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Ritchey Force

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# of Reviews 6
Average Rating 4.33/5
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    Submitted by Matt Nagy a from Szeged, Hungary
    Date Reviewed: November 16, 2005
    Duration Product Used:6 months
    Price Paid: $15.00
    Strengths:price, old school looks, no creak whatsoever, great value
    great strenght
    Weaknesses:could have beeen an inch wider
    Similar Products Used:ritchey risers, which are also great if you like the shape os them
    Bike Setup:1996 Diamondback Apex , Bomber z3, XTcranks and fd., sram x7 shifters and rear drallieurs lx hubset on sun cr18rims
    raceface stem ritchey post and saddle
    Bottom Line:I purchased it used (one year use by a roadie, then he sold the parts of his bike)in good condition
    it matches the style of this old bike.



    Someone in the bike shop said that he have seem many hadlebars broken in the last decade but no Ritchey so far, so the extra few grams worth it.

    the ones who want a wide flat bar consider buyins something else like Salsa
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by et a Weekend Warrior from israel
    Date Reviewed: February 19, 2003
    Duration Product Used:More than 3 years
    Strengths:Holdes up forever
    Weaknesses:Could be lighter (170gr)
    Bike Setup:Stumpjumper M2
    Bottom Line:Came with the bike 5 years ago and still going strong. Survived through a few big crashes without damage at all.
    I will replace it just because its so old.
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by Chris Johnson a Weekend Warrior from Sheffield
    Date Reviewed: October 8, 2000
    Favorite Trail:Moss Valley
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $30.00
    Purchased At:Fat Birds Don't Fly
    Strengths:Nice looking, basic bar, very lite and quite cheap
    Weaknesses:a little narrow
    Similar Products Used:Standard Mongoose Bars, came with my mongosoe alta
    Bike Setup:Full Alloy Mongoose 19.5" Cross Country Frame, RST Mozo Pro, Kore Headstem, Ritchey Headset, Mongoose Dualsport Tyres, Sram 7.0 V-brakes, shimano acera F derailleur, Sram 7.0 R derailleur, Dia Compe 9 Levers, Shimano Triggerfire Shifters,
    Bottom Line:i like the bars, good for xc, nice and light, look nice and a very strong, i recomend them, but i also recomend my website, visit it at www.mtbheaven.cjb.net
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Thriller a Cross Country Rider from NY
    Date Reviewed: August 7, 2000
    Favorite Trail:poop loop
    Duration Product Used:1 Year
    Strengths:this bar seems to be indestructable, i weaigh 190 pounds and abuse my bike daily. last week i "cliped" a tree with the right side of my bar going about 25 and it has shown o worse for wear.
    Weaknesses:it's not to flashy compared with some of the bars from race face or salsa
    Similar Products Used:salsa, titec, bontenger
    Bike Setup:99 kona caldera, race face and xt things, rhyno lites
    Bottom Line:this is the bar that came on my bike. it's pretty cool. i wouldn't expect it to have taken some of the abuse i put into it. i prefer a flat bar and this one works flawlessly. you can tell when bike parts are good when they are never noticed. this thing has behaved for the last year and taken some pretty tuff abuse. five chillies for value, 4 over all cause it's pretty generic looking but who cares cause its a handle bar and they are all the same anyway.
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by Bobby a Cross Country Rider from SoCal
    Date Reviewed: February 3, 2000
    Duration Product Used:6 months
    Bottom Line:It holds up great, but at 170 grams(!) what do you expect.
    Most would say it's too narrow but I actually like really narrow bars...
    Value Rating:4Overall Rating:3

    Submitted by Brent Ward a Weekend Warrior from North Carolina
    Date Reviewed: June 3, 1999
    Favorite Trail:
    Bent Creek
    Duration Product Used:
    more than 3 years
    Strengths:
    Light @ 170g
    Inexpensive
    Weaknesses:
    None
    Similar Products Used:
    None
    Bike Setup:
    Cannondale M900
    full XT
    Bottom Line:I've had this bar for over five years on two different bikes. They are fairly light @ 170grams and very reasonable in price. I haven't had any problems with them at all, but need to replace them soon because they are so old. You can't beat Ritchey quality and price.
    Overall Rating:5






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