[DirtyMike]

Brought me these, Nice fast shipping from Azonic...Thanks

Azonic World force bars, 711 MM wide, 1 in wide.......Will take some getting used to, but....I think I can handle that. Before it was Raceface Diabolous DH 28In, so not a huge change in width, but damn its noticable lower in the front.

 

[Sshields32]

Nice bars though. real nice. They look really weird to me for some reason though. They just go straight out and up from the stem, no bends. it just seems weird to me.

you spelled brought wrong btw.

 

[DirtyMike]

Nice bars though. real nice. They look really weird to me for some reason though. They just go straight out and up from the stem, no bends. it just seems weird to me.

you spelled brought wrong btw.

They come back, the bends are way smoother than I expected them to be, no real defeinition to the bends themselves.

 

[buildyourown]

711mm? That's a XC bar by today's standards.

Seriously though. I run those on my trail bike. Once you go 30, you throw away all bars under 710mm.

 

[DirtyMike]

711mm? That's a XC bar by today's standards.

Seriously though. I run those on my trail bike. Once you go 30, you throw away all bars under 710mm.

I couldnt imagine running 800's like I see others doing, Might as well go moto at that point.


Funny thing is, I was actually looking for bars for the enduro when I came across these....going to put the Diabolous on the enduro now.....so that bike is going from 25's to 28's

 

[3D.]

Might as well go moto at that point.

or have the most controllable front end you've ever had

 

[Kanye West]

Azonic bars = death.

Sorry, but it's pretty much a fact. Keep an eye on those things.

 

[dhmike]

nice bars dirty !

 

[SDH Racing]

Azonic bars = death.

Sorry, but it's pretty much a fact. Keep an eye on those things.

I've been riding their bars since the 90's and have never had an issue with them. Only one time, after having the same bars for almost 4 years in a row did they break because the way the bike landed was upside down on the handlebars themselves. But considering the past years of abuse they took its understandable.

 

[Kntr]

Ive never had problems with their bars breaking, just bending.

 

[Kanye West]

I've seen more than enough of their almost brand new bars snap on people almost killing them. I have also seen their stems rip right in half too.

 

[IH8Rice]

Azonic bars = death.

Sorry, but it's pretty much a fact. Keep an eye on those things.

i never broke a set of handlebars until last year.
my World Force bars snapped off on a 3' to flat on Jack at Diablow...scary sh!t indeed. thankfully i landed in the only patch of grass that was 2'x2'.
the bars were about a year old too. they did offer me a replacement one at the time, but i never sent it in (maybe i should still try).

 

[gemini2k]

i never broke a set of handlebars until last year.
my World Force bars snapped off on a 3' to flat on Jack at Diablow...scary sh!t indeed. thankfully i landed in the only patch of grass that was 2'x2'.
the bars were about a year old too. they did offer me a replacement one at the time, but i never sent it in (maybe i should still try).

Ya, that happened to one of our buddies, except he didn't land on grass, he crashed into a metal pole...and the fell onto some concrete and slid down it. And his bars were like 3 months old, barely a scratch on them. Oh ya, and the bars broke when he was bunny hopping up a curb. And he doesn't crash much if at all.

 

[norbar]

I couldnt imagine running 800's like I see others doing, Might as well go moto at that point.

You could as well try them and cut them if you didn't like them. I've seen really small people run 760's and love them and I have no friends who've gone back.

 

[Kanye West]

Ya, that happened to one of our buddies, except he didn't land on grass, he crashed into a metal pole...and the fell onto some concrete and slid down it. And his bars were like 3 months old, barely a scratch on them. Oh ya, and the bars broke when he was bunny hopping up a curb. And he doesn't crash much if at all.

These particular bars had never been crashed on, once. They also broke from the bottom up (so from pulling up on the bars). Azonic B****ty2's for the win.

 

[DirtyMike]

Trying to scare me and all....all I can say is......5 year unconditional warranty.

 

[norbar]

Trying to scare me and all....all I can say is......5 year unconditional warranty.

I didn't know they warrantied body parts

 

[Kanye West]

When they DO break, are you really going to want another of the same set of bars? I bet that will make you feel all nice and cozy as you are having handlebar shrapnel extracted from your midsection.

Probably exaggerating...a little. But aren't you a pretty big dude to begin with? I'd be getting the best damn bars you could find. I'm a welterweight and I sweat these things.

 

[DirtyMike]

Yeah Im a bigger guy, around 240ish, Ive enver seen a broken set of azonics, Ive seen broken funn's Broken sunlines, but havent seen froken Azonics. I ride hard......But not that hard. We will see how it goes, I am also very good about inspecting my gear, so if Isee anything I dont like.....Ill ship them out.

 

[KavuRider]

Nice!
I tried the Kore 32" flat bars. The low front end was nice, but my bad shoulder couldn't handle the width (surgery to repair a torn cuff). It kept getting torqued whenever I landed a jump or drop. I'm back on 27" bars right now - perfect, no issues whatsoever.

To each's own.

 

[norbar]

I always wonder why it's 800mm or 710mm for people. There is a lot of space in between. I know I'd never go 800 but same goes for 710. 730/745/760 seem like reasonable lengths for most people.

 

[buildyourown]

I always wonder why it's 800mm or 710mm for people. There is a lot of space in between. I know I'd never go 800 but same goes for 710. 730/745/760 seem like reasonable lengths for most people.

Lot's of companies make a 760mm. I think Gravity may be the only ones making a full 800. And yes, the 800 is silly. It is rideable, but I think I'm ready to cut 1" off of it and I'm tall and have very broad shoulders.

 

[DirtyMike]

Lot's of companies make a 760mm. I think Gravity may be the only ones making a full 800. And yes, the 800 is silly. It is rideable, but I think I'm ready to cut 1" off of it and I'm tall and have very broad shoulders.

Funny thing is, had a kid asking me to order him up a set of 760mm bars... I told him flat out....Dude, those are WAY to wide for you....His shoulders are litterally 34cm wide....I tried explaining to him that he would have great feel on the straights, but he will lose out of cornering, his build just cant support bars like that, and that he would be too stretched out.....He heard I got these, and gave me a bunch of **** about it...I had to remind him My shoulders are a full 50cm wide, and that I can actually get the full benefit of wide bars on my bike.


I think the bigger thing about 800mm bars coming out is that they are marked for cutting down, and that Manf's are realizing instead of making all sizes available, its easier to sell one giagantic size, and index them for cutting to whatever size a rider wants. From a business perspective, it makes sense to me, as a custoemrs perspective.....I dont care, as long as they still honor warranty when I do cut them down.

 

[Huck Banzai]

Wide bars, Flat bars. Wide & Flat bars! 5'5" cats running the same width as 6'5" cats!

What will next years fancy trend be?

 

[DirtyMike]

29er DH bikes???

 

[norbar]

Funny thing is, had a kid asking me to order him up a set of 760mm bars... I told him flat out....Dude, those are WAY to wide for you....His shoulders are litterally 34cm wide....I tried explaining to him that he would have great feel on the straights, but he will lose out of cornering, his build just cant support bars like that, and that he would be too stretched out.....He heard I got these, and gave me a bunch of **** about it...I had to remind him My shoulders are a full 50cm wide, and that I can actually get the full benefit of wide bars on my bike.


I think the bigger thing about 800mm bars coming out is that they are marked for cutting down, and that Manf's are realizing instead of making all sizes available, its easier to sell one giagantic size, and index them for cutting to whatever size a rider wants. From a business perspective, it makes sense to me, as a custoemrs perspective.....I dont care, as long as they still honor warranty when I do cut them down.

Well I'm probably as slim as the kid and same goes for my friend who is like 165cm high and as slim as me and we both love our 760. Was sceptical and ready to cut to 730 but the improvement could be felt right away and I kept the bars that way.