Enve Carbon Bars Review

The enve handlebar has a wide roughened clamping surface to eliminate slipping.

Enve carbon bars review.

It comes in lengths of 35 50 and 65 millimeters with zero rise and features zero gap upper bolts for faster installation. The company claims their bars weigh 245 gm grams but ours squeaked in at 233 grams or 12 less than advertised. Not all bars are created equal in reality enve is still a relative newcomer to the bike industry. Our trail category m5 and m6 bars are all 31 8mm.

Our pivot mach 429 trail a year ago with an enve cockpit our aim was to save weight. People often talk about carbon products having a balance of stiffness and flex and how you need just the right amount of each and the guys at enve have nailed it with these bars. Its flared shape offers increased handling in rough terrain. This plus the fact they look super blingy on the front of your bike probably led to handlebars being the first widely accepted use of carbon in mtb.

The m7 stem is the newest in the lineup and matches the m7 bar s 35 millimter clamp diameter. Enve now offers bars in the two most popular stem clamp diameters 31 8 and 35 0mm. The 50 millimeter one i have weighs 95 grams. Enve s compact road bars are pretty traditional looking but performance is all modern.

While they are young their wild success has been achieved in their mastery of carbon fiber. While more wide dh rated carbon bars are appearing on the market the enve dh bars where one of the first to hit shelves at a full 800 mm wide. Enve road handlebar and stem review enve s lightweight carbon bar and stem are high in price and low in weight but is the performance worth the investment. Costing roughly the price of my first car at 350 the new enve g series gravel handlebar is a serious investment but it s super light and designed to offer more compliance than most other carbon handlebars.

They feel precise and yet somehow have a level of comfort that reduced fatigue on long rough tracks. Enve s new m7 carbon 35mm handlebar and stem combo hits the mark but that performance doesn t come cheap. This size allows us to achieve the optimum compliant yet responsive flex profile for trail use while also minimizing weight. Light stiff and strong.

They are super comfy on all terrain and never felt vague or flexy. Enve s m7 carbon stem is a work of art that works. By josh croxton june 25 2020 image. Enve carbon cockpit review mountain bike review enve carbon cockpit review mar 16 2018 can a bar stem combo radically enhance ride quality.