RodTi Posted January 31, 2008 Share Hey all... Been a while. Season's greetings! Looking at buying the mtb KCNC stem and oversize handlebar...Both weigh in at about 130g each, give or take.So very light - Skandium me thinks... Anyone have these on their rides? Any good - strong enough? Thoughts/opinions/blah blah will be appreciated! Ta! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIRR Posted February 1, 2008 Share A friend of mine have them on his Scott, has never had a complaint about them, and I beleive youre right that they are skandium so pretty light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandacious Posted February 1, 2008 Share KCNC's stuff really rocks. I've got the seatpost and stem. I wanna get a set of their cranks and brake calipers. Its lighter and stronger than carbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodTi Posted February 1, 2008 Share Hey FanD... Word of caution about the cranks.... heard some rumours about a recent batch of them that didn't stand up for the duration of the 180 race a while back... bearings went or something.... Quite a few of them packed up at once... Having said that - plenty of others have apparently been running just fine - so maybe it was just a dodgy batch... Their v-brakes look really sweet. Would've saved up and got me some, but they're not compatible with dual-control pods - so unfortunately a no go... Hopefully having my stem and bar fitted tomorrow - can't wait... And then off to Lebanon - whoopee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted February 3, 2008 Share Hi Rod, I am quite interested in those KCNC bars and stems, if you don't mind me asking what did you pay per piece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1kTT Posted February 3, 2008 Share KCNC MTB stem and bar's = brilliant. Had them on my bike for a couple of months now and havnt had a single issue. Cant comment on the cranks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodTi Posted February 3, 2008 Share Hi Rod' date=' I am quite interested in those KCNC bars and stems, if you don't mind me asking what did you pay per piece?[/quote'] Hey Racer... Ja - haven't managed to go for a ride yet - but they look pretty cool, particularly the 'winged-K' logo design on the stem... Bar is pretty understated too, which just some simple white letters - which I like! Weight wise, well - dropped my ride from 10,96 to 10,84 kgs... which isn't too bad!(?).... I picked the stem up for a tad over R700, but you'll have to do some searching on a price for the bar. I struck it lucky by paying less than half of what I think it normally goes for - which I think is between R400-R500, but it could be a tad less.... Hope that helps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodTi Posted February 6, 2008 Share oh joy...The only bad thing I have to say about my new KCNC oversize bar is that my bike computer holder/platform no longer fits on my handlebar... Oh well. Guess this is as good a reason as ever to upgrade again ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer X Posted February 6, 2008 Share Alternativley you could keep the computer and your holder/platform and pass the bar and stem my way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted March 13, 2008 Share I use KCNC cranks, handlebar,stem, seatpost and now skewers, seatclamp and road brake calipers and haven't had ANY issues. They are superlight and very reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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