Ritchey ProLite WCS bars

[Anthony]

I wonder whether anybody has any experience of these bars, because they're so light that I'm wondering whether they're for real?

They weigh 125g (56cm wide), and that makes them the lightest bars I've owned, including carbon. Ritchey ForceLite weigh 176g and that's fairly standard for aluminium bars. OK, the ForceLite is made of 6061 and the ProLite is made of EA70, but the difference in strength per weight between those two materials is nothing like 176:125. Obviously I don't know how thick they are in the middle, but the ProLite is about 0.7mm at the ends, the ForceLite 1.3mm. So I won't be fitting bar ends to the ProLite!

It may be that these ones have had the good fortune to find the only rider on earth who is too feeble to break them, but did ProLite WCS have a reputation for snapping BITD?

 

[novekili]

My friend raced them for 5-6 years with no problem... 75 kilos rider

 

[FluffyChicken]

Has the Prolite WCS on my nicked Orange Pretige, they where fine bars for the few months I had it.
Had the Prolite's on my actual bike up until this year (that is since 92/93)
They are fine and dandy, drop offs, harsh riding,XC racing and dropping them on the floor sideways on paper rounds etc and police chases...

I did fine bar end if not perfect will nick into the bar and so cracking them, but you can just chop that bit of and keep using them.
Mine are now a super narrow weight weenies pair snd I've gave up with the onza L bends

Exactly the same as the answer hyperlite btw.

 

[FluffyChicken]

http://www.bikepro.com/products/handleb ... chey.shtml
and
http://www.bikepro.com/products/handlebars/answer.shtml

for actual thickness.

 

[letmetalktomark]

I ran a second hand set for over a year on my singlespeed/fixed peugeot. No problem here and I'm 95KG :shock:

 

[tintin40]

ut did ProLite WCS have a reputation for snapping BITD?? Quote



Did they? I never know that.

 

[Lid]

These are actually Hyperlites (milloins were sold) that are a bit shorter. So they weigh a bit less.

 

[Grannygrinder]

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I've got some on my Proflex. As you say they are disturbingly light but with the front suspension it takes a lot of the stress away from the bars. I run bar ends on them aswell and they have been fine. Only pain in the arse with them I have found is that the internal diametre is so much bigger than standard bars I can't get any bar end plugs to fit. :x

 

[sdg71]

Hi

i've had the wcs prolite bar in the middle of the 90's....zero problems with them! Unfortunately i've sold it for new bars....(i was a student you know...)...to be precise...the real declared weight was 123gr

Now i use a easton ec90 carbon fiber bars in 99gr.....after an ec 70 which was 125gr...no problem at all with that kind of bars....

 

[sdg71]

Hi

i've had the wcs prolite bar in the middle of the 90's....zero problems with them! Unfortunately i've sold it for new bars....(i was a student you know...)...to be precise...the real declared weight was 123gr

Now i use a easton ec90 carbon fiber bars in 99gr.....after an ec 70 which was 125gr...no problem at all with that kind of bars....