SaabFan

Anyone have one of these bars? 350 grams!

https://www.all3sports.com/product_in...85bee14097d67f



They look awesome, but also pretty much non-adjustable. I'm interested in hearing reviews, plus more detailed dimensions and comments about adjustability.

spiderbike

I prefer a little arc on the bull horns where the brake levelers are so that you don't fall off if you need to quickly break...If they were carbon covered and integrated with a stem they would be really interesting.

SaabFan

Carbon covered? They're 100% carbon. I like the fact that they're not integrated with a stem, since it gives the rider one more point of adjustment (well, three really - if you count stem length, stem rise angle, and angle of the bars in the stem.)

Triguy

I think real world numbers are coming in around 425. But still, damn light.

Sprocket Man

$499?? Yikes!!

SaabFan

Compare it to all-in-ones from HED, Oval, Zipp, Blackwell, etc. It's lighter than probably 99% of the competition, and a fraction of the price of some of those ($1200 for the Zipp or Blackwell bars!). Just about the only all-in-ones that are cheaper are Profile and Vision Tech, but this bar is somewhere around half the weight.

Sprocket Man

I'm not disagreeing with anything you've said. Still, $499 is a lot of cash to drop for handlebars that will give you no practical performance difference than less expensive products from Profile or Vision Tech.



edit: I had some time to think about what I've posted and I realize that I've spent hundreds, perhaps thousands of dollars on bike accessories that don't offer any kind of performance advantage at all. So I would be a hypocrite to criticize anyone else for doing the same. That said, go buy those sexy m-----f---ing bars!

SaabFan

Arguably, I've outruled the bars from Profile and Vision, since I don't want a stem built-in. For one thing, I've grown fond of being able to flip the stem up at the beginning of the season when I'm not so flexible yet.

I've casually considered other one-piece bars (Oval A900) but the thing that blows me away about the Easton is that it's a good 300 - 400 hundred grams lighter than anything else out there - more like 500g lighter than my current vision base bar/profile aero bar combo. That's probably enough to make a difference on some hilly events (PLENTY of those around here, both multisport and TT), but I'll agree it totally doesn't justify $500. The MAIN reason I'm attracted to them is the pure sexiness factor, as you've identified.

spiderbike

everbody is entitled to one sweet component a year...just how high is this on your list. If you can afford and don't really need any wheels or new bike in the forseeable future then why not. Hey you deserve it...

you might be able to get some cash for your set up now to offset the price........

SaabFan

I already have lots of the common goodies - disk, aero front wheel, etc. The only other "splurge" I'm considering right now is ultralight climbing wheels (there are some HILLY TT's and multisport events here), but I think this bar offers more bang/buck for weight loss, vs. what I'd have to spend to drop the same amount of weight on wheels.

Then again, I don't currently have an aero helmet, but after reading a lot of the lashback after the infamous MIT study, I'm not really convinced they do too much. . .

Triguy

Don't be fooled. The MIT guys have been misquoted more than anyone around. Most of the stuff that was said about aero helmets by them was later misinterpreted by others. What should be understood from them is that an aero helmet is significant. From what I've seen an LG Rocket is worth 30-60 seconds(I believe Rudy's syton was in the area of 30-45), and this was not just MIT testing.

spiderbike

I've never worn an aero helmet but they look extremely hot. I'd probably be better off wearing my atmos helmet and being cool on a long tri then wearing the aero helmet and overheating. That being said for a time trial I'd probably wear one.

Again if I was making the choice between the integrated aero bars and a aero helmet I'd go with the bars becasue I would use them so much more often. Everytime you ride your tri bike you get to enjoy the bars but you'll probably only get to use the helmet in TT.

airsoft510

Those are great bars. The only downside is the limited adjustability...

They are:
-Light
-aero/ simple]
-stiff
-great shape (not straight so it doesn't hurt wrists, and horizontal bull horns)

What else do you need?