thewalrus

Easton says it's 300 grams lighter, and stiffer than the same size of steel track bar...

I see one online for $389 US, or 180 british pounds. That's some money for a bar, comparing with road, it's priced up there with Cinelli and Kuota integrated stem-bar combos.

Has anyone tried one of these?

11.4

Yes. My sponsor got one in a fit of madness, couldn't sell it, and then offered it to me to try out. It's the same shape as a B123, it's actually stiffer (if you can imagine that), and it's about half the weight. Easton warranties it for life, I believe -- certainly it put up with a couple keirin crashes without hassle. It's very beefy and tough. The only issue with these bars (other than the humongous price) is the 31.8 mm clamp dimension -- if you ride a Look 496, you are dependent on one of very few prototype stems that Easton made to fit that particular bike with its nontraditional stem mounting.

teadoggg

Drool... Man, I'd love to have one of those.

CafeRacer

Remind me when I can afford one of those bikes in 10 years to spend the extra $400 and buy that bar instead of using my trusty and crusty Nitto steel one that will prolly out last me

Woofer

I have one, it was a gift. My bike weighs twenty pounds with it installed. Don't really notice a difference but dang, one has to be careful not to scratch those things.