[davep]

thought some out there might like to see these:

I am even more happy than I thought I would be as they are actually wider than 29".
Same great shape and finish as the 28" V1's, just ~ 29.5 wide,



Thanks Jason!!!! I owe you a beer.

 

[hungryleprican]

about time!

 

[davep]

Don't you have homework to do??

 

[yuroshek]

29 3/8'' huh? man i need new bars after my wreck last weekend. those look sexy mmm.

 

[DhDork]

Is it going to be the same price though?

 

[jvnixon]

Is it going to be the same price though?

yes it is

 

[TGR]

sweetness, me needs to get ahold one of thse bars + their boxxer integrated stem... they are so nice

 

[dexterq20]

29" is overkill. Hell, I think my 28" Sunline bars feel ridiculously wide.

 

[davep]

To each thier own... You can always shorten them if you want....not so easy to make them wider if that is what you desire.

The way I see it....no down side

 

[Yev]

where can you order these?

 

[davep]

Sunline should have them in stock shortly. Soon after that BTI etc..then your LBS...then you.

You could contact Sunline/661 for a dealer in your area. http://www.sixsixone.com/Contact.aspx

 

[karpi]

so sweet, finally! any numbers for the wieght?

 

[davep]

I do have weights and pics on scales of both 28" and 29+" ers.....I need to size the photos and upload them etc.
I need to sleep now though...I will get them up in the A.M.

I want to say the 28 ers were ~ 275g and the big'uns were ~ 300g, but I dont remember exactly.

tomorrow...

 

[Red Bull]

29" is overkill. Hell, I think my 28" Sunline bars feel ridiculously wide.

Keep in mind things like bar width are personal preference...

 

[jvnixon]

The bars i measured to 744mm(almost 29.5") sunline weigh 309g

 

[bdamschen]

One of these days we're all going to have trouble fitting through trees....

 

[Huck Banzai]

One of these days we're all going to have trouble fitting through trees....

You fit THROUGH trees? I need to learn that - can you post a tutorial?



How about those FSA Gravity 800mm - I understand thats a limited run (and done) but that they may do it again. 31.5"!!

 

[jasons]

Sunline bars in 29.5" will be in stock on 10/16 and as Jason said, they are the same price as last years V1 bars. I stopped at 29.5" because you have to thicken the walls as you go wider to compensate for the extra leverage. If you go crazy wide you have to thicken the walls more. Most people won't keep them that wide. So, you end up cutting off the bars but have a bar that is heavier than it needs to be for it's width. I thought that 29.5" was a good compromise for a wider bar without a big weight penalty. You still cut it down to 28" without it being much heavier than the original 28" wide bars.

 

[Jensen]

so how does the OP like these? i can get the 28" v1's for cheap, or wait till tomorrow and get the wider's? they worth the extra money?

 

[jvnixon]

i can get the 28" v1's for cheap, or wait till tomorrow and get the wider's? they worth the extra money?

Read much? They're the same MSRP price

 

[seth505]

I don't need bars that wide personally but on a sidenote yes Jason is the man. I think 29.5" makes a lot of sense with the crop of people that want wider bars lately, but leave the freakishly wide for other companies to deal with.

 

[ire]

Great.....if you need to club a baby seal. Nice looking bars, but I don't buy into the super wide bar thing

 

[mattmatt86]

those bars feel great, I rode them yesterday on Geritt Beytagh's bike. they are 34mm wider than my Tuvativ Team bars and they are the same weight.

 

[muddy beast]

wow thats pretty wide...nice.

 

[demo 9]

wow..

 

[davep]

so how does the OP like these? i can get the 28" v1's for cheap, or wait till tomorrow and get the wider's? they worth the extra money?

To be honest, I have not ridden them (google seattle weather..and buisy all weekend with an embedded systems programming project this past weekend) but they feel good in my hands.

I have (at least on a DH bike) ridden for the past several years with half my palms hanging off my bars. After a long day at whistler, I end up with bruises on my palms (and grey marks on my gloves from bar ends) from putting my hands in a more comfortable (wider) position. The 28" V1s have been great this past season (strong, light, LOW, plenty of 'flat' to position levers inboard, and good bend) and the big'uns feel all the better!

I dont think they are for everyone nor every bike set up (the 28" ers will go on the 'little bike'), but for a big high speed bike and a larger rider (I am 6' 190# and wide shoulders) they feel goooood. You can always shorten bars, but it is very difficult to stretch them.

As for getting through trees....weave...left side, then right side, then go.

 

[muddy beast]

...light, LOW, plenty...

Oh good...now I wont have to flip them upside down!

few.

 

[bizutch]

Sunline bars in 29.5" will be in stock on 10/16 and as Jason said, they are the same price as last years V1 bars. I stopped at 29.5" because you have to thicken the walls as you go wider to compensate for the extra leverage. If you go crazy wide you have to thicken the walls more. Most people won't keep them that wide. So, you end up cutting off the bars but have a bar that is heavier than it needs to be for it's width. I thought that 29.5" was a good compromise for a wider bar without a big weight penalty. You still cut it down to 28" without it being much heavier than the original 28" wide bars.

But did you fatigue test them to failure mounted upside down so that even the morons are safe from themselves?




Oh..and yeah Garrit's bike looked "odd" with them on it. Kip had to borrow it to do his race run and he's a tall dude. He seemed pretty happy...but then again I forgot to ask him how he made out in the S turns after the wallride.

 

[jasons]

We only test the 2 inch rise ones upside down. I figure if you are going to turn the bars upside down, you might as well go all the way

By the way, they are in stock now.

 

[Yev]

i can't seem to find them on the sunline website...where are they in stock or how can you order?

yev

 

[Dogboy]

i can't seem to find them on the sunline website...where are they in stock or how can you order?

yev

http://www.sixsixone.com/Products_SunlineCycling.aspx

 

[Yev]

i dont see any 29.5" bars on there , just the stuff they had before

 

[jasons]

Just order the V1 bar in the 19mm rise. The discription has not been updated yet to the 29.5" spec. We sold out of the 28" wide ones before we got these, so you will get he wider ones in the 19mm rise. The inventory on the site doesn't update immediately. You can also call in and ask for Debbie if you want to do it that way. The site does work much better though. She gets slammed with calls and has a hard time getting all of the lines.

 

[MinorThreat]

Ah, there we go. I was waiting for Jason to chime in on this one.

 

[norcalbiker]

I know the threads a few weeks old, but i Just ordered my 29ers today. Il report on them after I get a few rides on them. They will be going with the boxxer direct mount stem. Definately the only 29er I would ever ride.

 

[4130biker]

I have had this bar and stem on my 888 for one season and I'm stoked on it. The bars feel great, and the stem shortened up my bike just enough. Do I have to think about changing the bars out anytime soon because they're so light?

 

[frznnomad]

okay it is deffinatly a great thing that we have 29.5" bars for those that deffinatly need them or the ones that like the feel of a wider bar. the only problem is that these are the only bars out there right now that i like and well they are way to wide. is it possible ( is there enough flat space) to cut them down to the 710mm which is perfect for me. thanks for the help and sorry to derrail the glory of this thread i was just curious.

 

[jvnixon]

Yes you can cut them down

 

[frznnomad]

excellent thanks for the info man.

 

[davep]

The inner section (bend) of the 29" bars is the exact same as the 28" ones. It is just the flat grip area that is longer. There is plenty of room to move brakes and shifter inboard even @ 27" or or so.