Fatbar LightThe Fatbar Light is Renthal's new trail-width handlebar. It's lighter than it's bigger brother, the Fatbar, but it is just as strong. This is possible because the bar width has been reduced from 780mm to 740mm. The smaller width means less leverage going through the rise, so they have been able to reduce the material there as it's no longer needed. We took a look at Renthal's testing last year and it's clear they're not the kind of company to make this kind of claim unless they were completely sure of it. While they have reduced the width, they have not altered the shape of the bar, so they will be instantly familiar to anyone who has used a Renthal bar before. Once again, there are no colour options available, just this lovely gold finish. They are available from a nearly flat 10mm rise to a BMX-feeling 40mm.
Fatbar Lights details:- Available in 10, 20, 30 and 40mm rises
- High strength 7 series aluminium alloy
- Optimised lightweight tapered tube
- Shot peened for increased fatigue life
- Corrosion and abrasion resistant hard anodised finish
- 31.8mm clamping diameter
- Weight: 269-271g
- MSRP: $84.95 USD
Lock-on GripsThese are arguably the most-awaited grips of the last few years. It's no secret that Renthal have been working on these for several years, but weren't prepared to release them until they felt they were perfect. This obsessive pursuit of the right product lead them to move away from the system ODI and similar grips use where the collars are separate from the grip. With these the grip is bonded onto the collar. Renthal say this means no more loose grips, it also means that when your grips are done you can't just replace the rubber. It's not a huge cost and, in honesty, in our experience most people tend to replace the whole grip anyway. Like their previous grips, these are available in a huge range of compounds, including their magic kevlar flavour, which manage to be both soft and last forever. When they passed the super-soft compound to their World Cup riders, they found them too soft and there was too much movement in the grip for that kind of ultra-aggressive riding. Fortunately Renthal test their products at a range of levels and for their local testers doing more relaxed loops they were a real favourite as they were so comfortable. This approach for testing their products is something they are rightly very proud of, if it had solely been down to the racers the super-soft grips would have never seen the light of day.
Lock-on grip details:- Available in medium, soft, super comfort and kevlar compounds
- CNC aluminium locking collars
- Integrated central core for all-weather security on the handlebar
- Soft, Medium and Super Comfort - MSRP $29.99
- Kevlar - MSRP $32.99
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. In all seriousness though the kevlar rubber seems like an awesome idea that would be perfect for dj/street riding when mixed up with a mushroom pattern. Comfy, grippy and long-lasting.
