Company: MacNeil Bikes Inc.
Bars: XLT
MSRP: $84.99
Material/Tubing: Butted Mugen tubing that is 20% stronger than regular Chromo
Rise: 8.25″ or 8.75″
Backsweep: 12º
Upsweep: 4º
Crossbar Height: 6.25″
Crossbar Width: 10.55″
Colors: Matte Black, Matte Purple and Matte Green, Matte Raw
Weight: 683 grams
Other Info & Details: Full post-weld heat-treatment.
What were your goals when designing this product?
To make an uncompromising handlebar that meets riders’ needs and gives them a place to put their grips.
Why are your bars better than others, or what makes them different from others on the market?
The obvious difference is that we have a series of holes drilled through the grip area to help fight the dreaded throttle grip. The less obvious difference is that we have a little more upsweep than most other bars. The simple explanation for this is that when you have 1 degree of upsweep and pull your bars back from vertical, the ends of the bars start to point toward the ground. With our 4 degrees of upsweep the grips are pretty much parallel with the ground.
-Darcy Saccucci, MacNeil
Company: MacNeil Bikes Inc.
Bars: GS Bars
MSRP: $94.99
Material/Tubing: Butted Mugen tubing that is 20% stronger than regular Chromo
Rise: 8.75″
Backsweep: 12º
Upsweep: 4º
Crossbar Height: 6.25″
Crossbar Width: 10.55″
Colors: Matte Black, Matte Purple and Matte Green, Matte Raw
Weight: 692 grams
Other Info & Details: Full post-weld heat-treatment.
What were your goals when designing this product?
To make an uncompromising handle bar that meets riders’ needs and gives them a place to put their grips…and stop those grips from sliding down.
Why are your bars better than others, or what makes them different from others on the market?
Besides the holes under the grip area just like our XLT bars, we have added a pair of grip stops that stop your grips from migrating down toward your crossbar.
-Darcy Saccucci, MacNeil
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