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Description: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
Width: 673mm (26.5 in.)
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Submitted by
rockyflowtbay
a Downhiller
from Thunder Bay On Can
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | mine | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Stock on bike | | Strengths: | Strong, even for 25.8 | | Weaknesses: | none, if you like the feel | | Similar Products Used: | diabolus | | Bike Setup: | 07 Kona Stuff, Marz 66, Raceface Comps | | Bottom Line: | good product for cheap | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Q
a Cross Country Rider
from Northern Virginia
Date Reviewed: October 13, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Cheap, strong, great finish | | Weaknesses: | Only came in silver (that might be MY weakness though) | | Similar Products Used: | First riser bar | | Bike Setup: | hardtail | | Bottom Line: | 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! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chaz Collins
a Downhiller
from Arizona
Date Reviewed: December 2, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | bikesmith | | Strengths: | It is a rilly tough handlebar.It looks rilly asome to.It is an asome handlbar esepecaly for the price you pay.it has an asome weight. | | Weaknesses: | None what so ever. | | Similar Products Used: | easton | | 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} | | Bottom Line: | must get if u are looking for a tough handlebar for a good price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Cross Country Rider
from Port Coquitlam
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Caps | | Strengths: | STRONG, Look Cool | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Bike Setup: | 05 Katmandu, Marzocchi Comp Forks | | Bottom Line: | Great Fork. Dont Hesitate To Buy This Fork!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Taiwan
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Strengths: | Very stiff | | Weaknesses: | weight, if you're a weight weenie | | Similar Products Used: | Kalloy, various others all probably made in the same factory | | Bike Setup: | Giant XTC | | Bottom Line: | 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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chad Heimberger
a
from baltimore, ohio
Date Reviewed: March 10, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Zaleski/Wayne/Perry APV | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$37.00 | | Purchased At: | galyans | | Bottom Line: | 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. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wyatt Waro
a Weekend Warrior
from Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii
Date Reviewed: January 9, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Aiea Loop Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | titec.com | | 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! | | 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! | | Bottom Line: | 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! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ty
a Cross Country Rider
from Eugene, Oregon
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$21.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | Feels great, improves bike handling, better rider position, pretty light. | | Weaknesses: | Blue paint that easily scratches off--at least it will be silver soon! | | Similar Products Used: | Stock straight bar | | Bike Setup: | 99 Specialized Rockhopper Comp | | Bottom Line: | 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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hunter
a Cross Country Rider
from Casselberry, Fl
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | online somewhere | | Strengths: | problem free | | Weaknesses: | says "hell bent" on bar | | Similar Products Used: | stock stuff | | 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. | | Bottom Line: | Good, dependable, but you have to give it a paint job if you are not a hellion. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Cross Country Rider
from Las Vegas, NV
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Bootleg Canyon Trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Stuff Boulder City, Nv | | 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 | | Similar Products Used: | stock riser bars | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose ProG2 with alot of add on's | | Bottom Line: | 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!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lance Lowry
a Cross Country Rider
from Fullerton
Date Reviewed: September 20, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Fullerton Loop | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | titec.com | | 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. | | Similar Products Used: | Giant stock riser bar- Heavy and creaky as shi*. | | Bike Setup: | Giant Warp DS3, Raceface Prodigy crankset & SRX BB. Titec Hellbent Bars and Knucklehead stem. Cheapass freeride, but its all I can afford. | | Bottom Line: | 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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
al humph
a Weekend Warrior
from llan
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | abaryn coed | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | wooly hat shop | | Strengths: | very nice angle nicely made and will withstand any thing | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | club roost comp 2,azonic world force | | Bike Setup: | Dmr sidecickm,titec hellbent bars,fsa power pro crank,pig fsa headset,rst zetz tl,deore/lx components,funn stem ,521's on deore hub,irc mythos xc,dmr saddle. | | Bottom Line: | go buy it perfect rise and price . | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
micky d
a Downhiller
from everett
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | jamr | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | bicycle centers | | 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 | | Similar Products Used: | crow bars | | Bike Setup: | redline dually,alex rims, with judy xl's(they succ but I'm getting marzocchi) | | Bottom Line: | very strong | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JoeBine
a Weekend Warrior
from St-Jean, Qc, Canada
Date Reviewed: December 9, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | trials | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Sport max | | Strengths: | Strong
Nicest angles&rises
Cheap
Wide enough for trials | | Weaknesses: | Scratches easily(who cares) | | Similar Products Used: | Any you can think of | | Bike Setup: | Trek 7000 frame + trial setup | | Bottom Line: | Very nice, it's got everything from the right angles to the right width to the right weight, and it's cheap!(55$can) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
patrick
a Cross Country Rider
from Amarillo TX.
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Palo Duro Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | It is strong and cheap. | | Weaknesses: | uh. | | Bike Setup: | wheels, tires, you know the normal stuff. | | Bottom Line: | 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. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matt tricoli
a Weekend Warrior
from san jose, ca
Date Reviewed: September 17, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything that is around | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | don't remeber - probably performance bike shop | | Strengths: | very durable, good rise and sweep for xc, and plenty of stiffness for a little rider on the descents. Variety of color for the stylish. Company resides in the bay area. | | Weaknesses: | none to my knowledge-maybe a lighter version would be ideal | | Similar Products Used: | generic riser and gofast riser(heavy) | | Bike Setup: | currently a old schwinn frame with xt and xtr comp
and palmer edition fsti with sun rhinolites
| | Bottom Line: | this a great all around riser and apparently they do make a lighter version.Check it out at titec.com. the hellbent dh is the same specs with 7075 al aat 295grams. hey so its not much from 350 but still lighter. Two of my other friends ride them and we are all different wieghts( beween 150 and 200 lbs.) and we haven't had any issues. Keep up the good work titec. I'll be putting in a review on the dh soon - i'm biulding a sc bullit this week and hope to get out his weekend. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tj
a Downhiller
from san diego
Date Reviewed: August 9, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | anderson truck trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs-matched pricepoint price | | Strengths: | light
nice rise and bends
way cheap | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | titec ringleader | | Bike Setup: | duel slolom setup, xvert r, mrp ect. | | Bottom Line: | nobody can make a bar as good and cheap at the same time as titec. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andreas Georgiades
a Cross Country Rider
from Tucson, AZ, 85701
Date Reviewed: June 22, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | fantasy island | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Craig the Bike Monk | | Strengths: | Light, stiff, awesome color (Yellow) | | Weaknesses: | N/A | | Bike Setup: | '99 Schwinn Homegrown Pro, XT/XTR , Hugi hubs/Mavic 225 rims, selle italia gel flite, syncros cranks | | Bottom Line: | Great handlebar, accepts all kinds of abuse, great looks... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
hugh jorgan
a Weekend Warrior
from mn
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa.com | | Strengths: | Strenth, width, price | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | raceface | | Bike Setup: | voodoo hoodoo | | Bottom Line: | Took a digger going downhill haulin' booty. My bike flew about 15 feet and came down hard on the bars. No damage. I went ass over the bars a couple of times and it took every hit. I have beat these bars as hard as you can possibly beat them. I also weigh 200 pds so these things can take a beating. They are also very wide which is nice for the XC riding that I do. I also like the slight rise. A total of 10 flaming dog turds for this thing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Crazy Bit#$
a Weekend Warrior
from Upstate NY
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$23.00 | | Purchased At: | The internet | | Strengths: | -Stiff
-Perfect rise(1.5")
-Looks butch
-Not overpriced like a lot of risers out there | | Weaknesses: | -Awkward sweep | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic Doublewall,Koski XC Riser(broke it),Kore+Specialized flats | | Bike Setup: | Surly 1x1 with a Z2 Atom 80 | | Bottom Line: | Just got 'em 3 weeks ago to replace the wussy Koski riser..
So far they appear to be fine.They aren't as stiff as the Azonics,but they have held up to the rigors of urban and technical XC(and didn't cost me both nuts either).Good bars,4 chilies.. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
HoPPING
a
from canada
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | not very expensive! | | Weaknesses: | not very stiff... | | Similar Products Used: | raceface, roox, | | Bike Setup: | it was on a giant xcx with a hell bent stem | | Bottom Line: | this bar and stem combo came on the bike i bought last yr. i guess it is an OK component for a bike like this...mine started cracking very early in its life...and i could feel alot of flex out of the front of my bike, and i wondered if it was my fork...then when i put my race face riser on it all the flex was gone.. so i kept the raceface on...the titec just wasnt stiff enough...but i guess its an ok bar for the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bugeye
a Weekend Warrior
from Morristown, NJ
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Reach, price, color (yellow) | | Weaknesses: | Slightly porky, 9 degree backsweep puts the hands at an awkward angle. | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic flat bar, Cannondale flat bar | | Bike Setup: | C'dale CAAD3 Hardtail, LX/XT, Nokian Extreme 296 Studded tires for winter. | | Bottom Line: | Used to think risers were just style statements. With the Titec, the extra 2 inches of width (25 vs 23 flat bar), not including the extra inch the flat bar's bar ends take up, really makes a difference. I find it especially helpful on ice rides,when you need to flick yourself out of the XC ski ruts every so often. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ryan
a Racer
from bc
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | KNARLY FREERIDIN | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | nothin | | Weaknesses: | everythin, it started creekin and crakin after like 3 weeks, i thought it was good when i got it but it didnt last, first i thought maybe the stem bolts were loose (titec aswell)bu they wernt it was the handelbar | | Similar Products Used: | raceface, roox | | Bike Setup: | giant xcx ds2, grimeca hydro breaks, full xt, race face cranks
| | Bottom Line: | its an alrite bar i guess, its not really that strong but its ok i guess, mine started creeking after 3 weeks, i thought it was the stem , i figured maybe it was loose, well they wernt, so i figered i should take the bar off and sure enoguh there was a big long crack in it. well i probably wont buy another roox bar, i got a roox dh bar on now, its really thick. i trust it alot more now.
and they do want a fair chunk of cash for this thing considering how long it lasts.
o well $h!t happens
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Submitted by
Jerry Johnson
a Weekend Warrior
from Bay Area, Ca
Date Reviewed: August 22, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Skeggs | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$29.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | strong & stiff | | Weaknesses: | weight | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic Chubby | | Bike Setup: | GT XCR - race face, xtr & rolf wheels | | Bottom Line: | This bar is pretty damn strong. I bought it to shave some weight of my bike and my Azonic Chubby's were 450g. I thought I would've saved more than 100g, but realized the hell bents were 350g. The width is nice too as I have pretty broad shoulders. I'd recommend this bar if your not weight conscious and you don't have the dough to drop on the Chubby's. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nick wiltshire
a Weekend Warrior
from Guelph Ontario
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Good looking, stiff. reminds me of myself. | | Weaknesses: | It was real stiff, then I bent it. | | Similar Products Used: | Bontrager crobar, comp. | | Bike Setup: | Devinci desperado, bontrager, XT/LX, Race Face Turbines, Rhino Lites. Bomber Z3 LT. | | Bottom Line: | This bar gave my 190 lb ass 1 good year of great performance. But then one day I jumped, and the landing felt softer than usual. sure enough the bar was slightly bent. Nothing bad to say about the product. I was using it for all it was worth and more. (It's not called the Hell Bent DH, after all). It was a good bar... sob. . .sob. . .sniffle. I'd probably buy it again, when my current bar breaks. It's pretty wide, but not too wide for me. Maybe not for you either. Try it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BRANDON WATTS
a Weekend Warrior
from RAYMOND WA USA
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | butte creek | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | yes | | Weaknesses: | hahahahahahahaha all i can do is laugh when that question is asked | | Similar Products Used: | pro tapers azonic pwd's | | Bike Setup: | kona lovadome dhos mammoth stx alvio coda cranks | | Bottom Line: | they kick ass | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim Parman
a Racer
from Fond du Lac, WI
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | durability, control, confidence inspiring | | Weaknesses: | weight.... but that is for weenies | | Similar Products Used: | hmmmm | | Bike Setup: | 99 schwinn homegrown, xt all day except for icon cranks and avid mag brakes, manitou sx-ti suspension, rolf propel wheelset | | Bottom Line: | you can have my bar.... when you pry it from my cold dead hands..........
starting to get scared though.... I'm wondering just how much punishment one bar can take.... i have railed on this bar for a year now and have taken several severe blows to the handle bar, but the hellbent in cooperaton with my big al stem have taken alot of hell, and it looks like they will be taking quite a bit more.
cant say enough praise for this bar... thinking about going to a easton monkey lite, but... its not a titec, and i am a fanatic.... period... i have found an awesome product, and a manufacturer that takes care of their customers. i will never buy anything for my cockpit that doesn't have the titec logo on it.
nuff said....
titec all the way...
make your own legend... TITEC
oh yeah... and they send you free stickers if you ask nicely
10 Ignited entrails all day for producing a great line of products that i am proud to have on my bike, and entrust my very existance to. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike
a Downhiller
from CT
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Creek 187 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | its a Titec what more can you say. | | Weaknesses: | ummmmm ummmm nope | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | GT LTS 2000 Ds | | Bottom Line: | This is a great riser bar. Paint never chipped, just the right length, and the correct angles, this handlebar rules. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Madison, WI
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Cam-Rock 3 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Yes | | Weaknesses: | More flex than a flat bar | | Similar Products Used: | Kore Lite; Icon; Titec flat bar | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn Moab 2, Titec Lil' Al stem, Judy C | | Bottom Line: | I wanted a little more rise and I liked the feel of the 2000 Moab's with this bar. It made the cockpit a little smaller but it feels more manuverable on tight trails. It is quite a bit wider than what I am used to but I have wide shoulders and my wrists don't hurt as much after long rides. The additional flex in the bar is not a bad thing either, it absorbs some shock that comes through the frame. A good value | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ray The Violinists
a Weekend Warrior
from A distant Universe
Date Reviewed: April 14, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | The Bunga Bunga trail (subsiduary of Jeff Kennet propaganda...inc) | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | The product is fantastic from all possible aspects, it is light, thick, looks great, the paint does not scratch off, perfect length amd the logo is wicked | | Weaknesses: | It has not a single weakness, just wish it were a bit cheaper, the DH Trucker is 130 Australian Dollars, but worth it. | | Similar Products Used: | Prior to these bars I had some S**T house (pardon the expression) steel ones which i snapped in half, yet obviously there is no comparison, the DH Trucker are great. Well I would compare a rod of criptonite from Superman's clutches to the DH!!!! | | Bike Setup: | A Boulder SE, working, working towards a Warp DS-1 | | Bottom Line: | They are fantastic, they also don't bend during biking assaults and confrontations with people riding racers hehehe. Mt Bikers rule the streets. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BikerAl
a
from Dearborn Hts., MI USA
Date Reviewed: March 7, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Strong, stiff, light, well made | | Weaknesses: | Slightly narrow | | Similar Products Used: | Coda, Answer Pro Taper, Control Tech, Easton Scandium | | Bike Setup: | Dual crown fork, disc brakes, Azonic "0" stem, Mavic DH rims, Geax 2.25 Sedona tires
| | Bottom Line: | Of all the handlebars I've tried I like the Titec Ti Hellbent is my favorite. What feels right for one rider may not suit the next. But for me, the angles are just right, and it has a very solid feel. It's well made from good material, and anyone who breaks one is using it very hard. Although the bar is wider than many, I'd like an additional inch or so. Hayes brakes, Shimano index shifters, and a long ODI grips take up a lot of length. If the grip area of these bars was any shorter, it wouldn't be enough. Unfortunately the bar is available in only one rise, and even with the tall Azonic "0" stem, it wasn't high enough. So, my favorite bar sits in a box while I ride with the Easton. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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