Skip to main content

Superstar Lithium Carbon handlebar

Superstar Lithium Carbon handlebar

CHEAP AND CARBON are two words you rarely want to hear used together, but we've had no issues with this carbon bar from direct-sale specialists Superstar.

At 780mm wide, it's both downhill and trail bike friendly, while cut marks mean it can easily be reduced all the way down to 700mm. Our test bar tipped the scales at just 253g uncut, making it only slightly heavier than bars costing more than twice as much. The eight degrees of backsweep place your weight a little further back than some more aggressively designed bars, but the familiar five-degree upsweep figure means it doesn't feel too different. On the trail it's stiff without being brutally so.

PRICE 105$

Superstar Lithium Carbon handlebar

Superstar Lithium Carbon handlebar

Superstar Lithium Carbon handlebar

Superstar Lithium Carbon handlebar

Popular posts from this blog

EVOC Bike Bag Pro

While Ryanair or Easyjet will never be bywords for glamour, at least your bike can fly in style with the new EVOC Bike Bag Pro.

Alpinestars Stratus gloves

The Stratus gloves from Alpinestars offer a decent amount of protection from the cold and wet without compromising control at the bars.

Cannondale Trail SL 29 SS

The fat aluminium tubes are a constrast to the skinny items seen elsewhere in the test, but this rigid Cannondale uses them to create one of the most old-school - and lightest - rides here.

Merida Big Seven 100

We've rolled up to our local woods, with a meandering blue trail, some natural wooded tracks and a bit of fire road chucked into the mix to see how the Big Seven 100 tackles trails that entry-level riders are likely to cut their teeth on.

Gusset Magnum stem

SO GOOD Gusset’s 50mm stem is nicely CNC machined from 7075 alloy and the faceplate and internal steerer clamp are available in a range of five anodised colours to complement the black body. The hidden steerer clamp keeps sharp edges to a minimum and removes stress from the body of the stem. Out on the bike, the stem proved flex free and bombproof.