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...and has a 31.8 diameter.
Shameless plug.
My Raceface Evolve low risers that im selling for £15 including postage. Very good condition.
Gordymac
[url= http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/os-freeride-handlebar-52472971/ ]Decathlon. £12.99. Sorted.[/url]
I like Race Face flavour bars best,
Got RF Deus XC 3/4 Low Risers - nice and wide and a perfect rise etc
What width?
What is "low rise" to you? To some people low rise is 1.5", to others low rise is totally flat.
And what kind of use/abuse are you going to give it?
Personally I've always been of the opinion that you can never go far with Easton bars. Though recently I've discovered that occasionally a bit more width is nice, and all Easton bars come in at 27" wide, but I've just tried some 1/2" rise Raceface Diabolus bars at 28" wide on one of my bikes and they're ace!
Another RaceFace fan...have Atlas AM bars on both my bikes: 0.75" rise and 685/700mm. Can be got here... http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=32802
Would like to try the new Atlas FR bars that are 0.5" rise and 785mm wide. Also would love the RF Sixc Carbon bar...0.75" rise and 730mm width.
You are aware that the vast majority of bars are made in huge Taiwanese/Chinese factories and are just logoed up with trendy branding, don't you? 🙂
Apart from some carbon and one or two high-end alu ones, bars are very low-tech, and cost pennies to manufacture. The prices people will pay are just amazing.
That Decathlon one above is every bit as good as a £30+ 'Easton' or whatever.
You are aware that the vast majority of mtb riders are middle-class middle-income men who are very happy to spend their money on logoed up bars with trendy branding? 😉
Fair enough for the low end stuff, and a lot of the bars may well be produced in similar factories, but they use more than one set of tooling!
low rise i would say an inch to an inch and a half. my riding is mostly on the NYM and on the red and black routes up dalby. i'm also quite big un (pushing 14st). gordymac - how long have you had them?
nuke - i have a a working class background and a middle class job (first in the family to go to uni etc) but i'm still ****ing skint!
You are aware that the vast majority of mtb riders are middle-class middle-income men who are very happy to spend their money on logoed up bars with trendy branding?
😆 Excellent.
Seriously though; we pay some stupidly extortionate prices for stuff. Shimano in particular (I boycott them now, and will only by S/H stuff, in protest at their rip-off prices). Much of the OEM own brand stuff you find on high-volume mass produced bikes comes out of the same factories as branded gear, but is a fraction of the cost. I'm sure the brand whores will attempt to claim the expensive stuff is better because of blah blah blah, but it's all bollocks really. A Halfords Carrera is every bit as good as a Specialized, Trek etc, it's just down to brand identity.
another shameless plug, got some 24seven low rise 645mm wide carbon wrapped bars £10posted, few fitting marks but still look nice, very light, not abused, only used by the mrs for a few weeks on her xc bike
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low rise i would say an inch to an inch and a half.
That's not really "low" rise to be fair... Most manufacturers do bars between 1" and 1 1/2" that are labeled as mid rise.
Gotta disagree with talkemada about the whole "all bars are the same made in a taiwanese factory with different logos put on them" fact... True, a lot of bars are... But then you get to the likes of Easton/Raceface/Sunline (and possibly a few other top end brands) with their top of the line bars, and the extra quality is obvious usually. Cheap/light/strong, pick 2 etc... I'm not saying there's anything wrong with buying cheap bars per se, it's just that even if the difference isn't worth an extra £40, there will be a tangible difference when buying some good bars over a cheap bar like that Decathlon bar. How tanglible it is depends on what kind of rider you are, and how hard you ride perhaps!
Also, it's worth noting that not all bars have the same rise/sweep etc. I know that Easton and Raceface bars tend to suit my wrists quite well, whereas there are several other brands out there that do not.
Personally, before buying ANY new bar though, I'd decide exactly how much rise you want, and exactly how much width. The have a think about the sweep, and also decide on your budget... Only once you've done all that should you really start to think about the brand to be honest. Used to be a few years ago that there was perhaps only 3 or 4 recognised brands worth buying a bar from, now it seems pretty much everyone has at least something in the range worthy of buying if it suits your needs, especially now that bars are getting wider and wider!
cheers mboy - my old x-lite x-country specific are a lovely sweep but fancy something a bit wider now. they were quite wide back in 97 (!) think they're 24" but wouldn't mind having a go at 30" plus just to try it.
. A Halfords Carrera is every bit as good as a Specialized, Trek etc, it's just down to brand identity.
I'd agree at entry level, you prbably do get a better value bike buying a carrera over a hardrock for instance. The components will most likely be higher spec. But they are targeted at a specific Market. And specialized spend a small fortune making you think you need one 🙂
Gotta disagree with talkemada about the whole "all bars are the same made in a taiwanese factory with different logos put on them" fact... True, a lot of bars are... But then you get to the likes of Easton/Raceface/Sunline (and possibly a few other top end brands) with their top of the line bars, and the extra quality is obvious usually.
The cheaper Easton bars are made in the same factories in Taiwan, but cost loads more. There's no difference in quality.
All bar (!) the high-end alu and carbon bars are made in Far Eastern factories. You're deluding yourself if you think otherwise. The Decathlon bars I bought for £12.95 are every bit as good as stuff I've seen for double, even treble that. I wish they still did the really light carbon wrap £17.95 bars... 🙁
easton carbons are made in mexico, in eastons own factory iirc,
talkemada-those 24seven ones im selling are the same as decathlon carbonwrap, same factory there i think, just double the price
Nuke proof ,wide and light and not too expensive
Easton ea30, good length and good bar
Race face atlas FR. 1/2" rise and really wide, confidence inspiring to say the least and pretty strong.
The cheaper Easton bars are made in the same factories in Taiwan, but cost loads more. There's no difference in quality.
I know
All bar (!) the high-end alu and carbon bars are made in Far Eastern factories. You're deluding yourself if you think otherwise.
Again, I know
I was referring to the higher end stuff...
The point I was making was that sometimes a decent bar is worthwhile if someone will notice the difference. I've seen plenty of cheap ally bars break all too easily in the past to buy cheap myself. I'd rather spend £40 on a handlebar knowing that it's got a 5 year warranty that is backed up, rather than £15-20 on one that is likely to break come the first sign of abuse... Regardless of the name printed on it!
£15-20 one probably only as likely to break as the £40+ one. The more expensive one will just be lighter or shinier.
The rest is purely marketing bullshit. Seriously; it's a metal tube ffs.
High-end carbon ones are a slightly different story however.
Shh now! CSI's on.