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Profile Racing
Maniac Bar
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Submitted by
joshua
a Weekend Warrior
from burlington vermont usa
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | bolton | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$44.00 | | Purchased At: | skirack | | Strengths: | looks cool with the slambar
strong paint
perfect sweep rise and width | | Weaknesses: | the slambar slips a little on drops | | Similar Products Used: | specialized risebar | | Bike Setup: | p.3, evil chain retention system, dj1 | | Bottom Line: | great handlebars for the price. The slpage on the slambar sucks but i just tightened it up and i haven't had a problem yet. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Weekend Warrior
from Seaford East Sussex England
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | does everything OK, Perfect rise n sweep | | Weaknesses: | Colour ( yes it does have a U in it!), brace looks gay, And i bet them but only coz i didn't use the brace. | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic singlewall, world force, etc..... | | Bike Setup: | azonic DS-1, 50mm stem | | Bottom Line: | Not realy strong enough for heavy DH and Jumping but light and good shape, price (£35) ok. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Konarider
a Weekend Warrior
from Brithish Columbia
Date Reviewed: May 14, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Mammoth Kamikaze | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
burnt orange color
slambar
good rise, long for stability | | Weaknesses: |
Slambar slips at times | | Similar Products Used: |
bontrager cruiser, Roox riser bar, Kona riser bar, Kona straight bar, other shi**y bars. | | Bike Setup: |
Kona Fire Mountain, Indy XC's | | Bottom Line: | Very good for the money. Picked it up for half price ($35 Canadian). Doesn't bend. I am very happy with this bar and reccomend it for riders wanting to make 'da jump from straight to a riser bar. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex Dunstan
a Racer
from Boston
Date Reviewed: April 28, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
streets of boston | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
colour (weird orange)
cross-bar
2 rise | | Weaknesses: |
slippage | | Similar Products Used: |
shitty straight bar. | | Bike Setup: |
Hardtail | | Bottom Line: | This bar is pretty tits.
The rise is good, sweep is money, and everything.
Only concern I have is the crossbar slips sometimes. Like it doesn't stay horizontal. WTF up with that? But no biggie, just give it a little adjust. I do have NO problems with it 'creaking' either.
Don't know if I am too keen on the idea of taking off the crossbar. Maybe if you do Crosscountry it is okay...but for jumping, bouncing, downhilling, and slaloming I really don't want to mess with structural integrity....Besides, reminds me of my Dirtbike with the crossbar 8)
Gets 5 smokestix! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richy
a weekend warrior
from Melbourne, Australia
Date Reviewed: December 23, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These bars rule! The are the perfect sweep, perfect rise and perfect width. They don't creak at all (thanks to a touch of grease where the stem clamps on). I don't use the reinforcement bar because it adds to much weight and I don't think it looks as good either. I use these bars on both the trials bike and the cross country bike. Super stiff, light weight, awesome colours and good price. Without a doubt more than 5 chillies if possible! (good for DH too) | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SQUISH
a weekend warrior
from Redfield SD
Date Reviewed: November 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
i have had this bar for almost the entire season on my gary fisher bigsur. i love it, it's fairly light (not that i care at all), stiff, and wide enough for me. i don't use the reinforcer anymore it creaked a little bit so i took it off, it got annoying. this bar rips i would highly reccommend this bar to either downhillers or xc racers. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
xavier
a
from houston texas
Date Reviewed: September 10, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
i went shopping for riser bars cause i heard they can take pressure off you wrists. these where reasonably priced and not to heavy. i put them on and i totally fell in love with them. they work so well when trail riding fast or going down small downhills in texas. they dont work to well when going slow but who goes slow with these bars on? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Henrik Huttunen
a weekend warrior
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: July 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought these bars because I was interested in trying out a set of riser bars and the price was right. These bars were considerably cheaper than the other riser bars in my lbs and they work great. I use them for both trials and technical descents and they are great. They did squeak a little but thanx to the grease idea, no probs anymore...... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Bickel
a weekend warrior
from West Des Moines, IA
Date Reviewed: February 23, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought these for cross country riding for a more upright riding position and these do the job perfectly. Despite their 450g weight with the reinforcer bar they are still excellent. Super stiff and extra wide. Concerning the complaints about the creaking of the reinforcer, I nipped it in the bud by greasing everything when I installed them. Take it off, grease the bar where the clamps will go, grease the reinforcer where it inserts into the clamps and you have an excellent, creak-free, super-stiff riser bar. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
H¡-J¡nx®
a downhiller
from Mesa, Arizona
Date Reviewed: November 28, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
These bars ROCK!! although, i haven't heard the creaking that the others have heard. hmmm. anyways, I really slam on these bars and they are spectaclular. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Harkey
a weekend warrior
from Virginia
Date Reviewed: July 27, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
My prevous review is all wrong. It turns out once I took off the reinforcer the creaking sound went away. Yes it still scraped the paint away but it sounds 100% better. For $55 it is a good deal. Hey Missy Giove and Myles Rockwell think so!!!!!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ana
a weekend warrior
from New York
Date Reviewed: June 17, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I am a mail carrier by bicycle and I have not found any thing better that this bar. It creaks a little but with the reinforcer the I am not worried. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan The Man Lipski
a downhiller
from North Carolina
Date Reviewed: March 30, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This Bar is stiff and puts you in a upright possition. It's Great! | | Overall Rating: |
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