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Matt Woodall
a Cross Country Rider
from Bristol, EnglandDate Reviewed: December 9, 2003
Strengths: The rise is just right and so is the length. it looks cool in black and seems really strong. The writing is durable and looks wikid
Weaknesses: The black finish is easily scratched.Bottom Line: The bar is one of the best looking and is not that heavy for the price. it is strong, shot peened and has more of an acceptable sweep and rise than my old one for all day riding. Top kit! city cruisers look elsewhere but offroaders... BUY IT!
Favorite Trail: Any thats challenging
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: My mate
Similar Products Used: Standard satin silver unbranded riser bar
Bike Setup: Dawes aluminium hardtail, Z1 wedge, hope m4s, tioga factory DH, race face crankset etc
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Hope Liss
a Weekend Warrior
from Ft. CollinsDate Reviewed: August 18, 2003
Strengths: Strong, I dont know how anyone could break any type of handlebar anyways.
Creak and flex free.
Perfect feel, nice and wide with the perfect amount of sweep and rise.Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: These things improve the feel and performance of my bicycle. The width, rise, and sweep are the perfect combination. You have much more control with these bars, and steering is also improved over your average XC riser. Buy these if you want some classic DH bars with flawless performance.
Favorite Trail: Maxwell
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: Bontrager Crowbar
Bike Setup: Surly Instigator, DJ1, XT, Avid Mechanicals, Thompson, King
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cch
a Downhiller
from the bayDate Reviewed: July 20, 2003
Strengths: they were strong, but prolonged street bmx use is too harsh for them to handleWeaknesses: very very very very weak. bmxers out there dont buy these bars!!!!!!!Bottom Line: strong for mountain biking but blow dead bears for street bmx
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: regular hellbents
Bike Setup: im a bmxer whos too cheap to ried a mountain bike
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Nathan
a Weekend Warrior
from KentuckyDate Reviewed: June 20, 2003
Strengths: width, rise, strength, very light weight for an extremely strong downhill barWeaknesses: none at allBottom Line: If you can find one anywhere, it is the best bar out there that you can buy. Strong enough to take the beatings that I dish out on my bike (which has brought nearly everything that I own to mercy [except the 'zocchi]). It's run into trees, been ditched off jumps, and the only thing wrong is a small scratch on it. Just the right width for much improved control and feel, and the right amount of sweep make it the most comfortable bar I've ever used. And at $14, it is one of the best buys I have ever made. I honestly would pay $60 for this bar. I love it.
Favorite Trail: wherever my wheels are
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$14.00
Purchased At: pricepoint.com
Similar Products Used: Steel riser that came with my bike
Bike Setup: Schwinn Mesa GSX (now with a newly added cracked chainstay...), Titec Hellbent Enduro, XT hubs, Sun Rhyno Lite rims, Avid arch rival calipers/ SD7 levers, Marzocchi Z2 Bam, Fire pro XC's, Weyless Mag pedals, etc...
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Bob Gifford
a Cross Country Rider
from Schenectady, NY, USADate Reviewed: April 25, 2002
Strengths: Very solid, good width, nice rise, very comfortable sweepWeaknesses: lil heavey but thats what makes it strongBottom Line: buy it for the money, i owuld not pay full price for it tho cause its a handlebar. titec.com has great deals
Favorite Trail: trailless woods behind the house
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$10.00
Purchased At: www.titec.com
Similar Products Used: schwinn ride tuned
Bike Setup: schwinn mesa gs titec appendages xtr/sun wheelset duke race fork
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Arggg
a Cross Country Rider
from AustinDate Reviewed: March 29, 2002
Strengths: Wide but not too wide... good bends.Weaknesses: Kinda heavy, but it's "DH" so eh...Bottom Line:
It takes about one and a half minutes to get used to the width of these bars if you're used to narrower bars, but they feel über natural once the ice is broken. I had a little trepidation about flying through narrow singletrack, but haven't had a problem yet even bush whacking through early-season tree growth.
The bars provide good leverage for whipping the front wheel when necessary and for steep grinds. As mentioned, the Hellbents feel natural as far as fit. Once you get past the width, the bar seems to disappear as any good part does.
The only few drawbacks to the bars are the height and weight. Mainly the height, as having a bar that shift's your position up about 1.5" so climbing steeps tends to result in front wheel drift. One other drawback to wide bars is the leverage they put on your stem. I went from slightly creaking stem with 24" bars to very creaky stem with 26" bars.
If you're looking for a mellow medium width riser bar, these will not disappoint. Any part with the ability to 'disappear' under my hands or feet is a good part.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$44.00
Purchased At: PricePoint
Similar Products Used: Scott Vertigo... Race Face AirAlloy.
Bike Setup: vrooommmm
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furry marmot
a Weekend Warrior
from UKDate Reviewed: December 19, 2001
Strengths: I paid £45 for this bar back in 1998, and it's still with me. I love it. Nothing else I've ever tried seems to offer quite such a comfortable riding position - it's as if it was designed to fit my arms/shoulders/hands. It has shown no signs of bending and refuses to show scratches. It's also pretty light.Weaknesses: None whatsoeverBottom Line: Bars are personal things - everyone has their own tastes - but I'd never ride with anything except my Hellbent. It feels good, looks better and doesn't creak. Furthermore, I have absolute confidence in it.
Favorite Trail: anywhere in the chamonix valley
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Purchased At: Halesowen Cycles, Birmingham
Similar Products Used: DDG Buzzbar (too wide/heavy, KF? (awful position), in-house bars
Bike Setup: '98 GT Bravado, Bomber Z2 Light, Kore Stem, D521 Ceramic wheels, Woodman Bill hub, Cook Bros skewers, XTR/XT/LX, onZa Ules!! WTB SST K, Thomson Elite post
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