiller
from Ango Switzerland
Date Reviewed: December 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Camp Tamarancho | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | A Bicycle Odyssey | | Strengths: | This bar is very stiff no flex and wide enough for the true moto feel. Great leverage and comfortable enough to use on any bike cc or dh. Gives you the feeling of always being in control yet comfortable positions | | Weaknesses: | One color | | Similar Products Used: | Answer Taperlite, Titec, Azonic, Tomac Bar | | Bike Setup: | 8 deg 110mm stem 125mm front travel and 4-5-6" adjustable rear | | Bottom Line: | Buy this bar if you want it to last, look good, have the strength needed, and you dont want to pay too much. Persons to buy this bar are the not so conscious about image type name brands but want good quality gear. Dont buy this if you are a DH wannabee that has to spec your bike the way someone else does with nothing to back the decisions but image. Ritchey offers two different levels of this bar but Pro and WCS. The Freeride group will want the Pro Level for strength instead of the WCS model which is much lighter. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carlos Oliveira
a Cross Country Rider
from Portugal
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Durability, The Color Looks pretty good on black frames, Tremendous control over the Bike. | | Weaknesses: | On some frames it doesn't looks too good. | | Similar Products Used: | Zoom, Race Face | | Bike Setup: | Lx/xT Avid brakes | | Bottom Line: | If your using flat handlebars you should buy this piece of work. Just Buy It !!
[On "metalized bikes" maybe the color looks too dark but unless you mind that it's a fine handle bar] | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cdale
a Cross-Country Rider
from Stuckton
Date Reviewed: July 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Hogan | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Wide, suspension-like, shot-peened finish, color, added handling, strong (no brace needed), and SO much more! | | Weaknesses: |
Haven't found any yet. | | Similar Products Used: |
Haven't tried any other riser bars. | | Bike Setup: |
Cdale Headshok | | Bottom Line: | Got nothing but good things to say about this bar. This should be filed under suspension, not bars. My bike handles soooooo much better with the added width. And I LIKE the color (gun-metal grey?)- it's different.Good job Ritchey! Almost makes up for those headsets you make I've heard so many people complaining about...5 flaming horses for a job well done... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
marko
a Cross-Country Rider
from london
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
the width. big wide bars without a ridiculous rise. | | Weaknesses: |
the weight, i suppose. but it's not like it matters. and anything that wide is gonna weigh a bit. | | Similar Products Used: |
never used risers before this. always been a wide, flat, derby style kinda bar guy before these. | | Bike Setup: |
94 Kona Explosif set up as a single speed with a Pete Geigle Singleator. Set up for technical riding with Mavic 517's on XT hubs with Bontrager Jones tires. | | Bottom Line: | i'm glad i got these bars. i like to ride technical xc, not always at high speed, but always trying to stay in control. i'm looking for bars which are safe and comfortable. well, these are definitely comfortable. rise and bend combine to offer great adjustability. safe? i guess so. happy to say i haven't bent them yet (stacked with them twice now, luckily my elbows have protected the bars). for technical xc riding (and bandwagon trend jumping too, my friends say) these are great bars. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard Styron
a Cross-Country Rider
from Branson, MO
Date Reviewed: May 25, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
trail 104, chadwick motocross park, chadwick, mo | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Strength, cheap | | Weaknesses: |
color looks like ass | | Similar Products Used: |
ritchey force lite, icon flat bar(also looks like ass), raceface air alloy, pvc pipe | | Bike Setup: |
DBR vertex, Manitou SX, handbuilt bonty/xt wheels | | Bottom Line: | This is a damn fine bar. It's nice and wide, like a good motocross bar, and I haven't bent it yet. It only cost my parents 40 bucks, cost me nothing (thanks, santa) and it works pretty darn well. The only complaint I have is that it lacks a color choice, as I would have opted for a good old clear anodized finish. Also, it lacks the sex appeal of a Race Face or Syncros bar. but that has absolutely no effect on performance, so please ignore it. | | Overall Rating: |
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