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Submitted by
Bubbolo
a Weekend Warrior
from Italy
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Cool design, light weight. | | Bike Setup: | SC Heckler, FOX, Mavic, Formula K24, XTR. | | Bottom Line: | I like the bar and works great on my Heckler. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brobbo
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Looks, seem strong enough | | Weaknesses: | Too long | | Similar Products Used: | Easton Monkey Lite (Carbon) | | Bike Setup: | Scott MC-10 | | Bottom Line: | These bars are just too long for mtn bikes. I found it put my center of gravity too far out to the sides. Not to mention going trough tight stuff is scary as you clip every tree.
More over, I asked Ritchie on tips in cutting them, and they said do not do it - warranties issues etc etc. At least Easton has a nice PDF on how to cut theirs. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Sordi
a Weekend Warrior
from Fresno, Ca, USA
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Big Trees @ Bass Lake, Ca. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | Nice woven carbon material. Internal strength areas for clamping components. Oversize stem clamp area gives a rigid feel when riding. Very little to no flex noticed. A great fork for light trail riding. XC hammerheads can fing a lighter bar for less. | | Weaknesses: | There are really no weaknesses with the exception of the weight not being what was stated. By my scale, the bars weigh approximately 180g, not the claimed 160g-165g. I have weighed other components to calibrate my scale. | | Similar Products Used: | Answer Pro Taper 25.4 160g - showed signs of fatigue after 3 years of use (approximately 3000 miles). | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Blur LT, Minute fork, Race Face cranks and stem, full XO drivetrain, Spinergy wheelset, Thomson post, WTB saddle, Ritchey WCS rizer carbon bars, basically a light trail setup. | | Bottom Line: | I am really happy with the performance of the bars. Stiffness is good, appeal is good, weight is good. The only problem I have with them is the price I paid for a 180g carbon bar when the claimed weight was 15g-20g lighter than what I received. Overall, the WCS carbon rizer is a very nice unit. I'm giving them a 3 rating for value due to the misconception. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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