Carbon Bars

Steve_b77

I've been contemplating buying some Carbon bars for my Specialized Pitch, but have a question or two.

Would these FSA K-Force Carbon Riser Bar be suitable for general trail centre duties, and natural kinda trail riding with a few drop off's small jumps etc, nothign more than you'd find on a Black run?

If not what would you recommend as an alternative in a similar price bracket

Anonymous

i run a set of those bars on my stumpy and even as a big old unit find them pretty good, very good at dampening trail buzz etc.

i would imagine they will be plenty strong enough for the type of riding you have described.

Andy B

Do not buy from Dave Hinde, do a search of the forum for all the problems that folks have had with this shop.

Steve_b77

Andy_B wrote:

Do not buy from Dave Hinde, do a search of the forum for all the problems that folks have had with this shop.

Mail order isn't an issue as I only live down the road from the shop and wouldn't pay for anything before I got it anyway.

I've had no problems there in the past with getting bits.

Anyway back OnT, any more views

Chaka Ping

Do you know what width they are?

You want to make sure they're not too narrow on a relatively long travel bike like yours.

Steve_b77

Thems too narrow 630mm

Amos

I've got those on my MotoLite and there strong enough for the sort of riding you want to do.

Prowlus

too short for the pitch . I mistakenly bought them for my prophet 4 ( a long travel rig) and they looked way out of proportion to the original's handlebars plus I had maneuverability issues after that . Ended up getting the k-force's bigger brother instead

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=4030

These bars feel far plusher and i could turn tighter with these babies . They may not look as attractive but they are a fine piece of kit