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Submitted by
Drew
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, ON, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 20, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Algonquin | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$129.00 | | Purchased At: | Oakville, ON | | Strengths: | Lasted almost twenty years. No issues, perform great. Have moved on to their 3rd bike now | | Weaknesses: | No longer made :( (I wanted a new pair, but see some on eBay) | | Similar Products Used: | N/A | | Bike Setup: | RAM XT 3500FS, Full XTR Grouping. | | Bottom Line: | Great bars, a bit of a tendency to hook onto brush and small trees, but I know what to avoid now... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BluesDaddy
a Cross Country Rider
from North Carolina
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Super light, strong enough for any XC situation, comfy | | Weaknesses: | Some components may be tricky to install | | Similar Products Used: | Stock cro-mo bars | | Bike Setup: | This bar has been on a Trek 950, Bianchi Ibex & now a Ted Wojcik full suspension. | | Bottom Line: | This is one of the few parts that I have moved onto more than one bike. It is that good. If you ride XC and like barends, this bar is your Holy Grail.
Some have mentioned problems finding grips. The solution is simple: buy a pack of roadie cork bar tape. One roll (half a package) will do both sides on the AT-2. Then, four bad crashes later when the tape is all torn up, put on the other roll. I'm still milking the same tape. Enjoy! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JmZ
a Cross Country Rider
from Northern Indiana
Date Reviewed: October 30, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Still looking - any suggestions? | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | E-Bay | | Strengths: | Light
Multiple positions | | Weaknesses: | Not made anymore
Normal grips don't fit. | | Similar Products Used: | Bahrma Bars, other Flat bars and ends | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mountain Fanatic - Rebuilt | | Bottom Line: | Bought a few sets off Ebay recently. Replace my bar and bar end combo with these. Just as stiff as my lightweight weenie setup and more comfy, and lighter, as a bonus the prices are not hideious either.
Would not advise for heavy/hamfisted/downhiller types, but great for XC work. As mentioned in the my seat review - Bars are a control point and thus highly peronsal.
Again for me I like these, alot. Price is a thought, but less than some other parts. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ratt
a Cross Country Rider
from Carlsbad, CA
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Sport Chalet | | Strengths: | ultra lite, i love all the positions for your hands | | Weaknesses: | Flexy, weak | | Similar Products Used: | at-2 non-LF, Zoom Brahmas, Klein Carbon w/intergrated barends | | Bike Setup: | Lite weight XC FS | | Bottom Line: | I loved these bars but they broke after only 2 medium crashes. The only bars i can find right now with intergrated bar ends are the Zooms, after all these years i cannot ride with straight bars. The AT-2LF was the best of the bunch though. A set went for $30 on eBay recently but i just had too much money on my credit card to start a bidding war, told myself no more bike stuff till it was paid off. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bobo D. Clown
a Cross Country Rider
from LA
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | The one w/ nobody on it | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | some "feel good" bike shop in Berkeley | | Strengths: | Light. | | Weaknesses: | Light. | | Similar Products Used: | too many bars so little time | | Bike Setup: | See Bobo's 2002 Dakar review | | Bottom Line: | If you are into cross country and wieght conscious this is the bar for you. Major pain in the ass trying to get grips and components on. As little bobo grew into big fat bobo and his skillz improved this bar became scary. Major flex on the jumps and drops. Like I said though for xc racers who want bar ends this is the way to go. I'll sell you my old one for 10 dollars, its still lives. 4 havelinos for a good xc product. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Keven
a Weekend Warrior
from Rancho Palos Verdes
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Helen's | | Strengths: | Comfort, available hand positions | | Weaknesses: | Hard to mount Grip Shifters, and grips.
Also Grips are hard to find that are this long. | | Similar Products Used: | Answer Hyperlites | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed Obed | | Bottom Line: | I bought these bars when they first came out in 1996. Had a b#tch of a time getting my gripshifts on (X-Rays), but did discover that it can be done. All you do is take the grip off the shifter, and with a hack-saw or better yet a band saw, cut off the plasic tube as close to the shifter as you can. Save the remaining plastic tube, and install the shifters and also slide on the cut piece of tube. I use regular grips in combination with Lizard Skin bar end grips, works great, and comfy! These bars offer unlimited hand positions(sounds kinky!), are very very light, & have survived many a crash. Highly recommended!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chad Dulkiewicz
a Weekend Warrior
from Buffalo, NY
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | what are trails?! | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | one of those magazines | | Strengths: | Very very light!!! I hate "grip shifters" so I didn't have a problem mounting those cuz I don't own em!!! A lot of flex... but that flex helps on those hard hits!!! Always have a fear of them breaking on me... hasen't happened yet!!! Wish they still made em!!!!!!!!!! | | Weaknesses: | Stopped making em!!! =( | | Similar Products Used: | No need!!! | | Bike Setup: | GT Team RTS (loaded) | | Bottom Line: | I wish Scott or somebody else made these bars!!! Why doesn't anybody make them?!?! If I knew they were gonna stop making them I would've bought more... so I guess my bottom line is... I LOVE EM!!!!!!!!!! No complaints!!! Oh yeah... if U'r reading this & U make bike parts... can U PLEASE start making these & send me one!!! =) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jurgen
a Racer
from Houston, TX
Date Reviewed: August 11, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Flat Creek ranch | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Scott's replacement policy ! | | Weaknesses: |
LF Bar-end folded after one crash. | | Similar Products Used: |
Specialized bars | | Bike Setup: |
Specialized FSR-xc comp | | Bottom Line: | Latest on the AT-2-LF (8/11/99).
Scott stopped making bike parts 3 years ago. They still have some old stock., but no more AT-2-LF's.They replace broken handlebars with the heavier AT2 or the carbon fiber LFX-2. Same price, $20 !
Check with SCOTT USA (800) 292 5874 to see what they have in stock, ask for Todd.SCOTT USA
110 Lewis St.
Katchum, Idaho 83340Send in you broken AT-2-LF, plus a $20 money order, and have it replaced by a Carbon fiber bar !
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Submitted by
Mike
a Cross-Country Rider
from Antioch, CA
Date Reviewed: June 16, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Ridge Trail | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
I have the AT-2 LFs. Light weight, durable (at least for me), no bolt on barends to slip or mangle the end of your bar. | | Weaknesses: |
Hard to mount and remove components (Grip Shift and some stems won't fit), curve where heel of hand rests make them a little less comfortable than regular bar ends, they don't make 'em any more, so I'm worried my bar will break someday due to fatigue failure. | | Similar Products Used: |
Performance carbon fiber flat bar, heavy steel bar, Zoom Bramha Bar (same concept, but not as good). | | Bike Setup: |
Cannondale Killer-V Hard Tail | | Bottom Line: | The best bars of their kind. Somehow, the integrated bar end bar never caught on. Too bad Scott doesn't make bars anymore. I guess someday I'll have to replace them with a flat bar and bar ends; thereby doubling the weight over what I have now. Scott also made about the best kind of grips to go with this bar; the foam ones are real light and comfortable. Get Lizard Skins bar end covers for the ends; nice. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Hemming
a Cross-Country Rider
from Toronto, ON
Date Reviewed: May 14, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
dirt | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
light, lots of room | | Weaknesses: |
don't make them any more | | Similar Products Used: |
none - why would I | | Bike Setup: |
rigid, Brodie Sovereign with lots of goodies | | Bottom Line: | Lots of hand positions for long rides, great for climbing, lightest thing around with bar ends. Why did they stop making them!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill
a cross-country rider
from San Jose
Date Reviewed: December 4, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I had an AT-3 on my Giant Cadex, and loved the extra hand positions over the bolt-on grips. The 3's curl completely around. After selling the Giant, I bought a Stumphumper,and put bolt-ons. They were ok, but recentley I got a deal on an ATF-3. I hope it lasts. It's not as beefy as the AT3, but I'm easy on my bike, and don't crash very often. The major pluses are; the extra grippable area, light weight, and being able to streach out in the flats (with the ATF-3). minuses are, they look like moose antlers. 5 hot chillies cause I loved my old AT-3's so much (and had no problems). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a racer
from Gainesville, FL
Date Reviewed: December 10, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Had a AT2-LF. Broke it. Stupid enough to do the crash replacement and get another. Broke it, too. Crashed and burned both times because of it breaking. The second time however, Scott creditted my shop so that I could get some hyperlites. Those damn scotts though--now I am super nervous all the time that my handlebar will break. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Xen
a cross-country rider
from CA
Date Reviewed: December 1, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I've being using this product for a 4 years. They were so good that I bought a second one for my commuter bike. I find them very comfortable. The flex at the ends smooths out the ride immensely especially on a rigid bike. I did break the one on my moutain bike when A Nose wheelie after a log crossing turned into a forward roll ... I want to buy the plastic one where is it cheap? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dennis F.
a cross-country rider
from USA
Date Reviewed: October 14, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I was just able to get hold of the warranty dept. since I busted my Scott AT2-LF and talked to a this guy named Paul. He said they NO LONGER HONOR the warranty on my handlebar (year old) since they do not manufacture it anymore and CANNOT AND WILL NOT replace it with ANY OF THEIR CURRENT MODELS. Needless to say I am very dissappointed and will refuse EVER to buy another one of their products. Loved the handle bar, their warranty ir ROCK BOTTOM. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay
a racer
from Knoxville, TN
Date Reviewed: August 31, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
these bars rule. they are light as hell, very strong, give you many great hand positions and are relatively inexpensive in comparison to bar end bar combinations. i do have one complaint though for my fellow grip shifters. you will need to do some cutting to the inner plastic body of the shifter. the end of them will need to be cut (inner housing, but not the grip itself) and also ALMOST cut all the way through closer to the cable housing to allow it to bend around the curves of the bar. after that is done, and done correctly, it is smooth, light and fast sailing. have fun guys. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anand
a cross-country rider
from Oxford
Date Reviewed: August 14, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have the AT-2LF bars and have never been that happy with them. They are light but I find they flex too much (I am 170 lbs). For me, they have never felt comfortable. I don't know why, maybe it is because they are a bit on the narrow side. However, looking at some flat bars and bar end means a 100-250 gram wieght gain. Ouch! | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jerry
a cross-country rider
from Knoxville
Date Reviewed: August 1, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Used the AT2-LF for a couple of years and really like it. Tried to find another for a new bike but couldn't so I got the carbon fiber version. Great bars, and LIGHT. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
syd
a racer
from california
Date Reviewed: August 1, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have two bikes with these bars on them and been using them for six years. I raced one set for three years until I moved onto another bike. I weigh 205 lbs and ride hard and have crashed hard on several occasions. I have never once had any problems with these bars. They flex only when my hands were on the bar ends, little flex when your hands are on flat section (hardly noticeable). They actually do take up some trail shock. These bars are the lightest set around though some stems make installing them somewhat difficulty. This has largely been eliminated by most threadless stems. My new bike a litespeed Tellico will have them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Weeks
a cross-country rider
from Centerport, NY
Date Reviewed: May 27, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought the AT-3 LF for $15 at a swap meet. I think the bar has a very ergonomic feel and also has the added benefit, due to the barends extending in toward each other, of being able to bash between close trees without the running the risk of hooking a bar-end. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Old Norm
a weekend warrior
from Los Altos, CA
Date Reviewed: April 17, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Bars ar nice and light, maybe a bit flexxy but not disturbingly so. The survived many XC crashes, but not the street crash. The up side is that Scott USA has a replacement policy; $20 US and your old bars and they will send you new AT@s, the AT2-LF no longer being manufactured. Scott can be reached at 303-473-9609.
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Submitted by
oracle
a cross-country rider
from Austin
Date Reviewed: February 23, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Overall, a very cool product. In one swoop I was able to make
my bike more comfortable, lighter, better looking and (best of all)
gave myself more positions. At first installing my Gripshifts was
intimidating...But the procedure is really simple...Just slit the
inner collar a bit. Viola! Added bonus : they were on sale at REI
and the difference between my rebate and the sale price was seven bucks!
Somebody has said (and someone probably will again) say that the bars are flexy...I would say they flex just enough to be comfortable, but not enough
to be annoying...Just a good product - four stars...But, they also have a two year warranty - five stars... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
oracle
a cross-country rider
from Austin
Date Reviewed: February 23, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Overall, a very cool product. In one swoop I was able to make
my bike more comfortable, lighter, better looking and (best of all)
gave myself more positions. At first installing my Gripshifts was
intimidating...But the procedure is really simple...Just slit the
inner collar a bit. Viola! Added bonus : they were on sale at REI
and the difference between my rebate and the sale price was seven bucks!
Somebody has said (and someone probably will again) say that the bars are flexy...I would say they flex just enough to be comfortable, but not enough
to be annoying...Just a good product - four stars...But, they also have a two year warranty - five stars... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian
a cross-country rider
from Alaska
Date Reviewed: February 19, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
The bar is super lite,the bar flexes when you wrench on bar ends. The length of the bar is measured from edge to edge, actual useable bar space is about 3 inches less than the overall length of bar. Bar extensions (bar ends) are comfortable, but I prefer straight ends because they feel more secure. If you dont wrench your bar ends and like a narrow bar I would suggest this Ultra lite bar. And one other thing, Gripshifts wont slide past the bends. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a weekend warrior
from San Diego, CA
Date Reviewed: November 27, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Nice bars. They are the only bars I have ever used that I have felt flex but it isn't annoying. The AT-2 LFs have held up in a couple of minor crashes, the only damage being a lost end-cap. They do run on the short side so get one size larger than you would otherwise. I'm happy enough with them that the only thing I'd replace them with is the thermoplastic version, and then only if these were to break. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Barron
a racer
from Madison, WI
Date Reviewed: November 27, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Great bar. I've been riding mine for a couple of years with no problems. Maybe a little flex when I start cranking on the ends during climbs, though I've gotten used to this. I still think one-piece bars are the way to go. What bar and bar-end combo even comes close to 185g? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott S.
a cross-country rider
from Los Gatos, CA
Date Reviewed: November 22, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
AT-2 LF: I've had it for 6 months now, and I really like it. VERY light, and
I have never noticed any flex in it (I'm ~185 lbs). It has enough room for
my XT brake/shifters, my Nightrider lights, and my bike computer (I hate
sounding like such a techno-weenie, but I was happy that all that stuff fit). I had a pair of Scott bar-ends that I broke in a wreck a few years back, and the local SCOTT dealer had told my LBS to replace anything that came back broken - they were replaced for free, no questions... Cool company. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Charles
a cross-country rider
from Sunnyvale, CA
Date Reviewed: October 11, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The combo handlebar that I own is the Scott AT3-LF. The difference between the AT3 and AT2 is that for the AT3-LF the ends curl around and extends toward each other more, giving the rider even more hand positions to choose from than AT2. This added length is especially handy when one is riding fast on paved surfaces and the rider wants to reduce drag by stretching out and lowering the body. All this added length and the bar is still only 210 grams (claimed). Couple of draw-backs: 1) In order to use GripShift, I had to do some modification to my X-Rays (actually a friend of mine did it for me). With instructions faxed from Scott, it is no problem at all. Thus to say that you can't use GripShift with these bars is simply not true. 2) The straight part of the bar is not very long, thus limiting the amount of hand space available for maneuvering in singletrack conditions as well as limiting the number of accessories you can mount (i.e. you can put a cyclometer and a bell on the handlebar, but there's no room for a light after you put the two previous items on). However, the problem is not extreme. 3) The bar flexes more than other handlebars. Overall the AT3-LF provides equivalent performance as my previous handlebar-barends combination, at approximately 70g less weight. I would recommend this product. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Frano
a weekend warrior
from Croatia
Date Reviewed: August 27, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
model: at-1lf
The ends are somewhat weak. While putting barends on, the end parts got crushed making the barends useless.
The solution to the problem is to saw the ends off. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Benz OuYang
a weekend warrior
from Berkeley, California
Date Reviewed: August 5, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Since I am somewhat of a weight weenie, I bought this handlebar to replace my stock Cannondale Performance bar with XYZ barends. The AT-2LF is very light (claimed 185g) and the weight difference between it and my stock handlebar alone is noticeable by hand. Installation was not too much of a problem except for when I was putting on my SRAM X-rays. The X-rays is too thick to negotiate the bends on the AT-2LF and will have to be modified to do so. After some calls to Scott and receiving a faxed instruction sheet, I initiated the 10min surgery which involves some minor drilling and cutting on the X-rays. The modified X-rays then slipped onto the AT-2LF without much complaint and had been working flawlessly as if stock. In use, the AT2-LF is a very comfortable handlebar with many positions to choose from. It does not flex excessively and enjoys a two year crash replacement policy from Scott. There are some shortcomings to the handlebar however. One is that it may !
be too narrow for some broad-shouldered individuals (some width is taken up by the bend for the integrated end bars) and that there is not enough flat sections on the bar to mount accessories (bells, computers, lights, etc). Overall, I am very pleased with the handlebar and would recommend it for bikers such as myself (140lbs smooth-riding weight weenie). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lloyd
a cross-country rider
from Livermore, CA
Date Reviewed: June 15, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These bars have held up for amost three years. The ultimate Lightweight setup. They were only noticable flexable when I weighed 25 lbs. more than I do now (I weight 150 now). The only draw back is not being able to use Gripshift. But hey, rapidfire is still cool! | | Overall Rating: |
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