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Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from England
Date Reviewed: 1/8/2007 1:53:25 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | came with bike |
| Strengths: | A really nice bar, light and strong, very strong |
| Weaknesses: | recently I have found that they flex a little but that was after I put almost all my weight on them so not really suprising |
| Similar Products Tried: | Club Roost |
| Bike Setup: | Identiti Dr Jekyll, D521's hope biguns, c2 brakes (lush) |
| Bottom Line: | This is a fantastic bar and I would recommend them to any one who is thinking of getting a new bar anytime soon |
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Submitted by
David Ling
a Cross Country Rider
from Malaysia
Date Reviewed: 3/30/2006 1:17:08 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Plentong, Malaysia |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $44 |
| Purchased At: | Jofi bike shop, singapore |
| Strengths: | Very strong, i have knocked on to tree for several times, also just last week knocked on to the barrier at custom check point. Only suffer minot scartched. |
| Weaknesses: | slightly heavier than easton monkey lite(carbon) |
| Similar Products Tried: | easton monkey lite Riser bar, titec titanium straight bar. |
| Bike Setup: | Gt zaskar race, hand made in california 01/02 model. Deore hydraulic disc brake, combination of shimano deore to xtr. Chris king head set and marzocchi mz race fork. |
| Bottom Line: | Tough handle bar. Mine is uncut..28" so always knocked into obstacles, especially in singer track. Really worth your money. |
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Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Grand Rapids, Mi, USA
Date Reviewed: 2/20/2006 6:37:43 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Fort Custer |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $60 |
| Purchased At: | cambriabike.com |
| Strengths: | Looks, strength, extra wide so it can be cut down to the length you like, vibration dampening |
| Weaknesses: | Heavyier than carbon fiber bars |
| Similar Products Tried: | bontregor crow bar, Race Face Next carbon low riser |
| Bike Setup: | 1" rise cut to 26" wide, thomson stem, racer x 100 frame |
| Bottom Line: | I love the vibration dampening qualities of these bars and I get peace of mind bombing down a hill that I dont get using carbon fiber bars. They also have excellent sweep. No more sore wrists or hands. Weight weenies probably wont want these bars, but if you want a tuff bar that has a reasonable weight, then this bar is an excellent choice for weekend warriors. |
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Submitted by
cary pelto
a Cross Country Rider
from new mexico
Date Reviewed: 7/31/2005 8:27:31 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | michigans UP |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $39 |
| Purchased At: | price point |
| Strengths: | Great feel, Put them on my KHS that I use for a while in the summer when I go home, and just loved them. Just got back and took out my blur, which has the EA 70 risers. I really prefer the Azonics feel big time over the easton's. |
| Weaknesses: | ? |
| Similar Products Tried: | ea 70 risers |
| Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Blur |
| Bottom Line: | Just love the feel. |
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Submitted by
Andrew Edwards
a Weekend Warrior
from Bristol
Date Reviewed: 7/30/2005 2:57:02 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $70 |
| Strengths: | Used this bar for 10 years of abuse! still going strong with the original double wall! |
| Bike Setup: | santa cruz heckler, fox, XT, Hope |
| Bottom Line: | great bars |
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Submitted by
antonio
a Downhiller
from switzerland
Date Reviewed: 6/5/2005 11:02:02 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | wiriehorn |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | bike-import |
| Strengths: | very stiff |
| Weaknesses: | no |
| Similar Products Tried: | azoni |
| Bike Setup: | mc 9.5 |
| Bottom Line: | best dh bar in the world |
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Submitted by
istrate mihai
a Weekend Warrior
from cluj romania
Date Reviewed: 1/31/2005 2:36:21 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | street,park |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | bikezone |
| Strengths: | strong,light,looks,price and it's wide enough to cut it how u like.it lasts long.i had 2 and neither one gave away. |
| Weaknesses: | they don't have weaknesses |
| Similar Products Tried: | profile...i broke it |
| Bike Setup: | good stuff |
| Bottom Line: | buy this hooker.you won't regret it at all.it's a bad Motherfu...r! |
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Submitted by
Dave Swift
a Weekend Warrior
from Manchester, UK
Date Reviewed: 4/18/2004 1:57:46 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Strengths: | Strength, rise, width and sweep are perfect for me. Thought I might have to chop the bar down when I bought it but went out for a spin and they didn't feel too wide at 28" |
| Weaknesses: | Not found any yet and the bars still look good after lost of use |
| Similar Products Tried: | Easton EA70 risers (very good too) X-Lite G-Force (a bit too flat for my liking) |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized Stumpjumper Comp, Hope Minis, Mavic/Hope wheels, XT/LX mix, Judy SL forks, Race Face bits |
| Bottom Line: | Definitely recommended, will take the knocks and the 2" rise version I use has a great shape and feel in my opinion. Go for a ride before getting the hacksaw out and cutting them down though, you might be converted like I was. Slightly pricy at £45 but, worth the money when you get out on the trail. Recommended for XC/FR for riders who want a strong comfortable riser bar. |
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Submitted by
Makilach
a Weekend Warrior
from Cumming, GA
Date Reviewed: 12/2/2003 4:13:54 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Flat ones |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $22 |
| Purchased At: | Ebay |
| Strengths: | Huge rise! |
| Weaknesses: | None |
| Similar Products Tried: | Kalloy flat and a Kore riser. |
| Bottom Line: | Solid feel. I have the 2.5" riser since I have back problems and need a more upright stance. This helps tremendously but I don't feel like I have lost the control of a flat bar in the technical stuff I usually ride. Very sloid product and having a 5 year warranty doesn't hurt. |
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Submitted by
Ashley
a Weekend Warrior
from Stockton, United Kingdom
Date Reviewed: 10/21/2003 6:36:33 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $55 |
| Purchased At: | Chain Reaction |
| Strengths: | Nice and wide, double wall construction is a good idea... |
| Weaknesses: | double wall construction doesnt work well with rigid forks, they flex quite a bit, I thought this was quite good at first as it makes riding more comfortable, but after a few months they started creaking, I thought this would lead to them snapping so sent them back to get checked, and sure enougth they had been severly weakend by all the flexing and were swapped for some single walls! Anodising comes of really easy. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Roox tourque Azonic Single wall Chromoly cheapos |
| Bike Setup: | Trails, rigids, maguras, hope hubs, mavic, planetx zebdi, betd etc. |
| Bottom Line: | Dissapointing, not suitable for use with rigid forks + extreme riding. Seems as though they work well with suspension mind. The single wall azonics are much more substantial and Ive had no problems, better for trials. |
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Submitted by
L.G. Fuentes III
a Weekend Warrior
from Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: 9/28/2003 11:26:56 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Del Cerro PV |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | Wheel World |
| Strengths: | Ligght, no flex, nice and wide! |
| Weaknesses: | None yet! |
| Similar Products Tried: | Koski Stronghold |
| Bike Setup: | Kona Coiler |
| Bottom Line: | The 2" rise is awesome with the 27" width. Feels much more stable in all situations, no flex, and a great value at $50. |
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Submitted by
james wilson
a Weekend Warrior
from england
Date Reviewed: 7/13/2003 12:10:40 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | woburn |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Strengths: | light, strong, good looking, to the point |
| Weaknesses: | You might want to cut them down an inch or two because they are wide. |
| Similar Products Tried: | none |
| Bike Setup: | 24/7 darkangel v4, marzocchi dirt jumpers, single speed, gusset pigmy 3-piece cranks etc. |
| Bottom Line: | simple bars that get to the point, you can trust they wont snap, aswell as being light. |
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Submitted by
craig
a Weekend Warrior
from liverpool, england
Date Reviewed: 5/7/2003 1:16:26 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | rivington pike or chilli' woods |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $32 |
| Purchased At: | halfords |
| Strengths: | good amount of sweep, decent weight |
| Weaknesses: | to wide stock and when you cut em down they dont have much room for levers and shifters, Anodizing sucks!!! |
| Similar Products Tried: | FSA freeride, club roost, answer |
| Bike Setup: | bit of a mishmash hardtail... |
| Bottom Line: | They work, i havent had any hasstle from them. I rode with them for a while at full width but found it to much so cut em down to about 26.5 they rock now. As i say a little bit of a pain to fit levers and stuff when cut down but i do have super long BMX grips on them. The sweep i so nice, i've tried loads of others and they are all to flat, so the next bike i buy will have a set of these on. |
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Submitted by
Ryan E.
a Cross Country Rider
from Lyons, CO
Date Reviewed: 5/7/2003 11:25:09 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | too many to list |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $65 |
| Purchased At: | The Cycologist - Fort Collins, CO |
| Strengths: | Great bend, comfortable riding position uphill and down, strong, sexy looking (black gloss) |
| Weaknesses: | None that I can see, although a little wide for my taste - just takes getting used to |
| Similar Products Tried: | A lot of Titec ti flat bars, this is my first riser.... |
| Bike Setup: | '03 Switchblade with lots of bells and whistles |
| Bottom Line: | My first riser bar, definately can see what I've been missing. What has impressed me most thus far is just how comfortable a 2" riser can be on long climbs. With the Switchblade set at 3" in the front I still feel like I'm crouched enough to do serious climbing, even though I'm hanging on to what seem like long bat wings. Although they feel wide now, it's mainly because I have been riding incredibly short flat bars for a decade (24" max). That being said, these bars have been awesome when the downhill comes, I feel so much more confidence that I am experimenting with drops I never contemplated before. Technical riding has improved, although not so much on the technical climbs. But again, I really think this is a user issue and I will adjust to the feel of the higher rise and wider width soon enough. If I could do it over, I would order the same bar. It's strong, light, has a great feel to it, and drastically improves technical downhill riding (as with any riser I presume). However, this is a specific review, so for $65 I give it high marks. |
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Submitted by
wa90
a Weekend Warrior
from Surrey, England
Date Reviewed: 3/22/2003 5:30:03 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $30 |
| Purchased At: | Bought second hand |
| Strengths: | Width, Sweep, Comfort, Strength |
| Weaknesses: | None so far, |
| Similar Products Tried: | RaceFace Air Alloy, various stock bars. |
| Bike Setup: | Ellsworth ID, big bars, tough stem, hard wheels, Z1 MCRs. |
| Bottom Line: | Initially I though I'd be cutting these bars down as they are very wide, but after 1 ride I was converted. The extra control will astound you if you're replacing stock 23 - 25" risers, and the higher rise versions give a more upright position which is more suited to riding for fun than to winning XC races. The strong back sweep brings the ends ergonomically into your waiting palms. They're actually sensibly marked out too so you can line them up perfectly centrally on your stem (why this isn't standard practice on all bars I don't know). They absorb trail chatter very well, heavier riders might find them to be slightly flexy but I can't comment, being only 140lb. I can't fault the finish (gloss black) and the 2" rise is perfect for aggressive and technical riding, although you may find you clip a few trees if the singletrack gets really tight! |
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Submitted by
Andi
from Berne, IN 46711
Date Reviewed: 1/1/2003 2:39:08 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | webcyclery.com |
| Strengths: | Good Look Very Wide Graphics are cool |
| Weaknesses: | Not the stiffest Hardness of anodizing is weak |
| Similar Products Tried: | about everything |
| Bike Setup: | Echo Trials bike, where handlebar response is really important, to give me the best in handling and steering control. |
| Bottom Line: | This bar is wide and nice. It really shines as a bar that is light, and and stiff enough for the freeride action, but NOT for trials. I ride this bar hard, with my rigid fork, its easy to see which bars peform the best, and this isnt the best. The monkeylites are WAY better than this. It bends at the riser bends whenever extreme forces are put on the bar, which is not good, but also IS good if you want crash safety. I do not recommend it for trials, but it should be nice otherwise. The anodized black finish comes off very easily and can easily be scuffed when in a wreck also. |
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Submitted by
CHRIS
a Downhiller
from MORENO VALLEY
Date Reviewed: 12/23/2002 5:21:40 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | ANY IN BIG BEAR |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | WOODCREST BICYCLE CENTER |
| Strengths: | VERRY STRONG. WILL NOT BEND. I HIT 10-15 FOOT DROPS AND THEY WILL NOT BEND. THEY ARE VERY STIFF BARS. NOT MUCH VIBRATION IN THE BARS. |
| Weaknesses: | NONE FOUND |
| Similar Products Tried: | EASTEN TITEC |
| Bike Setup: | GIANT AC1 JRT, ALL XTR COMPONENTS |
| Bottom Line: | VERRY NICE WELL WORTH THE MONEY |
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Submitted by
Jesse No
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: 10/9/2002 10:40:12 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | anywhere |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | on Bike |
| Strengths: | They seemed pretty cool; came with used bike I bought. |
| Weaknesses: | They bent. |
| Similar Products Tried: | I replaced with Easton monkey something or other. |
| Bike Setup: | Parkpre Team 925 (it's a fantastic bike) |
| Bottom Line: | I didn't know what they were until I replaced them. The right side bent when I crashed in some rocks. Dirt crashes didn't bend them at all. |
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Submitted by
Crazy RedNek
a Racer
from Coal Harbour B.C
Date Reviewed: 9/13/2002 9:21:06 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | mine |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $100 |
| Purchased At: | Some Place |
| Strengths: | very stiff, cuts down vibrations, looks dam good takes every drop and asks for more, trippy colour. |
| Weaknesses: | WERE |
| Similar Products Tried: | WHAT |
| Bike Setup: | Rocky Mountain RM6 white brothers DH2 fork, mrp rollers sun ringle double track rims,azonic bar and pedals. |
| Bottom Line: | Buy this if you do alot of racing and do big dirt jumps. |
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Submitted by
Daniel
a Downhiller
from Hawthorndene, South Australia
Date Reviewed: 9/13/2002 1:32:12 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Blackwood Forest |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | LBS |
| Strengths: | looks awesome, strong, lightish, nice feel |
| Weaknesses: | very wide before cutting them down, could be cheaper and thats all |
| Similar Products Tried: | Ritchey Riser HD, Profile Fibre RS |
| Bottom Line: | Awesome bars and a great addition to your bike. Kind of expensive, but worth the extra knowing youre getting a quality product thats going to last. They really help in controlling the bike and getting you out of nasty situations. only 4 flaming chillis for value because of the price. However all up, these bars rock and deserve a definite 5 flaming chillidos. |
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Submitted by
matt
a Weekend Warrior
from new zealand
Date Reviewed: 8/12/2002 6:14:03 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Ashiya singletrack |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $70 |
| Purchased At: | Rin Rin Ashiya |
| Strengths: | Great width; I can take out trees, kids and those damned Kobe Obatarian (old battle axes) that haunt most of Japan with these babies. Damn strong these things, I feel safe at any speed. No longer afraid of having my bars break, leaving my sternum (or worse) punctured on the stem. |
| Weaknesses: | nothing nothing nothing nothing so far. In fact, I'm having the same handlebar fitted to my new bike as we speak. |
| Similar Products Tried: | haro ICS2.0 's stock bar |
| Bike Setup: | Haro ICS2.0 |
| Bottom Line: | Absolutely no regrets about buying these handlebars. I feel safe and they also give me great climbing and sprinting power. Took a while getting used to (width and rise), but a happy ending. Buy them. |
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Submitted by
Eddie
a Racer
from Cupertino
Date Reviewed: 8/4/2002 9:36:00 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | nice looks, fairly light and strong |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Bike Setup: | 2001 DS1 in black, 16.5" size, 2001 Marzocchi Z3 QR20 with heavy springs, 4" of travel. 2001 Mavic D321 wheelset 32 spoke, QR20 front and rear is 2001 black XT disc. Hope DH4 brakes with closed (dial) Pro levers. Brakes show as new. 2001 new style rotors 185mm front 165mm rear. 2001 Chris King anno orange headset, 2001 Azonic shorty stem 50mm X 10 Up, 2001 Azonic black anno World Force uncut bars, 2" rise XT mega 9 shift. 2001 XTR maga 9 short cage rear derailleur, 2001 XT 34-11 cassette, 2001 XT hollowtech splined cranks 2001 MRP World Cup 2 2001 Shimano XT splined BB, Easton EA50 seatpost, New Titec Kti Berserker Lether, Kevlar and Titanium saddle, Pedals will be black Azonic A-Frame sealed cartridge platforms, WTB Motorapter 2.4 tire |
| Bottom Line: | good bars for an awesome price |
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Submitted by
james priddey
a Downhiller
from australia
Date Reviewed: 7/8/2002 2:19:31 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | boscombe |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | tc's bike barr |
| Strengths: | great handle bar for strengh and control |
| Weaknesses: | a few riders may find them a bit to wide |
| Similar Products Tried: | easton monkey bars |
| Bike Setup: | specialized azonic handle bars, deore xt drivetrain, deemax rims, shiver sc forks, maxxis high roller tires |
| Bottom Line: | this is a great handle bar for any free-riders/downhillers. they are a very wide handle bar, which is great for control. all in all a great bar |
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Submitted by
Aaron
a Cross Country Rider
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: 5/14/2002 5:40:00 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Purchased At: | LBS |
| Strengths: | stiff ! and it's AZONIC. but a tad heavy |
| Weaknesses: | is there any? maybe the only weakness is they nvr need to change their design . hahaha |
| Similar Products Tried: | titec hellbent.(they sux) |
| Bike Setup: | who cares |