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Review: Easton EC70 Wide Carbon Flat Bar

In addition to its sheer sexiness factor, carbon offers the very tangible bonuses of light weight and vibration damping. While some people want to dispute the effectiveness of using carbon for certain bike components, there’s really no dispute about how effective carbon is for handlebars. In addition to lightening the front end considerably, carbon bars …

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Review: Spank Oozy Stem and Oozy LTD Handlebars

Here’s the gist of an email conversation I had with our tech editor Syd a couple of months ago: Syd: I’m sending you some 740mm bars and a 50mm stem from Spank Industries. Me: Wait, you do remember that I ride an XC 29er, right? Syd: Shut up and install them. You’ll love ’em! So …

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Review: Thomson Downhill Handlebar

Thomson released several new handlebar models in 2012, including an aluminum downhill bar. While Thomson’s new carbon bars are making some serious waves, they are not currently producing any carbon DH bars. When asked if they will produce a carbon bar in the future, Thomson responded: We could and we may, but downhill riding and …

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Kore OCD 7050 35mm Riser Bar and Repute Stem Review

Having ridden and reviewed Kore products in the past, I was stoked to test the OCD 7050 T6 triple butted aluminum riser bar and Repute stem. Specs This version of the OCD is 800mm wide and features a 7 degree back sweep and a 35 degree up sweep. The bar bore is stepped up to …

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RaceFace Turbine 3/4 Riser Bar and Stem Review

Along with my recent test of the RaceFace Turbine 2×10 crankset I also got a chance to try the latest RaceFace Turbine 3/4 Riser Bar and Stem on my full suspension 29er. Like the Turbine crankset, the Turbine bars and stem are lightweight enough for XC use but tough enough for AM riding. Here’s what …

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