Light weight, stiff, carbon properties

Not cut perfectly symmetrical and decals not accurate enough to use for setting up cockpit, the right side seemed to be slightly larger diameter than the left.

I bought this to replace a super narrow 560mm Ritchey Pro Flat Bar with 5d sweep. This "2010" version has 660mm of width, 18mm rise, and 9x4 [back/up]sweep, weighs 176g, and has the thin white and red strips running horizontally across the front of the bar.

It's very common to find these on eBay with low bids from sellers located in China/Taiwan. I may have got a "factory second" with the issues I had with mine: measured across, lined up perfectly center, the right side is cut 1cm longer than the left, I had to work extra hard to get my right grip on the bar, and I had to resort to measuring from my grip end to set up my levers/shifters since the stripes weren't symmetrical either.

I got everything super snug on the bar by hand, then used a torque wrench to really tighten things up and it withstood up to 5nm (50 in pounds or so). I haven't crashed it yet, but it's holding solid down the descents. I'm less afraid of upgrading to carbon (due to stories about breaks) after this experience with it.

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Very strong and very light

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I took my bike off of a 10 foot drop off and landed only on my front tire... That means that all my weight came down on the handlebars and they are still like the day I got them! They are very strong and they soak up so many vibrations... I've used them in very rocky sections and ended up without a crack! For a cross country handlebar, they work really well for an all-mountain set-up

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Specialized Enduro mid riser

Sexy, light, survived much abuse

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Does exactly what it is supposed while being light, strong, and looking not too shabby

Beautiful Design, very strong, weighs about 160 grams

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Great product nice design, bending is minimal.

Looks, weight, vibration damping...did I say looks?

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Review for 2009 K-Force Riser:

These bars just have that right feel to them when mounted. The sweep is perfect for me and my riding style, which I believe to be aggressive XC with no huge drops (less than 3 feet to flat). They look spectacular, even more so in the sun. The graphics are not subtle...it's quite obvious FSA were going all out on the bling factor. Fine by me if they work, and they do...quite well.

Vibration damping is where I noticed the biggest improvement over aluminum. I also notice less flex zero creaking!

Durability so far is as expected after a couple of months...they are still in one piece and have no serious scratches. The clearcoat seems nice and thick and a Thomson stem grabs the grippy area quite well. Just wish they'd have clued me in to the recommended torque setting, but w/e.

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It is a awesome looking bar on my rig.!

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I have the 09 versions of this and the red and white sure look awesome on my trek. The weight reduction is great over the stock Bontrager stock bar. I combined a set of ESI chunky grips and this is a great weight savings and the look is great.

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Typical stock bars.

Stiff, Light

Perhaps not as light as other bars out there

I purchased this bar based on the reviews here, and what everyone says is true, this bar is ridiculously stiff. I really pull on these bars hard when going uphill, and I don't notice any flex at all.

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This is a great lightweight set of bars that was a great improvement to my wifes bike. She loved the vibration dampening of the carbon and the rise of the bars was perfect. She says best single improvement to her bike.

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These bars are great!

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Man I can't say enough about these bars. I combined the 09 xc riser bars with an FSA OS150 stem for a killer weight reduction. They're firm and secure when riding. Soak up vibration. Definately 5 flamin chili's for this one. Just buy em!

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sick sick sick

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look great, very light, comfortable

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i got these to replace the stock bontrager flat bars. these look much nicer and are up higher, so they are more comfortable to ride.

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