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Description:The lightest, most popular and grooviest-feeling bar ends ever! Ergonomic shape fits your hands perfectly, and the carbon construction keeps `em feathery light at just 100 grams per pair!
Material: Carbon fiber with forged aluminum clamps
Bend: Anatomical shape
Color: Carbon
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Submitted by
shiny_car
a Cross Country Rider
from Australia
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$47.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay + shipping | | Strengths: | nice ergonomics; nice carbon fibre finish; very light; nicely sculptured clamp that suits CF bars | | Weaknesses: | retail price is expensive and would not make them great value; no ski-bend so limited hand position | | Similar Products Used: | BBB aluminium bar-ends | | Bike Setup: | Specialized HT with carbon fibre flat bar | | Bottom Line: | I have the newer release '05 bar-ends that apparently feature a stronger union between carbon fibre bar and clamp and slight change in shape; very nice finish and very light; quite small so wouldn't suit larger hands; nor do they have the extra length of a ski-bend which limits hand positions; I haven't had any accidents to test out their strength but hopefully they'll withstand the punishment; if you're after a well-finished bar-end that's light and not cumbersome, these are worth considering, although at full retail they wouldn't be very good value | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ethan
a Cross Country Rider
from St. Louis, MO
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Vail, CO | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | Titec.com | | Strengths: | Light, comfortable, strong | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Onza, Ritchey bar-ends | | Bike Setup: | Blur w. XT/Fox fork | | Bottom Line: | These are basically great bar-ends. I've had them for a long time with no problems. They are more comfortable than any aluminum bar-end (due to the rounded shape) and I've crashed quite a few times without any damage. These are the best bar-end out there as far as I can tell. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bernard
a Cross Country Rider
from Lakes, UK
Date Reviewed: December 7, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | Nice looking, comfortable. | | Weaknesses: | The bonding of the clamp fails. The clamps are poorly designed and are not suitable for carbon composite bars: When you tighten them the heal of the clamp is forced inwards into the bar causing deformation, delamination and failure. Even the Easton website does not recommend them. I found they split the ends of my Kestrel bars and they are reinforced! | | Similar Products Used: | Icon, Xlite, Bontrager..... | | Bottom Line: | I have gone through two sets of these only to find the bonding fails so the grip rotates and rocks. They are not suitable for composite bars because the clamps can cause carbon bars to fail. I am down two sets of bar ends and one Kestrel bar. Not good! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark A. Lohnes
a Cross Country Rider
from Skagway, AK USA
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Comfy, light and they look good. | | Weaknesses: | none so far! | | Similar Products Used: | Profile and Bontrager | | Bike Setup: | Fuel 90, Full Xtr, Fox AVA, Black ELite | | Bottom Line: | I love these little guys. I didn't notice the few grams difference in weight btw the others and the Titec's, but that is not really why I bought them. I am a carbon junkie and they give me my daily fiber! Ther are super comfortable and I won't trade them ofr any thing else. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Drawdy
a Weekend Warrior
from Aiken, SC
Date Reviewed: May 20, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Horn Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | The contour and finish of the bar ends results in an outstanding grip. Additionally, they are so comfortable. The light weight is nice but nearly all bar ends are within a couple ounces of each other... | | Weaknesses: | None so far! | | Similar Products Used: | Been riding with bar ends since '88. Probably have owned 10-20 different types. They are expendable. | | Bike Setup: | New Yeti AS-R. Pretty irrelevant actually... | | Bottom Line: | If you find bar ends indispensable like I do, then you will find these very comfortable. The price is reasonable for what you get. I highly recommend them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matthew
a Cross Country Rider
from Milwaukee
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Bonzai | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Wheel & Sprocket | | Strengths: | Light, comfy, look cool. | | Weaknesses: | Expensive, limited hand positions, maybe not so durable in a crash. | | Similar Products Used: | ControlTech L bend, Bontrager. | | Bike Setup: | '98 Trek 8000 with lots o' goodies. | | Bottom Line: | I loved the Bontrager barends that came stock on my bike, and they were great for years. Then the threads stripped on them, and I found out that they were no longer made. I got a deal on the Titecs, but even so they're still not cheap. But they do look real cool, they're light as hell, and they give my hands more places to rest. Hey, it's a barend... what else is it supposed to do? | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sarah
a Cross Country Rider
from Davis, CA
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything I can ride | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Fits small hands well, light weight, very comfortable on long climbs, good ergonomic shape for gripping | | Weaknesses: | No so far | | Similar Products Used: | Profile, Onza, etc. | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed Unicoi, Kooka levers WTB bar, XTR, Cook Bros, etc. | | Bottom Line: | Buy these if you have small hands and do a lot of climbing. Bar ends, flat bars and proper stems are still the lightest and strongest way to get proper fit and strength. I crash a lot at low speeds and have never broken carbon bar ends. However, bar ends take the brunt of the force in fall, protecting your far more expensive levers, shifters and hands. Consider them somewhat expendable protection. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Whitney
a Cross Country Rider
from Haddonfield, NJ, USA
Date Reviewed: September 15, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | light weight, great look and feel | | Weaknesses: | very fragile | | Bike Setup: | gary fisher, paragon | | Bottom Line: | i ride mostly in the street where these bar ends worked great. recently i began challenging myself with some moderately difficult trails. after the second crash the right bar end was toast. in my oppinion the look and feel of this product doesn't out-weigh the fact that it does not perform well in the environment in which it was intended to be used. unless you have money to burn, my advice is to consider a less expensive and more durable option. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
stamd
a Racer
from Golden, Colorado
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | shape and lightness | | Weaknesses: | very fragile | | Similar Products Used: | Onza | | Bike Setup: | Ibis Silk Ti, Manitou Elite Air, SRAM XO, Avid Ultimates, Mavic CrossMax, Conti Explorer and Escape | | Bottom Line: | On my first descent with the barends on the bike, I could hear a rattle in the right barend. I was planning on taking them off after the ride and getting them replaced; however I took a minor spill that cracked the very end of the barend. The barend did not even hit a rock but simply the dirt trail and cracked the end. Unbelievable, less than 30minutes into the ride and my barend is cracked. I could probably epoxy the crack and continue to ride them, However the rattle is annoying.
I do not reccommend these barends. First, poor build quality. Mine had a loose pieced rattling in the hollow part that was really annoying. Second, they are unbelievably frail. I am out $50. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dale
a Cross Country Rider
from corralitos,calif
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | any single track | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | on line | | Strengths: | very light,fit hand well | | Weaknesses: | carbon fiber is kind of fragile | | Similar Products Used: | lp,supergo | | Bike Setup: | specialized m4 | | Bottom Line: | very nice,light and fits your hand well when you are up out of the saddle on a climb. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Brad
a Cross Country Rider
from Las Vegas, NV
Date Reviewed: October 22, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | jenson (i think) | | Strengths: | light, good ergo | | Weaknesses: | none that i've found | | Similar Products Used: | control tech | | Bike Setup: | on a answer Al flat bar | | Bottom Line: | OK, these are light and feel good on my hands,, what more can I ask for? I've crashed with these at least 6 times and they are not broken, the aluminum clamp's scratches will attest. But they are carbon and prone to breaking, so if your the type that breaks things buy something more durable. I guess its fashonable not to use bar ends nowadays but if you slog up fire roads for an hour you will be glad you have them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Weekend Warrior
from Burlington, VT
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$65.00 | | Purchased At: | Jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | Very lightweight, nice ergonomic design to them, feels right in my hands climbing a hill or just adjusting to a different hand position on a long ride. | | Weaknesses: | being carbon fiber, they are prone to damage that aluminum isn't, knew it buying them, still love them for the non round design to them. | | Similar Products Used: | onza, generic no-names | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8500LT, upgraded riser bar to flat bar, thomson stem, titec seatpost over the suspension gimmic thing, XTR cranks, R der, F der, XT cassette. | | Bottom Line: | I bought these barends about 6 months ago and rode them for the summer, loved them, the lightweight carbon feel to them gave a nice play to them when riding long distance and readjusting my grip. You can't beat the design, I crashed and dropped the bike on one of the bars, scraped the carbon down to the core, completely blowing the strength and rigidity from them. Tried to expoxy over the scrape, no luck, gave Titec a call to see what they could do, maybe get a single barend, they offered me there crash replacement price of $35 for the pair, can't beat that, sent out that day, very good response.
4 chilis on value only because they still are $60 +/- for bar ends, but 5 flames on overall becuase they do rock.
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Submitted by
Arturo Navarro
a Weekend Warrior
from Mexico City
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | las truchas | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Strengths: | Very cool bar end, nice touch and feel. | | Weaknesses: | im afraid to break them untill it happens, on a crash is the only part of my bike that get damaged, is a litespeed obed, the only thing made of carbon fiber fails!! | | Similar Products Used: | Onza, specialized a1 | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed Obed, chris king head set and hubs, race face crank, XT shifters and brakes, thomson elite seatpost, kore elite stem,titec 118 handlebar,flite seat,mavic rims. | | Bottom Line: | Very cool product, nice view, but very touchi, the titec logos worn out easily | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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John
a Cross Country Rider
from Sacramento, CA
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Dirt Ones | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Purchased At: | Sharp Cycles | | Strengths: | Strong, Light, agro, comfy, stylin. | | Weaknesses: | Scared that if they break I will be out 60 bucks. | | Similar Products Used: | Alumminum ones | | Bike Setup: | Ventana, XT, Mach 5 | | Bottom Line: | Good, Light. Look cool. Still look coll when you put it down and the Titec logo on the side gets scraped off (almost cooler!) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tyler
a Cross Country Rider
from Rockton, Illinois
Date Reviewed: February 9, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | rock cut and kettles | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | shosie's cyclery!! | | Strengths: | well....i was contemplating on putting bar-ends on a riser bar (titec hell bent) and realized that if i did they would have to be good looking. these don't look bad on a riser bar plus they are light!! | | Weaknesses: | i can see where the might not be real sturdy, but otherwise i love em! | | Similar Products Used: | scott, icon, system 1, profile, (by the way profile shorty's are not good) | | Bike Setup: | : Well, i work at a bike shop so i have been blessed to ride a nice rig, being only 17 i have not a whole lot of time to be saving up for bikes. Anyway, 1998 Schwinn Homegrown frame(red bass boat), 2000 SID xc, XTR der.s, XT crank and shifters(yes i was trapped into 9 speed), Avid Archrival 50 brakes,Rolf Dolomite wheels, Cane creek C-2, Continental tires(i have a few combinations),Titec hellbent, titec stem, titec seat post, titec Carbon 100 barends, fi`zi:k nisene saddle ti rails, time ATAC pedals, yeti grips, sigma copmuter, and whole lotta love! | | Bottom Line: | these things are alright, want bar-ends that are light and don't resemble profile shorty's or icon....then get these | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ron
a Cross Country Rider
from San Luis Obispo, CA
Date Reviewed: January 12, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Warranty replacement | | Strengths: | Weight, look cool, customer service | | Weaknesses: | None yet.... | | Bike Setup: | 00 Specialized Stumpjumper Pro, XTR, XT, CHRIS KING, RACE FACE etc. | | Bottom Line: | I wrote the previous poor review, and to my surprise Titec notified me about 5 months after I sent them my broken bar end for replacement.... long after I had given up any hope of hearing from them. Turns out they read my MTBR review and contacted me to make things right - which they did. I had a new pair of bar ends in a week. We all work hard for our money, and when we pay top dollar for good equipment it should perform as such. I applaud Titec's efforts, even though they were belated. Once they discovered their mistake they made every effort to correct it. My confidence in Titec has been restored.
So far the bar ends have lived up to the Company line, and they've performed well.... well enough for chili upgrades... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Ron
a Cross Country Rider
from San Luis Obispo
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Morning Glory | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$65.00 | | Purchased At: | Local bike Store | | Strengths: | Looked cool... | | Weaknesses: | Strength... as in NONE. | | Similar Products Used: | Used several other bar ends, but never carbon fiber. | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Stumpy Pro. XT hubs, cranks, BB, Frt Der. XTR rear der. Bontrager Valiant rims, Race Face Air Alloy bars, Speedplay Frog pedals, SID XC, Avid MAG brakes | | Bottom Line: | These were (note the past tense) the worst bar ends I've ever owned. The only place I'd ever seen them was on-line or in a catalog and I felt comfortable wit the Titec name, but was I mistaken. On my second ride I took a minor spill on a slow technical descent and the bar end snapped clean. There wasn't even an impact mark or anything. Just a nice clean break. Well needless to say I sent it back to Titec, and I hoped to hear something back, but that was over three months ago and I haven't heard a thing. There is no excuse for something to break that easily. I've taken my share of crashes over the years and my bar ends (aluminum) have taken some serious hits with only a few scratches being the worst of the damage. If you're a gram counter the carbon fiber bar ends are minimally lighter than a good aluminum one, and they aren't worth the apparent strength to weight ratio loss. My advice is to not even waste your hard earned cash or time on these things. If I could go less than one flamin' chili I would, but MTBR doesn't give the option. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James W
a Weekend Warrior
from Dallas TexasUSA
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Good Design. good design when riding. | | Weaknesses: | got tangled up in a root and had a low speed crash. Barend hit a rock and it shattered material. Needs to allow more punishment than falling over in a low speed crash. In fact fell over on the derailler side and it was not hurt. ??? | | Similar Products Used: | First set of barends | | Bike Setup: | 1997 C'Dale V700 Sram 9.0 carbon 9 speed. SPD 535 pedals. all else stock. | | Bottom Line: | Nice looking barend. Big bucks. Kind of fragile. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from NY
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | looks
weight
comfort
price | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Bike Setup: | who cares? | | Bottom Line: | These bar ends are aweomse. They look nice, they weih next to nothing, they are comfortable and stiff. Price for them isnt bad, considering what you get either. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Brit Orndorf
a Racer
from Lock Haven
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Stiff cool looking Carbon Fiber, ergonomic fit | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | Onza CWA | | Bike Setup: | Zaskar, Sid Race, XTR, Mavic | | Bottom Line: | Good feel very stiff, match up very well with Easton Carbon Bar. Fit great in hands with a slight taper towards the bar. Minimal design less weight. A little worried about what will happen once they begin bouncing off the big goony rocks in Central Pennsylvania. No complaints so far | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from boston ma, usa
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | monadnock | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | looks
weight
comfort | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | lots and lots | | Bike Setup: | sc superlight | | Bottom Line: | these things are about the best overall bar ends made, they are extremely confortable, light, look great, and are relatively inexpensive considering what they are. I highly reccomend them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Scotty
a Cross-Country Rider
from Fair Oaks, CA
Date Reviewed: January 10, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: |
foresthill divide loop | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Light, look nice | | Weaknesses: |
strength? | | Similar Products Used: |
assorted bar ends | | Bike Setup: |
ibis mojo, marzocchi, xtr, raceface, nukeproof... | | Bottom Line: | I must admit I bought these barends for the chi-chi carbon fiber coolness aspect, but was happy at the way they performed... at first. Unfortunately, I had an instance where I laid my bike down on a loose corner and ever since it feels as if the bond between the carbon fiber extension and the clamp is working it's way loose. Just a couple weeks ago, I noticed a rattling noise, almost like there is a ball of glue or something loose inside the carbon extension. I'll send it back to Titec and see if they warranty it, or write it off as crash damage... Until then I'll use the aluminum bar ends I got from Supergo for $8 with confidence (no bonds to come loose). 5 stars for initial performance - 2 stars for lack of durability in minor accidents | | Overall Rating: |
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a Cross-Country Rider
a
from Colmar, FRANCE
Date Reviewed: December 28, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Trois Epis | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
damn light
ergonomical
so beautiful | | Weaknesses: |
??? | | Bike Setup: |
Full suspended bike
Look-Fournalès Carbon Fork
full XTR | | Bottom Line: | The best bar-ends I've ever tried. A little expensive but this is a very good investment. | | Overall Rating: |
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James
a Cross-Country Rider
from Elkhart In
Date Reviewed: October 1, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
still looking | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Light
Comfortable
Bike Jewelry | | Weaknesses: |
Tad bit pricy | | Similar Products Used: |
Onza Ti
Cheap Al | | Bike Setup: |
Jamis Dakar with Amp F4 Carbon | | Bottom Line: | These are really nice. Light. Comfortable. Clamping is easy and good. They do what they're intented to. Plus they've got the CF 'look' too... | | Overall Rating: |
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Tim
a Cross-Country Rider
from England
Date Reviewed: August 20, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Very comfortable, light, lifetime guarantee (if you buy them as Profile brand which appear to be identical). | | Weaknesses: |
None so far | | Similar Products Used: |
X-Lite Enduro, Trek. | | Bike Setup: |
DBR Zetec 4.2 | | Bottom Line: | Can't fault them so far. | | Overall Rating: |
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