Syncros has slowly been building up a complete range of integrated carbon bar and stems and for 2020 they have updated the whole range with new options.
From their XC race bars designed with the help of Nino Schurter to their direct mount DH offering released last year Syncros has built up a wide range of options, with 2020 marking new features across the range, from lighter weights to new bar widths and stem length options for riders. Read on below to see the changes that have been made to each product in the range.
Syncros Fraser iC SL SEOriginally designed for Nino Schurter to get as low as possible, the Fraser iC SL special edition aims to mimic a -25° 90mm stem with 9° backsweep and a width of 740mm. For 2020 there is now another option for this specialized XC race bar and stem combo that is slightly less extreme with a design that simulates the effects of a -17° 100mm stem. Both bars sell for €450 and are claimed to weight just 220 grams.
Syncros Fraser iC SLIf you want a more standard XC bar and stem option there is the Fraser iC SL which uses the same ideas as the Hixon iC trail bar but has a 15% weight saving. This option is available in 60, 70, 80 and 90mm stem lengths with a -8° drop. The width is again 740mm and weighs the same 220 grams as the Fraser iC SL SE, but this option costs €100 less at €350.
Syncros Hixon iC SLThe Hixon iC SL first appeared on the Scott Genius back in 2018 and for 2020 it is even lighter and wider. For 2020 the Hixon iC SL widens by 20mm to 780mm wide and loses 10% of its previous weight to a claimed 260g. The new weight savings comes from a new carbon layup technique. The Hixon iC SL costs €330 and comes in 40 and 50mm stem lengths with 15mm of rise.
Syncros Hixon iC 1.0 RiseThe Hixon iC 1.0 Rise comes in an 800mm width, and for this years it now features 20mm of rise and loses some weight. The €330 bar and stem combo come in 40 and 50mm stem length and has a claimed weight of 270g for the 50mm option.
Syncros Hixon iC DHLaunched last summer with the special edition Scott Gambler the Hixon iC DH is now available to everyone. The direct mount bar and stem combo comes in just one size, a 50mm stem length and 800mm width and weighs a claimed 310g. The Hixon iC DH is available now for €350.
You can find out more about the range
here.
www.syncros.com/global/en/products/sm-syncros-components-cockpit-bars
If a mtber rides in the forest but doesn't record it to trailforks did they ride at all?
Number of broken / bent handlebars witnessed on trails = 10+, (mainly carbon)
There's something about those figures that leads me to believe that handlebars should be a separate component to the stem, even if only for economic reasons but I'm sure someone will be along shortly to explain why I'm wrong
Idk what "they" are or wtf ur on about but yes
It is "Usually" the junction point of two materials that is the weak point. Even if those materials are the same. So, a too loose or too tight stem on a carbon bar could infact cause a similar failure.
I’m interested in trying the Newmen 8* rise 8* sweep bar.
I'm trying to raise my stack height slightly and shorten my reach/pedal position slightly with a higher backsweep bar.
They save a ton of weight, so they are perfect for XC where the bike is supposed to be uncomfortable anyways and the point of racing is to be miserable, but slightly less miserable than CX so you can look down on them.
well, actually I guess you need your wrists to deal....well played Sir
it is priced on par with majority of products on the market and weights sufficiently less;
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#butwillcomment
In the real world an integrated bar and stem saves about 100g over a comparable setup. I wouldn't spend the money for the syncros setup, but I'd be more than happy to use one if it came on a bike.
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