XC Bars

[climberman]

What's worth looking at in the better end of mid range?

Carbon the go?

Am looking to source and price a build and have no good idea on what's great in bars at the moment, other than ones to drink in in Wollongong for the over 40's.

Cheers.

 

[MarioM]

Carbon are definately the go . The amount of chatter they reduce is amazing giving you a better feel in my opinion . I have Crank Bros cobalt 2 XC flat on one and FSA SL-K with slight rise on the other . Now you will have the headache of wondering which to get and in what rise or do i go flat and what length !

 

[teK--]

I used easton havoc carbon on my xc bike they were great only 750 wide. Before that easton carbon money bar 690mm

 

[creaky]

For value/quality/weight I can't go past easton EC70 wide flat. There are better quality bars (e.g. Syntace) that have a better damping ability but the Eastons are great and come in 720mm which is pretty good for XC.

 

[Ackland]

What's your budget and what width/shape are you after?

I'd certainly recommend carbon...

For example.... Syntace make tons of different carbon bars.... 8 degree and 12 degree backsweep with ranges from -10mm to +35mm heights (relative to the centre of bar)

 

[pistonbroke]

For value/quality/weight I can't go past easton EC70 wide flat. There are better quality bars (e.g. Syntace) that have a better damping ability but the Eastons are great and come in 720mm which is pretty good for XC.

I run the EC70 in 685mm on a couple of my bikes and really like them. To me the carbon bars have a softer plastic feel and alloy feel hard and stiff.
I bought Easton because I can't afford Syntace.

 

[fitzroybikeco]

Carbon for sure, I have some SWorks riser bars in the For Sale section. You can try them if you're in Melbourne.

russ

 

[pharmaboy]

Most seem to run carbon, most popular width in XC is around the 680 - 700 range. Most popular overall would be the easton ec70 (685 width), then Ritchie then a crap load of other brands.

Whether you want flat or low rise will depend on your current position height and what you prefer - do you want your hands to be lower or higher , any hand problems , or perineum pressure you need to measure.

About 9degrees back sweep seems pretty popular as well

 

[smr]

I love Easton, I have 4 bikes and run EC70 on 3 of then and Havoc on the other.

 

[climberman]

Cheers folks. Looks like I'll plumb for an Easton ec70.... sounds about my budget/quality crossover point