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Spank Oozy 760 Ltd Vibrocore bars


Even in a crowded market a really outstanding product can come along that resets the benchmark, and when it comes to alloy bars that's exactly what the Vibrocores do.

At 242g for 760mm they're light but it's how they come to be that light that makes the difference. Tube walls are carefully extruded in an 'Xtreme Gradual Taper' design that thins them from the centre before thickenening them up again at the tips. A computer-controlled press then bends the bars symmetrically. This minimises the chance of weak spots, putting metal exactly where it's needed.

The subtle shaping gives the bars a damped feel as though you're riding with slightly reduced tyre/fork pressure. That leaves your arms fresher after long rocky descents and reduces fatigue over a whole day of riding. It even made the tyres and fork feel smoother when we swapped between different bars to check we weren't imagining the effect.

There's no excess lex or bounce creating this subtle comfort and the relatively aggressive six-degree bend in 5 or 15mm rise options gives the Vibrocores authority on the trail. They're designated as XC-enduro bar, but we've been battering them down black runs without any worrying creaks or fatigue marks.

PRICE 112$


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