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Kestrel
CarbonKevlar® MTB Bar
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Submitted by
Dragon
a
from Melbourne
Date Reviewed: December 1, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | I forgot when I got this, surely like 8+ years before, 23 inches with the extra light weight of 85 grams. Made of Composite CarbonKevlar, it got cool looking of Hybrid black and brownish yellow weave. | | Similar Products Used: | IP composites, great product as well, dont really like the extra big printed logo, and the transparent of weave is worst than Kestrel's | | Bottom Line: | no more in production, grab one if you can find! If you like to use barend, it may not be fitted, because composite of CarbonKevlar is slight thicker built in this handle bar, on counterpart, it give me more confident than using easton (non carbon fiber)with very think wall. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hui
a Cross Country Rider
from LA, CA
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo - on sale | | Strengths: | Cheap and very light. Probably one of the lighest out there at dirt cheap prices, if you can find it. I had an earlier model that was on sale. | | Weaknesses: | I have the older model which has the carbon brown and black carbon fiber weaves which make it look ugly, but I hear some people like that look... Looks like it's high resin. | | Similar Products Used: | Kore riser | | Bike Setup: | 01' schwinn moab 2 | | Bottom Line: | It's a bar. It's cheap. It's light. It's flat, which lowers the riding stance.
I guess It could flex, but I don't do big drops so i haven't noticed. It looks cheesy, but it does its' job. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Racer
from San Clemente
Date Reviewed: November 21, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | San Juan Trail | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | Weight, Strength, Appearance | | Weaknesses: | None | | Bike Setup: | Kestrel Rubicon Comp, Schwinn Homegrown Comp, Vail Cycle Works Single Speed | | Bottom Line: | This is a great bar. But like any other composite bars, you hit a tree hard enough with it and it will break. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Karl
a Racer
from Chapel Hill, NC
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Estes | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$79.00 | | Strengths: | Great bar. Light weight, good looking, and durable. | | Weaknesses: | Expensive, maybe. | | Similar Products Used: | Kalloy, Titec Hellbent. | | Bike Setup: | Ibis, XTR, Z2 | | Bottom Line: | This bar has been great. A component is great when you don't have to think about it, and this is one of them. I have had it for 4 years, and never had a problem, I just don't think about it unless someone comments on my cool bar. Buy one, and if you do break it, the replacement is free, forever! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Calvin
a Cross Country Rider
from Levittown, NY USA
Date Reviewed: August 12, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Looks great especially with the RaceFace System stem and light, lifetime warranty | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Bike Setup: | this bar,sun/ringle wheels, xtr brakes, 858 pedals | | Bottom Line: | a good bar for XC'ers, great looking, flexes alittle
though | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Huey
a Racer
from Chico
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Light (120g), Strong, Cool looking | | Weaknesses: | could be wider, with more sweep 3 degrees isn't enough | | Similar Products Used: | hyperlite
Titec | | Bike Setup: | Kestrel, XTR, HOPE discs, SID SL | | Bottom Line: | If you like flat bars, you can't beat these.
There light, stong, and if you do crash and break'em,
Which is the only way you will break'em they have a
lifetime warranty, how many other bars this light have that. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
justin
a Cross-Country Rider
from cincinnati
Date Reviewed: October 29, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
otter creek kentucky | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
light, looks cool, 3 degree bend ( some one else said it was straight) | | Weaknesses: |
it broke | | Similar Products Used: |
various aluminum bars | | Bike Setup: |
mountain cycle cxs, manitou x-vert | | Bottom Line: | i have had it for more than two years and never had a problem with, and i crash alot...hard. never a problem until about a week ago i hit a tree and it snapped. but it did last through two years of abuse | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joe
a Weekend Warrior
from Fargo, ND
Date Reviewed: June 8, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
light | | Weaknesses: |
weak | | Bike Setup: |
specialized m2
manitou | | Bottom Line: | terrible bar. my friend went to Lutsen and broke it on the first run. the thing broke on both sides of the stem.
he was injured pretty bad and wasnt able to ride the rest of the weekend | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Racer X
a Racer
from College Park, MD
Date Reviewed: May 4, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Light, Cool Carbon Pattern, wow factor | | Weaknesses: |
Light, no sweep, can't put in end plugs, expensive(did I mention the wow factor?) | | Similar Products Used: |
none, first carbon bar | | Bike Setup: |
Schwinn Homegrown | | Bottom Line: | This is a very light bar, I'd say very close to 100 grams. If you are after light weight and want to impress your friends, then this is a pretty cool bar. However, it is still a carbon bar, prone to micro-cracks, so take it easy on the installation. Also, the bar is dead straight, no bend, fine for me, but may not be for everyone. The bars came with composite reinforcements to allow attatchment of bar-ends, but I can't put in endplugs because of the reinforcements. Overall, pretty cool. However, there are some newer bars available with sweep. | | Overall Rating: |
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