Thursday, October 27, 2011

Misfit Psycles FME Bar

I picked up a Misfit Psycles FME handlebar today.  For $22 it's hard to go wrong.  It provides a better wrist/hand position for control, and it's almost half the weight of the factory one.


The factory Kona handlebar weights 607 grams.  The Misfit FME bar weights 336 grams.


To install it, I had to pry the stem clamp open a bit to slide the centre section of the handlebar in.  I probably could have rammed it in, but I didn't want to scratch the finish.  =)  


The FME's riding position feels similar to the bar it replaced, and has more handlebar/knee clearance for tight, slow speed turns.

UPDATE NOVEMBER 11, 2011: The price of the handlebar went up.  Yikes!

UPDATE NOVEMBER 18, 2011: The extra bit of drop and reach from this bar puts extra weight over the front wheels. The bike feels more balanced and puts me in a slightly more aggressive riding position.  

UPDATE NOVEMBER 28, 2010: I can feel the handlebar flex a little on rough surfaces.  It takes a little edge off the bumps.