Our classic shape that made our Hell-Bent bars famous, with 9º of comfortable back-sweep and a control-enhancing 5º of up-sweep, in an economical straight-gauge 6061-T6 design.
Material: 6061-T6 PG Heat Treated Aluminum
Bend and Rise: 1.5" (38mm) Rise, 9º Back-Sweep by 5º Up-Sweep
Bike Setup: 07 Kona Stuff, Marz 66, Raceface Comps
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Q
a Cross Country Rider
from Northern Virginia
Date Reviewed: October 13, 2007
Strengths: Cheap, strong, great finish
Weaknesses: Only came in silver (that might be MY weakness though)
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My first riser and I can't complain one bit. Perfect rise, sweep, and width as clamped to my Kore Elite stem. Durable bead blasted finish and graphics are surprising at the low price. I guess it's kind of heavy, though I have never noticed or cared, especially for $20, and it is riser bar after all. I ride mostly XC and it's more than ride and crash worthy for that purpose, but if it ever somehow did break I would immediately buy another one. Hellbent for Titec!
Bike Setup: giant bolder se frame, with rock shox judy tt fork, a wtb head set, hellbent handlebar, titac steam, dore shifters, and deralers, dore xt crank, an bb. Wealmen rims and dore hubs, maga range 8 speed cassette. Sram chain and truvin pedals. easton seat post. {nothing stock but frame}
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Ryan
a Cross Country Rider
from Port Coquitlam
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Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Taiwan
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2004
Strengths: Very stiff
Weaknesses: weight, if you're a weight weenie
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Excellent bars. I noticed an immediate difference in the stiffness. There is absolutely no flex at all. I am using them with Race Face Evolve stem (see my review). Very happy with these bars. I would buy them at retail price after knowing how nice they are.
Great bars. Not enough rise for me. I prefer the Easton Monkey Bars personally. However, I have never seen a bar take such abuse as these Titec Hell Bents! I ride urban freeride all the time and huck stairs, gaps, treerides, and the occassional car bonk. Nothing wrong with the bars! They are tuff as nails! If your looking for something that takes a beating from a former 20" dirtjumper then these are the bars for you. Buy them now, save money because you won't be replacing them for a long.long.long time.
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Wyatt Waro
a Weekend Warrior
from Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii
Date Reviewed: January 9, 2004
Strengths: Greet feeling bar. Perfect rise and sweep for all-around aggressive freeride, urban and even XC. Done repetitive big drops and still holds great after 2 yrs! Light and strong!
Weaknesses: None what so ever!
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Get it if you want an all-around quality bar. Everything is great about it from the design to the paint finish. Might not be the best bar for full-on DH, but it's excellent for everything else. In my book, the best bar out there for the price!
Similar Products Used: Specialized bar. Stock GT & Trek bar. Kona bar. Easton, Azonic (good bar) etc.
Bike Setup: Trek Bruiser, Fox 125R, Avid 8 in. disc 7 in rear. Alex dm24 front and Supra E rear. Weirwolf 2.5 f w/ Kenda 2.35 Stick E rear. Raceface Prodigy cranks. SunRingle pedals. Titec bar and stem!
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Ty
a Cross Country Rider
from Eugene, Oregon
Weaknesses: Blue paint that easily scratches off--at least it will be silver soon!
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Great improvement to my bike. I was hesitant to go to a riserbar--I thought I liked having my hands so far below my butt! This bar puts me in a good position to ride, gives better control of the bike, and improved confidence on the downhills. I haven't missed my bar ends as much as I thought I would, either. We'll see if it holds up, as I'm a pretty heavy rider, but I'm glad I made the change.
Bike Setup: Trek Hardtail with Full Shimano XT 9spd system, Race Face Cranks, Mavic D521 rear/Sun O degree front rim, Ringle headset, LX V-brakes, Avid 1.9 levers, Kore stem, Titec riser bars, RockShox suspension seatpost, RockShox Judy Race fork, Primo pedals, ODI grips.
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Kevin
a Cross Country Rider
from Las Vegas, NV
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2002
Strengths: STRONG & LIGHT. Some people say these are heavy, but I can't really tell a difference in other bars. I compared to Azonic, Easton, and Azonic and chose these
Weaknesses: They creak, but I think it might be my stem. I have a Race Face Dues coming so I'll find out soon
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A great strong bar for the money. I know a couple downhillers that have these on their rigs and have given them a beating. I've bailed a caouple times with em, and they didn't even get scratched. The graphics are very cool too!!
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Lance Lowry
a Cross Country Rider
from Fullerton
Date Reviewed: September 20, 2002
Strengths: Tough, Tough, Tough. Cool looking logos and nice blue color. I like the positioning lines on the bar, really help to during installation. No creaking whatsoever.
Weaknesses: Could be heavy to some but I think its light as hell. And when it is this tough, who cares about 1 or 2 extra grams.
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Can't say enought about this piece of work. Crashed a couple of times hard and twisted the hell out of them. No nothin. These don't even scratch easy. Plus the logos look sweet. My stock handlebars creaked, moaned and groaned. These are extremely stiff and responsive. Haven't hear a peep out of them yet. Light and strong. It doesn't get any better and the price is unbeatable. Need any more reasons. The mild sweep is good for freeriding or cross country. If you want downhill action go get the DH Trucker bar. No complaints and 5 chilli rellenos.
Strengths: (I don't DH, I freeride!) they take hard slams and haven't bent yet. Some people complain about weight but I thought they were pretty light.
Weaknesses: they creek, but it might just be my stem, I'm not sure
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patrick
a Cross Country Rider
from Amarillo TX.
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2001
Strengths: It is strong and cheap.
Weaknesses: uh.
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The bar has lived a tuff life and come through it like a champ. I use this bar on both of my bikes and love for long rides or the famous 10sec. down hill.
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