Matt Burrows Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Hey guys, I thought I would give a little review on the new Inspired bars. I am one of those riders who loved the 05 Zoo risers, I had them for 2 years and couldn't break them. Before that I had broken many alu and steel bars, the only ones I would run were 400g DH bars. The Zoos were the first trials bar I trusted enough to use, and also had an awesome comfortable shape. So when they stopped making them I was a bit stuffed until the Trialtech bars came out. These have a great shape for trials, but also quite extreme and I always felt they had slightly too much upsweep. Also I thought they were a bit light for me, and although they did take a whole summer of riding and comps I did manage to snap 1 set. So onto the Inspired bars, these are about 30-40g heavier than the Trialtechs (similar weight to the old Zoos). They are the same alu and have a very similar design but just a bit thicker, so hopefully they will be even stronger. They have 1 degree less upsweep, which in my opinion is more comfortable while still being very trialsy. They certainly feel very trialsy in use and still have the same overall rise as the Trialtechs, just ever so slightly more relaxed and streety. To give an idea of my style, I ride mainly TGS with the odd street move, but also ride elite in the nationals. So don't let the 24" street label put you off, these feel like a very good trials bars and would be a great choice for the TGS bashers out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 No surprised that Deng, and now Inspired are jumping on the old 05 Zoo risers bandwagon. More choice for risers in 2010, can only be a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 They also come in a sweet box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyota200x Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Great review. They look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Great review, thanks for the effort, good to see a sensible topic on TF for a change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Nice review matt. Out of interest I would like to hear your thoughts on the rockman bars. Did you consider them? I think the main difference is that they have a bit more upsweep at the ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Burrows Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Yeah they look like nice bars, but I think would be too light for me and can't see them being any stronger than Trialtechs. Strength was a big concern as I am too old to be snapping bars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Shrewsbury Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 (edited) I got a set of these the other day. But the rise on them are very low for my riding on a 24inch, as im currenty using Azonic 2.5inch rise bars because im so tall. Ive put my white inspired bars on my DH bike and they feel so nice and comfortable. I will try a set out on a 26inch trials bike in the near future. Edited January 15, 2010 by John Shrewsbury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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