Geometry: 800mm Wide / 35mm Dia. / Sweep 8° Back 5° Up
Weight: 20mm Rise (220g) 35mm Rise (225g)
Max Stem Clamp Width: 65mm
Max Stem Clamp Torque: 6Nm
Max Lever Clamp Torque: 5Nm
Minimum Trim width: 740mm Colour: Black. Decal kits: Available in Red, Green, Blue, Orange, Purple & White
Pros:
much more comfortable than an alloy bar.
OneUp offer a colour kit, there are 13 colour options.
horizontally stiff, very so, so it will be very harsh if you don’t adjust the angle properly.
Durability seems to be good, I’ve had a brutal crash, but never had a direct hit on the bar.
Cons:
Only two rises are offered, 20mm and 35mm. But 35mm works for me with this bike.
Coating scratches off easily.
Harder to get bar end plugs in than regular bars, but not a big deal. On my bar the holes were not 100% round, so installing bar end plugs required to loosen the bolt more and push it in. This is probably intended to be like this to make the bar stiff horizontally.
After installing it I did a few tests, it consisted of cornering, slamming the front wheel to the ground, bunny hops, riding into bumps, curbs, and bumpy terrain. I could the small chatter more, and bunny hops got harsher, I felt the bar was stiffer.
But I also tried flexing the bar by pushing down on it, I could tell there was more resistance to flexing.
I needed a higher riser bar, I’ve searched for several days, I could not find any, I’ve looked at many international retailers and all Norwegian retailers, I did not find any for a while, but then I contacted the Norwegian distributor(Ville Sykler) but they did not have any, so they directed me to Sykleriet.
Race Face bar was too low, and I eventually found a retailer that had a tall handlebar.
Now my position is more upright, my arms are more relaxed, and less fatigue in my upper body, So I don’t regret it.
After testing lower stem setups I ended up at the previous stem setup. I managed to tweak the back sweep and up sweep to fit me well.
The bar has neat indicators, this will help you set up the bar at the right angle every time.
Some pics show me riding with the new Burgtec bar.
Me riding with the new Burgtec bar at Skansehytta 09 Sep, 2021 Picture taken by Smaalenene SK
Me riding with the new Burgtec bar at Skansehytta 09 Sep, 2021 Picture taken by Smaalenene SK
So far I have nothing to say about the longevity and durability, but I suspect the handlebar will take major abuse which even budget options from the known brands do.
I won’t go too deep with technical stuff and specs, which have already been mentioned in other reviews, here are my experiences with these bars so far.
The bar dampen vibrations well, the bar feels great, it was a huge improvement from 720 Bontrager race lite bar and stem.
Feel:
The bar definitely has good amount of flex/compliance, and smoothens the small chatter and big hits.
August 2021 I tried trying Burgtec Ride High, So I have something in same width to compare to, The Burgtec bar is a lot harsher, both bars were installed on a Renthal Apex 35 33mm stem. I had to get a higher riser bar, so when i found one I went for it, the 20mm rise was already too low on my previous bike, but even on my new bike it was too low, and with me trying 165mm cranks, with saddle higher it got worse, so I had to do it.
After installing it I did few tests, it consisted of cornering, slamming front wheel to the ground, bunny hops, riding into bumps, and bumpy terrain. I could the small chatter mor, and bunny hops got harsher, I felt the bar was stiffer.
But I also tried flexing the bar by pushing down on it, I could tell there was more resistance to flexing.
After testing lower stem setups I ended up at the previous stem setup. I managed to tweak back sweep and up sweep to fit me well.
When I got this bar it was along with a Race Face Atlas stem, which turned out to not be up to my standards as I kept having issues with loose bolts, butt Renthal Apex was problem free, held on to the barr even in rapid temp changes and hard riding, with Loctite 243 of course, but of course any bolts can eventually loosen a little bit, but the Atlas stem had an extreme case. I did not notice any difference in feel between these stems with this bar.
Some flex can be felt if you get some weight on the bar, for example with some front wheel trails moves, but nothing too crazy, but on the trial when shredding hard, there is no awkward feeling, these handlebars feel great, the definitely dampend vibrations, but they won’t eliminate vibrations completely, that’s impossible, with narrow studded tyres, rough winter conditions can cause a lot of vibrations which will be felt even with silicone grips, I have not tried wider studded tyres yet, But I am quite sure it would improve degrease vibrations, but for summer riding, these bars have been great they dampened vibrations well, combined with silicone grips, they were a good combo, but harder you ride more dampening you would want, So that’s why I have ordered Rev grips.
Survived several crashes:
The handlebars survived several crashes, I have jumped off these two skatepark ramps, and landed on the handlebar, no damage was done, I rode hard for several months later and no cracks.
I have also crashed while climbing a bike path, due to my joint slippage issues I accidentally did a brutal turn to the left and lost control of the bike, and the bike slammed hard down on the asphalt, there was no damage to the bars, but I bruised my shoulder.
I have noticed some white spots on the end of the bar, it’s probably just clear coat damage, it only happened on one of the two bars I got.
I have been riding through summer & winter, and the bars performed well, some say to avoid carbon in the cold, I have been riding in at least down to -10C, without any issues so far.
These bars are a great choice if you like colour matching bars for a custom build or improve the look of your current bike, but the white/silver look will fit any bike.
Some people have told me about their concerns with safety and durability of these bars, but I’ve not had any issues, some had SSIXC35 bars snap, but I’ve not had any issues with any of the two bars. I can’t know if the riders had damaged their bar and they eventually snapped or what happen, but no issues with this. I don’t know if quality control or manufacturing process has improved, or what else has happen, I just know these bars have been working great for me, apart from being too low, but i took good care of them.
Some other reviews:
No need for me to mention everything every other review mentioned So you can read these reviews too.
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