Bike tester Martin Peukert's mobile phone rings again. On the other end, the "VR-3" handlebar test machine answers with a piercing beep. A test handlebar is broken - that much is certain. No time to lose now. The breakage must be checked, a new test piece clamped in and the machine restarted. Martin speeds off. Time is of the essence. Because a total of 60 Edellenker run through the test cycle on the testing machine, each one bent, compressed and pulled for eight hours.
15 models from eleven different manufacturers were put to the test. We tested four of each handlebar. This is a world first. Never before has such an extensive sample been taken. The result is outstanding. Nine models scored full marks. If you compare this result with past tests, carbon is the first choice as a handlebar material.
You can find these models in the test:
Bontrager Race X Lite, Control Tech Crossbow, Easton Monkeylite XC, FSA K-Force Riser, FSA K-Force Flat, Race Face Next XC (31.8), Race Face Next XC (25.4), Ritchey WCS Carbon Riser, Ritchey WCS Carbon Flat, Specialised Carbon XC Low Bar, Syncros Factory Carbon, Syntace Duraflite Carbon, Syntace Lowrider Carbon
