Renthal Fatbars

When it comes to handle bars, Renthal would be on the top of most peoples list if you are from the dirt moto world. Their reputation for producing super strong high quality bars is legendary. They have been producing bars for mountain bikes for about a year now, the DH worthy Fatbar being the one thats seen no shortage of action on the World Cup Downhill stage. The Renthal range is now being imported into NZ and I have been riding a pair of the Fatbars for a few weeks now.

About 4 years ago I was talked into ditching my high end trail/all mountain carbon bars in favor of similar alloy ones. I had no idea that a really good alloy bar could be so much stiffer and give so much more control than an equivalent carbon bar. The small increase in weight was not even worth considering for the performance gained.

The Renthal Fatbar steps it up another few notches being much stiffer again compared to what I was previously using. You can really feel the whole front of your bike is much more solid, particularly when landing jumps. The bar also gives you a greater sense of what is happening with your front wheel. More control to ride faster in gnarly terrain!

All the Renthal products are available through my shop www.blackpeakcycles.com