Hi Chaps,

Has anyone got a Kinesis Strut carbon bar, and do you have comments on its suitablility to be run on general steep and technical tails, and on Donwhill trails too?

The blurb reads as if it’d be fine for use, I know my mate runs one and is heavier/harder rider than me, and Katy Winton runs one too. The weight worries me initially, but if it’s built to last, then I don’t really mind.

It’s the right sweep and rise, and length – and it’s hard to find something else that fits.

Cheers

Ricks

Any good?

http://www.xcracer.com/shop/viewproduct.php?productid=263

I’ve got one on my Salsa Horsethief, which is my bike for weekends in Wales, weeks in the Alps and the Pyrenees. So it gets ridden less often but is expected to cope with the gnarly end of the riding I do.

No issues so far – I’m still alive.

I was looking at those MT Zoom instead of a Thomson Carbon are they any good/strong enough asks the 95kg rider without backpack including the kitchen sink……….
good thread as I wanted to ask this as well

I can’t fault the strut bar on steep techy trails, more surrey hills than dh though, as good if not better than my easton haven, wider too.

I have the Mt Zoom ones on a 29er HT that gets ridden hard everywhere around South Wales. No issues. 90kg plus pack rider. Can’t fault them at the price

Terrahawk uses a Mt zoom, if it survives him it’s good enough for us mortals

But is he ‘nduro? 😉

A mate of mine uses the struts on his capra, he’s not just enduro, he’s super mega crashduro and they’ve been fine.

I am Enduro and I have a kinesis strut carbon bar

#iamenduro

Having used one mate, the sweep is NOTHING like as advertised.

They’re light, they’re strong, they’re well made, they’ve got everything going for them… Except they’re far too straight!

Drop me a line on fbook, just got some 750mm Salsa Carbon Flat’s for the XC bike, and some Truvativ Jerome Clementz Signature bars for the forthcoming FS bike… Both 750mm width and light, yet tough enough too.

I’ve had the Strut riser, but there wasnt enough sweep for me and the flat bar has even less. It was a bit flexi though and found the lacquer coating chipped really easily (even when torquing to under the required ratings).

Vondally – currently got the mt zoom risers and they’re really strong/stiff (but hardly any buzz) and with good matt finish that doesn’t mark…but I’m about 80kg kitted. Might be willing to part company with them for a reasonable price? Drop me an email.

I had the riser version of the MTZoom, I found them very nice, but were very flexy.

found the R750 strut to be more comfy than the haven carbon (711) I had on before. the 5 degree back sweep was perfect for my bike, its bot straight but significantly less than bars at 9. Paid £90 from winstanleysbikes.

I’ve torqued the bolts to 3.5 with my haven stem and no issues with chips.