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$ 20.00
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Description:Fabricated from 6061-T6 custom butted aluminum
7 degree bend for comfortable hand positioning
Extra wide 600mm for extra leverage
Shot peened surface finish for increased fatigue life
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Submitted by
Aaron Zyms
a Weekend Warrior
from Florida
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Strengths: | Nice and light. I won't ever worry that it might break. Decent for price, definitely a lot better than some cheaper stock ones, but this also comes stock on some Treks. | | Weaknesses: | Stiff at times. Too wide for raod use and I think it is no good with regular MTB grips. Need some gel tape for this bar. Some bar ends don't tighten all that well on it. | | Similar Products Used: | Easton flat, Ritchey Pro | | Bike Setup: | Ritchey Pro now. | | Bottom Line: | I don't think it is worth it. Its wide for handling, but just doesn't handle well, kind of like badly made carbon fibers. I perfer bars of 460 to 480mm. Select was 500mm and a wrist killer. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sprocketeer
a Cross Country Rider
from Narashino, Chiba, Japan (native of New York)
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | I like it rough an' dirty baby! | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came stock on my 2002 Trek 8000 | | Strengths: | Very comfortable, doesn't rattle at all, and it doesn't feel like an extra wide bar. | | Weaknesses: | None. I'm very impressed, and that's given that I've had problems with Bontrager components disintegrating on me. Basically, if Bontrager makes it and it has no moving parts, it's an outstanding component. | | Similar Products Used: | I'm tempted to say,"Who cares! It's a friggin' handlebar!" but that would understate the importance of having a good handlebar and why having one like this Bontrager Select which gives me no problems whatsoever and is fairly light to boot is a load off my mind when it comes stock. (P.S. I can't really remember all the handlebars I've had, but this is the best so far). | | Bike Setup: | 2002 TREK 8000 bought stock but being upgraded faster than I could have possibly imagined necessary--Shimano 959 pedals, Shimano XT 172.5 mm crankset and bottom bracket, Bontrager Race Lite titanium rail/gel insert saddle (god I love that saddle), Thompson Elite saddlepost, Panacer Fire XC Pro tires, . . . wishing I had bought a frameset instead. | | Bottom Line: | Of the stock Bontrager components which came on my 2002 TREK 8000 I bought in April, this handlebar is one of the few that didn't need an upgrade--or more likely broke on me before I could even figure if I liked it or not.
Bontrager designs fantastic rims, bars, stems, saddles, and other non-mechanical parts, and this handlebar is one of them.
Before I picked up the bike, I decided to have the bars cut before riding it home the first time--especially since this handlebar is extra-wide while I am not--but when the shop guy asked me how much I wanted it cut I got on the bike, felt the handle and said to the guy waiting with the pipecutter, "Actually, this feels pretty good. If I want them cut later on will you still do it for no extra-charge?" He said yes, but I never had the bars cut. It's one of the few items that came on my bike that actually worked as advertised--"Race ready right out of the box."
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