You can use standard 1 1/8in headset spacers, though Syncros includes a suite of plastic spacers that are designed to integrate neatly with the shape of the stem. The ‘stem’ has a 37mm stack height, which is actually 2mm shorter than the Renthal Apex stem I previously had on the bike. The Fraser slides straight onto a regular mountain bike fork steerer tube. Syncros offers the Fraser iC SL in a single 740mm width, with numerous ‘stem’ lengths and drop angles. Previously I’d been running a 760mm wide Renthal Fatbar Lite Carbon with a 60mm Apex stem, so as well as putting me in a racier position, the Fraser iC SL helped to drop nearly 100g from the cockpit – mass that sits quite high up on the bike. Given my talent is lightyears away from those uber-flexible World Cup XC athletes, I elected to test the standard Fraser iC SL handlebar in a 70mm ‘virtual’ length to suit my Santa Cruz Blur CC. There are two additional ‘Signature Editions’ of the Fraser handlebar: a 100mm long version with a 17° drop, as ridden by Andri Frischknecht, and a 90mm long version with an insane 25° drop as ridden by Nino Schurter. You can get it in four different lengths with 60, 70, 80 & 90mm options that emulate an 8° drop. The Fraser iC SL comes in a single 740mm width, and it gets a flat profile with a 6° up-sweep, and a 9° back-sweep. That’s lighter than most handlebars on the market! The 740mm wide Syncros Fraser iC SL, fitted to a Santa Cruz Blur CC test bike. Of course that also makes it incredibly lightweight – these weigh in at just 226g on our scales. This gives Syncros’ engineers more flexibility for tuning the bar’s damping and stiffness profile, while using less carbon in the construction process. Without a stem faceplate to worry about (and the overzealous, tool-wielding bolt-tighteners that are in charge of fitting and adjusting those faceplates), Syncros doesn’t need to overbuild the bar to account for those forces. When fitted, it kinda reminds me of a hammerhead shark. This creates a simpler structure overall, along with a distinctive look thanks to an organic, flared-out profile. There is no need for a traditional stem with the Fraser iC SL, because the handlebar is the stem too. Pretty wild isn’t it? Just like the Hixon, the Fraser is made in a single mould out of unidirectional carbon fibre. Syncros has since expanded on the iC concept – quite literally – with a 780mm wide option, and an 800mm wide DH-specific model called the Hixon iC 1.0 Rise.įor the XC racers and riders out there who don’t need such wide ape-hangers, there’s now a lightweight XC version too, called the Fraser iC SL. A very unusual-looking handlebar that integrated the fork steerer clamp into the single, angular, carbon fibre structure, the Hixon was the first bar to fall under the ‘Integrated Cockpit’ (iC) range. The Hixon handlebar was one of the first notable fruits of this labour. That’s all been turned on its head over the past couple of years, with Scott having injected a serious amount of R&D clout into the Syncros brand to take the performance and desirability levels up a notch. You know, stuff that worked fine and was decent, but prioritised value rather than attention-grabbing innovation. Wil Reviews The Syncros Fraser iC SL Carbon HandlebarĪround the time of its acquisition by Scott Sports back in 2012, Syncros was primarily focussed on by-the-numbers parts and accessories. Limitations with fitting bar-mounted accessories High-quality.- Less adjustability than a conventional setup With our own factory and trading department, we are able to creat an outlet of considerable savings for our customers with unbeatable prices and high qualified products.ĥ. Trifox offers a wide array of cycling products including frame, fork, handlebars, wheel-set, hub, spoke and nipple, hangers etc. We are committed to product cycling products with the best available materials and manufacturing methods. We aims to provide people a health life style with our perfect carbon bicycles. With years of hardworking, the company grows into a famous company with brand TRIFOX as a powerful manufacturing and marketing brand in Carbon cycling. Since 2008, Jeff and Johnny steps in bike industry with their love of cycling.
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