Opinions of Ritchey WCS Carbon Evolution SL?
02-11-08, 03:51 PM
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Opinions of Ritchey WCS Carbon Evolution SL?
I am not happy with the shape of the bars that came on my Tarmac SL. I like to have a level and smooth transition to the hoods, as on my TCR:
The bars on the tarmac have flat tops and are designed with the transition to the hoods below the top, and by rotating the bars to get the transition I wanted, a) the drops are at the wrong angle, b) the flat tops are angled funny, and c) the reach is too far:
I'm looking at the WCS Carbon Evolution SL, it appears in the pictures and on the spec sheet to have a profile similar to the bars on my TCR (Bontrager of some sort). I like Ritchey products, I have a 4AXIS on both bikes and a WCS seatpost on the TCR. Opinions? Alternatives?
The bars on the tarmac have flat tops and are designed with the transition to the hoods below the top, and by rotating the bars to get the transition I wanted, a) the drops are at the wrong angle, b) the flat tops are angled funny, and c) the reach is too far:
I'm looking at the WCS Carbon Evolution SL, it appears in the pictures and on the spec sheet to have a profile similar to the bars on my TCR (Bontrager of some sort). I like Ritchey products, I have a 4AXIS on both bikes and a WCS seatpost on the TCR. Opinions? Alternatives?
02-11-08, 04:16 PM
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Might also look at the Easton EC90 SLX3. Not perfectly flat, but a nice shape that's in the same league at the Ritchey. No experience with either, but both are on my short list of carbon bars for much the same reason. I opted for something else entirely, though.
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I have the Aluminum WCS bars, and they seem to do what you want to with my SRAM Red.
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