Forum menu
I remember hearing that a few years ago Azonic bars had a reputation for suddenly failing (something to do with the heat treating process).
A few years before that, they were about the best bars you could get.
What are they like these days? I've got my eye on a pair of Double Wall bars that are a good width and good price. Am I going to end up with 2 piece bars, one piece in my hand, one still in the stem?
Does 3x9deg sound like an odd profile (I note that Burtecs that everyone love have 4x9deg so guess it's not too far off that). My current bars have 8x8deg which does feel a bit weird although i'm used to them now, so suppose they'll feel different to start with.
Luckily, I bought mine in 1998...
Lol, well i'm looking to buy some this year, so hoping someone can alay my fears of snapped bars!
I bought a pair of these:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=35424
in the black 1" rise version about 14 months ago.
They're on my main bike and have been used week in week out for everything from xc days out to racing Dh and they have been fine. No problems at all apart from a few minors scratches after a couple of crashes.
Anyone else using Double Walls, or other Azonic bars?
I'm running 3 sets of Azonics, 2 single and a double - not sure on the vintages (back to 2002) but they are all going strong