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suvacrew
a Triathlete
from Date Reviewed: March 2, 2008
Strengths: Looks, Weight is OK, Feel, carbon weave matches my De Rosa. Can comfortably ride w/o glovesWeaknesses: No internal cable routing, limited sizing opportunities for length and width.Bottom Line: These bars are perfect if you don't race UCI mass starts. For a rolling hills Olympic Distance Tri, these are awesome compared to full laid out 90 degree elbow TT set-up. The integrated stem feels amazingly different than the multi part alternatives, with nice feedback and a confidence inspiring stiffness when you want to just thrash someone for the next peak. Looks awesome and rarely will you see someone else with a set on your group training rides
Favorite Ride: Mt Diablo Summit RT
Price Paid:
$350.00
Purchased At: E-Bay
Similar Products Used: Ritchey Probiscus in pursuit bike and Profile T2 base w/Syntace C2 on Derosa Planet Tri set-up
Bike Setup: De Rosa Avant, Zipp 404s, DA, Fizik, FSA K
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bcasinger
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: August 31, 2007
Strengths: Stiffness, comfort, quality, hand positions.Weaknesses: Weight, graphics, cable routing options without bar wrap.Bottom Line: They may not be perfect, but I love these bars! Very comfortable with many hand positions. The little aero extensions aren't as effective as a full-blown set-up, but then I don't do any time trials either. They are just enough to tuck myself down out of the wind on a long stretch, and it is surprisingly easy to steer the bike while using them. The flat tops on the bars are very comfortable without taping them, with cork tape they are just too fat. The integrated stem and bar is the stiffest combo I have ever used, I feel very confident on them.
There are a few downsides to this bar. It weighs slightly more than a high end stem and separate bar, although it is stiffer as well. It is designed to fit Campy shift levers, so for me it does not allow my Ultegra shifters to be mounted quite high enough - good enough, but not perfect. Routing cables under the bar without wrapping is problematic - my bike shop finally used a flexible glue to stick them into the cable groove. This works great, but will be a little more difficult when it comes time to change the cable housings. Lastly, the blue and yellow graphics are a little too bold on top of the bar, fi you don't wrap the bar and if it doesn't match your paint scheme! I have a special orange/black/white flame paint job, so it doesn't look like it belongs. A custome paint job for the bar is planned.
Favorite Ride: Country roads in the Ozarks
Price Paid:
$230.00
Purchased At: Ebay
Similar Products Used: Easton, Ritchey, Kestrel, and Bontrager bars.
Bike Setup: 2007 Trek Madone 5.2SL Project One
Ultegra
Aspide saddle
Deda Synapsi bars
Shimano WH-7801-SL Tubeless Wheels
Hutchinson Fusion 2 tubeless tires
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joe
a Road Racer
from Date Reviewed: November 6, 2006
Strengths: comfort
new hand positionsWeaknesses: No cable guides, just grooves which is a problem, especially for campy, since these bars only need to be taped to the bends
more comfortable without glovesBottom Line: Stiff and very comfortable, wide swells for palms on the tops
Price Paid:
$260.00
Purchased At: ebay
Similar Products Used: alloy bars
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Fuhgetaboudit
a Recreational Rider
from Date Reviewed: January 31, 2005
Strengths: Construction and stiffness. Cable Routing and ability to fine tune shifter mountsWeaknesses: Size applications. While I know they cannot make every conceivable application, it would be nice to have a 46(44cm CTC) x 110mm or even 100mm stem length. Shortest they make is 120mm.Bottom Line: Just had to try these in place of Tirreno's. They are very stiff and solid so no worries in that department. I ride Campy and the double wide, single groove on the bottom of the bars was no problem for routing cables. I had approx. 20mm of adjustable room to mount the shifters and not limited to only one mounting platform. Bars afforded me several different new grip arrangements for my hands while riding. Nice feel on the bars without being overly wide, or overly flat in areas like FSA's or even Tirreno's. Hand placement had nice feel and swell in palm areas.
Favorite Ride: Salmon Falls & Airport to Folsom Bike Trail
Price Paid:
$365.00
Purchased At: on Ebay - New
Similar Products Used: Zipp B2's, Stella Azzurra Tirreno's, FSA K-Wing
Bike Setup: Pinarello Prince SL, All Campy Record - Compact Cranks, Neutrons for everyday - Reynolds Stratus for raceday.
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