The world of Xtremes. There is no margin for error. Ergo, super strong cold-drawn 2014T6 aluminum with continuous wrought directional micro-structure along the entire bar. No bulging. No thinned out walls. No room for failure.
It absorbs the terrain. So you don’t have to. Courtesy of the exceptional shock absorption and vibration dampening characteristics of the alloy.
Fine-tune your cockpit and give your joints a break. With a 5 ° or 10 ° sweep and the optimal rise for ideal wrist ergonomics.
Submitted by
Steve
a
from WI Date Reviewed: August 5, 2005
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
-light weight -they look good
Weaknesses:
-too much flex (its not a lot, but I feel there shouldnt be any) -creakes when you crank on them -a bit too narrow for my style
Similar Products Used:
azonic risers
Bottom Line:
This is a great bar for XC use. It is responsive on the trails, and the narrowness allows you to squeeze through some tight spots. It makes a creaking sound when it flexes ever so slightly and that freaks me out, but they have never cracked. Im getting rid of them for a wider set of bars. Also, I need something that instills a bit more confidence, becuase the creaking sound doesnt do that.
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Submitted by
edouble
a Cross Country Rider
from LI,ny Date Reviewed: May 24, 2004
Favorite Trail:
dupont and pisgah,nc
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
frenchies cycle world
Strengths:
shape is excellent, has a good feel to it for xc riding. is inexpensive for a quality product.
Weaknesses:
a little narrow, thats it.
Similar Products Used:
titec hellbent, kore xc
Bike Setup:
no longer on my bike, replaced by an azonic cf-1
Bottom Line:
this is an excellent bar, puts my hands in the perfect position for xc riding. if only they were a little wider i probably would have never taken them off. i will keep them though, as they are one of my favorite pieces of equip. i needed somethig to absorb a little more shock, as i am doing longer rides now.
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Submitted by
Francis Fowler
a Cross Country Rider
from Wellington, New Zealand Date Reviewed: May 3, 2003
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Came on bike
Strengths:
Looks cool, Feels pretty good, Not to expensive I hear
Weaknesses:
I suppose they do scratch kind of easy if you care about that kind of thing
Comfortable, Look good and give me plenty of control
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Submitted by
Aaron
a
from Austin Date Reviewed: January 8, 2003
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
Strong, fairly light as risers go, and absorbs vibrations better than any other alum bar Ive had
Weaknesses:
Black anodization scratches easily
Similar Products Used:
Answer Pro-tapers, Titec flat, Ritchey Rizers, various other generic bars
Bike Setup:
Madwagon city 9 speed bike with various improvements
Bottom Line:
I had a Titec flat bar on my bike and I just couldnt take the stooped over position so I switched back to a riser bar, but this time it would be far superior to the stock steel bars. As much as I love my Answer Protapers on my mtb I didnt want to spend another $40 on my bike so I looked around and found the Syncros bars for good prices almost anywhere I looked online. This is usually I sign of a bad product people are try to get rid of, but I checked the review on here and was surprised. Found me a set for $20 and I love em. They are light (230 grams)and really stiff, yet they retain good vibration damping characteristics for aluminum. The only problem Ive had is they scratch a little easier than i would expect, but it shouldnt be a big problem on a bike that is strictly ridden on pavement. This is truly a great product at a bargain price.
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Submitted by
RACEÖFACE
a Downhiller
from CANADA! Date Reviewed: July 3, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Trail?
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Light, looks good, looks good with a black bike
Weaknesses:
they get scratches......... hehe! who cares!
Similar Products Used:
NONE
Bike Setup:
GT Zaskar X
Bottom Line:
LOOKS GOOD, FEELS COMFORTABLE, GOOD FOR ANY SIZED RIDER, ..........................................read the rest of the reviews
Which bike? This one's a classic (1989-'90) Stumpjumper singlespeed set up lite and simple. 1" dura-ace threaded hs, big stiff fork, old araya/xt rear w/ 16-tooth bmx freewheel, mavic/wtb front, control-tech stem, fresh coat of paint (makes it faster ya know!), spot cranks/rings.
Bottom Line:
The worst thing about boutique parts is that the geeks are dumb enough to buy whats in fashon this month, regardless of price, which keeps prices high on comparatively inexpensive to make stuff. (a handlebar is a tube folks. They aint hard to extrude & bend, and shouldn't cost 60-80 bucks)
The best thing about boutique parts is that they go out of style for the next flavor-of-the-month, so the price drops faster than me on my dualie. Got these babies for $20 and slapped em on my ss to give me another inch or so in the front.
My ss goes pretty much everywere my hardtails and dualie go (with the exception of those scary places at Snowshoe- the're reserved for the dualie.) On a completely unsuspended bike ruding technical terrain, they have as much bump absorption as my azonic flats, but never seem limp or hinder the control of the bike. I may just do away with the azonic risers on the dualie and get another set of these.
Five blazing pineal glands for a good product at a realistic price.
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Submitted by
Derek
a Cross Country Rider
from Wilmington, DE Date Reviewed: March 7, 2001
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
It hasn't broke. Looks good. Inspires confidence.
Weaknesses:
Expensive.
Similar Products Used:
Syncros flat. Control Tech
Bike Setup:
Just the way i like it.
Bottom Line:
My grips are always where they should be. Until they are not, how can I really complain. These may be overkill for XC riding, but I know I don't have to worry about them, or wonder if I should replace them every time I crash. Didn't notice the flex the others were talking about, but then I'm not doing 6-9 foot drops. They are not cheap, but I trust them, and ended up paying for that confidence.
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Submitted by
Bülent
a Cross Country Rider
from Holland Date Reviewed: February 12, 2001
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$60.00
Strengths:
Strong for xc use,paint is stil the same,after many times i was fallen doing new jumps it stil didnt break
Weaknesses:
too much flex with jumps,it is not a DH or Freeride bar more hard xc bar,
Similar Products Used:
Icon was my first bar and the syncoss is my feeling better
Bike Setup:
VRX400, Pace rc37 fork,chris king disc hubs and head set,hope pro disc,shimano xt,xtr drive train,race face compenents
Bottom Line:
if you do exreme freeriding this is not what you want,couse when i do yumps between 6-9 foot and thats not extreme and land how i have to, the flex it makes gives you a onsecure feeling after landing.after long rides my shoulder had not so much pain as with the icon. but now i switcht to race face airaloy low riser and this feels much better then the syncross.
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Submitted by
vince
a Weekend Warrior
from milwaukee Date Reviewed: November 17, 2000
Favorite Trail:
john muir
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
patio bike
Strengths:
looks bad ass, syncros quality, riser, easy to install on syncros stems
Weaknesses:
flexes like hell, creaks a lot when you hammer, scares the hell outa me.
Similar Products Used:
nope
Bike Setup:
2000 GT avalanche, judy race, syncros stem+bars, LX holoow tech cranks, XT rr. derailer, velocity deep V rims, real hubs, DT fat spokes, SDG grand prix saddle, syncros post, LX shifters.......
Bottom Line:
these bars are rad but for the flex, it's normal but scary. nothing else really. happy trails, put your head down and hammer
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Submitted by
Lavra Balto
a Downhiller
from Norway Date Reviewed: August 12, 2000
Favorite Trail:
any challenge!
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Strengths:
It`s a riser bar! It`s black!
Weaknesses:
Makes a scary noise when I ride hard! I`m fraid it`s gonna brake in half cause it flexes!
Similar Products Used:
My first risers!
Bike Setup:
Planet X frame with downhill setup!
Bottom Line:
Great for xc riders with back pain and need risers to streighten up their back, but for downhill their definetly not strong enough! Get PRO TAPERS or CHUBBYS!!
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Submitted by
jesse
a Weekend Warrior
from cherry hill Date Reviewed: August 1, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Wisahickon park
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
fairly light, looks cool, made in canada eh?, stiff no noise from the clamp
Weaknesses:
pain in the ass to get into my kore stem
Similar Products Used:
carbon bars, gt alum bar
Bike Setup:
custom made ht frame, all LX anythin else is junk. indy sl fork mavic wheel set w/ xt hubs. the bike HAD xt till all those light wieght junk broke, twisted or fell OFF!! I bent and twisted the crank! lx rules its cheap works good and looks cool sorry about my ranting
Bottom Line:
if you are looking for a good bar you can get na dnot feel bad if you bend it get the syncros, it works great
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