Easton EC70 XC Riser Handlebar
Better suspension technology is allowing longer travel full-suspension bikes to go faster than ever, but you need a bar that can keep up. Easton's EC70 Carbon Handlebar is wide, at 720mm, so it allows greater cornering leverage. There are two rise options; 20mm and 40mm, so you can custom-fit your riding position to be more neutral for all-mountain or more aggressive for cross-country. Obviously, the other benefit of the EC70 Carbon Handlebar has to do with the material. Nothing damps vibration as well as carbon, and no manufacturer is more experienced with the stuff than Easton. They've been working with carbon fiber for two decades. Here they use TaperWall shaping to pare away all extraneous material and to keep the bar as light as possible, all while reinforcing high stress joints, such as where the riser bar bends. All models of the EC70 Carbon Handlebar are made with Easton's EC70 Carbon. Both the 20mm and 40mm rise models feature a 9 backsweep and a 5 upsweep and are available in Matte Carbon.