ItвЂ™s not a quick fix likely it will take you some time to get the tune that suits your weight and riding style best but when you do find it, youвЂ™ll reap the rewards. Despite the consistency and durability issues I encountered throughout the test period, IвЂ™d be happy to recommend this bar to those looking to reduce arm pump and upper body fatigue on long descents thanks to the excellent customer service Fasst Co seems to provide.ДЇasst Co have achieved what they set out to do: the Flexx Enduro Bar takes the edge off big hits and smooths the ride making the front end of the bike feel dialed. Fasst Flexx MTB Bar: The Bottom LineДЇasst CompanyвЂ™s Flexx enduro handlebar takes the concept of a вЂњcomfort handlebarвЂќ to the next level. But that all depends on the rider, their riding style, and preferences. ItвЂ™s worth pointing out that at 60kg, needing the hard elastomers might mean that much heavier riders may find the extra hard elastomers too soft. Though I have settled on the hard ones due to the improved handling characteristics, it would have been interesting to test out an elastomer with firmness somewhere in between the medium and hard ones as the difference in firmness is vast. The difference in firmness between the medium and hard elastomers is like night and day. ItвЂ™s also possible that a few crashes may have dislodged some of the internals вЂ“ it looks like the right hand side of the bar certainly took a bashing at some point.ДЇor context: Our tester, Jessie-May Morgan, weighs 60 kg

WeвЂ™ll have to put the wear down to riding six days per week through the slop-fest that is winter. I can confirm that the 3 mm hex pin end-cap was never removed throughout the review period, neither purposely or accidentally. They also said вЂњ If the pin end cap stays in tact, the service interval could be up to 1000+ miles, depending on conditions and applicationвЂњ. This would have exposed the bushing and may have caused that to move or come out entirely too. Fasst Co said this could only have happened if the 3 mm hex pin end-cap was removed or had fallen out. While riding with the medium elastomers, front to back play developed at the pivot, indicating the bushings within it had become worn. They were definitely more firm but still flexed under harsh braking and in turns. I still had the benefits of reduced hand and arm fatigue while riding trails but the handling issues remained, albeit less so. Handling was marginally improved with the medium elastomers. If you do use too much, heat the bolt with boiling water or a heat gun to loosen the loctite. Just to be confusing, these medium elastomers were also blue вЂ“ Fasst Co had sent me their вЂњnewвЂќ medium elastomer to test in place of the original red one. A friend ended up drilling out the bolt system on one side just to get the elastomers out. Turns out I had applied Loctite to the retainer bolt with a little too much enthusiasm. Soft rebound (left) and compression (right) elastomers after several weeks of use вЂ“ the rebound elastomer had started to deform around the bolt and protrude from the cavity It is possible there was an error with the sorting at some point and I ended up with one 16.5 mm and one 16.75 mm. Fasst Co sort them accordingly to ensure riders end up with a pair that are the exact same height. They said that the process by which they make the elastomers sometimes results in elastomers of differing heights вЂ“ 16.5 mm and 16.75 mm.

I got in touch with the guys at Fasst Co on this issueвЂ¦ It later became apparent that one side was flexing more than the other! This wasnвЂ™t a differential weight distribution thing вЂ“ I noticed it most while riding fast straight-line sections of trail and over small drops. Then something weird happenedвЂ¦ Differential Flex I quickly realized the soft elastomers were not suited to my riding style. I would lose perception of where my weight was centered over the bike as the bars flexed under braking or in the compression within turns вЂ“ this was a pretty unsettling sensation. This made the front end handling feel super vague. One of the biggest issues with handling was the dramatic flex of the bar under harsh braking. Photo by Enduro World Series/Innes Graham Photography

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