Submitted by
wenisman
a Weekend Warrior
from sydney
Date Reviewed: 5/18/2007 9:51:08 AM
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| Duration Product Used: |
2 Years |
| Strengths: |
simply perfect bars! |
| Weaknesses: |
none |
| Similar Products Tried: |
raceface, eastons, bontys, truativs |
| Bike Setup: |
hard tail, wheels, brakes... |
| Bottom Line: |
this is a follow up post, these bars are over 2 years old now and still going strong. apart from the king headset this the oldest part on the bike.
these bars have held up to horrendous abuse with no issues, I have even snapped a frame doing some urban assault and these bars are still going strong.
now sitting on their third frame they still look totally bling. i cant think of better bars, i have bought and sold lotsa bars for my other bikes but these babys are keepers!
now sittin on my hardtail i use it to commute to work everyday, and thrashing the UK trails on the weekend. they get used 6-7 days a week, and still no signs of fatigue or damage...
great job azonic! |
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Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Orange County, CA
Date Reviewed: 4/25/2006 10:00:29 AM
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| Duration Product Used: |
More than 3 years |
| Strengths: |
They've held up through some incredible abuse for almost three years now! |
| Weaknesses: |
A little bit wide but that's personal preference. |
| Bike Setup: |
Spec'd out completely. |
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I've put over 5,000 miles on these bars, gone over them probably 100 times, slammed them into rocks, trees, dirt, people, etc and they're still going strong! Unbelievable! These bars are now mounted on their third frame and are literally the oldest thing on my bike by years!
If you're looking for carbon bars that are going to last forever and never fail on you, these are the bars for you!
5 torched terds for value because you can't find a better one in the handlebar arena...anywhere and 5 flaming poops for performance because...well...they're still performing long after most people's carbon bars have failed. |
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Submitted by
wenisman
a Weekend Warrior
from sydney
Date Reviewed: 11/15/2005 1:12:04 PM
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| Duration Product Used: |
6 months |
| Strengths: |
looks great, handles alot of abuse |
| Weaknesses: |
slightly wider diameter than normal bars so if you use lockon grips be warned |
| Similar Products Tried: |
eastons, bontragers |
| Bike Setup: |
c.king headset, hope hubs on mavic hoops, hope m4 anchors, marzocchi dirt jump II front end. |
| Bottom Line: |
these are some solid bars. I have done down hill courses, super technical single track, commuting to work, and even down the jump park.
the bars absorb the small stuff so my arms dont get as tired now. i have crashed with these bars and bent my brake lever to a right angle with the bar still in tact, super strong for a carbon bar.
because these bars are a little ticker than my previous eastons i had some trouble getting my lock-on grips on, and i have no idea how im gonna get the grips off... but as my only weakness.
5 flamin turds for value as its one of the cheapest full carbon bars on the market
5 turds for performance because after 8 months i still cant fault them |
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Submitted by
MICHAEL LAPKA
a Cross Country Rider
from BEL AIR, MARYLAND
Date Reviewed: 12/7/2004 8:56:41 AM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
RETURN OF THE JEDI |
| Duration Product Used: |
1 Year |
| Price Paid: |
$80 |
| Purchased At: |
BLACK CAT BICYCLES |
| Strengths: |
WAY COOL LOOKING, VERY LIGHT AND VERY STRONG |
| Weaknesses: |
NONE YET |
| Similar Products Tried: |
EASTON MONKEY LITE, FSA CARBON |
| Bike Setup: |
AZONIC SABER TRAIL BIKE, IRON HORSE SINISTER HARDTAIL, DEVINCI SYDNEY COMMUTER BIKE |
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I HAVE THREE OF THESE AND ALL HAVE HELD UP EXTREMELY WELL. THE ONLY BIKES THAT I HAVE NOT USED THEM ON ARE MY X-COUNTRY BIKE (TOO WIDE)AND MY FREE-RIDE BIKE. I LIKED THE FACT THAT THE ENDS ARE RE-ENFORCED, THOUGH I DON'T USE BAR ENDS, THIS WOULD HELP WITH IMPACTS ON THE ENDS. THE FINISH OF THESE ARE FIRST CLASS. THERE IS A NOTICABLE DIFFERENCE WITH LESS ARM FATIGUE OF MY RIDGID COMMUTER BIKE. ONE WORD OF CAUTION HOWEVER, IF YOU PLAN TO USE LOCK-ON GRIPS, PRY THE CLAMPS OPEN A LITTLE WITH A WIDE SCREWDRIVER, OR ELSE YOU WILL SCRATCH THE CLEAR COAT. GREATS HANDLE BARS! |
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Submitted by
Jason Nault
a Cross Country Rider
from Worcester, MA
Date Reviewed: 5/29/2004 12:14:44 PM
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| Duration Product Used: |
6 months |
| Price Paid: |
$69 |
| Purchased At: |
Jensen |
| Strengths: |
Aluminum inserts in end of bar, solid construction, great looking too |
| Weaknesses: |
None that I have found yet! Maybe a little too wide, not really a weakness though. |
| Similar Products Tried: |
only aluminum risers, Specialized, etc. |
| Bike Setup: |
'03 Specialized Epic Comp frame,'04 Fox Brain, Fox F80 Fork, Crank Bros Candy SLs, Azonic CF-1 bars, XT Hydraulic discs, ODI lock-ons, Panaracer Fire XCs |
| Bottom Line: |
I love these bars, people comment on them all the time. They feel great, have a perfect rise and sweep for me. I can't say that I feel a whole lot of difference with arm or wrist fatigue but they aren't on a rigid bike either. Their finish is beautiful and the graphics tastefull and not over done like other carbon bars out there. My only complaint might be that they are quite wide, I often ponder cutting them down but haven't yet committed to it. For the price, the best carbon bar out there! |
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Submitted by
edouble
a Cross Country Rider
from LI,ny
Date Reviewed: 5/24/2004 12:59:56 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
dupont nat. forest, pisgah,nc |
| Duration Product Used: |
Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: |
$67 |
| Purchased At: |
jenson baby,yeah! |
| Strengths: |
shape,width,shock absorbing properties |
| Weaknesses: |
potential for catastrophic failure |
| Similar Products Tried: |
titec hellbent ti |
| Bike Setup: |
19.5in voodoo bizango,marz. z2bam,valiants w/xtr hubs xt/gripshift,stylo team crank,time pedals,vertical pro,s |
| Bottom Line: |
excellent shape,with the ability to absorb some of the small stuff. i feel fresher and can ride with control and less upper body fatigue much longer than before. plus im a wide body so the width has allowed me to breath better. an excellent xc bar. |
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Submitted by
Tim Lujan
a Cross Country Rider
from Concord, CA
Date Reviewed: 4/7/2003 2:34:48 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Anywhere on Mt. Diablo |
| Duration Product Used: |
Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: |
$89 |
| Purchased At: |
Local Bike Shop |
| Strengths: |
Light weight, looks cool, 1.5 inch rise. |
| Weaknesses: |
None so far |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Aluminum straight and riser bars |
| Bike Setup: |
Gary Fisher Sugar 3, Bontrager Racelight tubeless wheels with non tubless Panaracer Trailblasters (made tubless with stans no-tubes), King headset, thompson post, Azonoc Carbon riser Bars, Avid Mag, XT drive train. |
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This bar is very cool. Unlike Easton, these bars have a high sheen finish which looks great. They also have aluminum inserts in the ends for strength. This allows the use of bar ends and offers extra strenth in a crash. Smash your carbon bar end into a rock without these inserts and say goodbye to them. I cut about 10mm off each end to shorten the lenght a little which also dropped off a total of 10 grams (was 183g now 173g)e-mail me if you want to know the correct way to do this. This left about 10mm of aluminum in each end. The bend feels great and I like the fact that they have a 1.5 inch rise. Most other carbon risers have a lower rise; especially at this weight level.
Because carbon is sensitive to compression, I used a torque wrench to make sure I did not overtighten the stem bolts. I set them at 60in/lbs (from Eastons website). This seems to be just right. Finally, you can't beat the price at $89. |
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