Passchier Handlebars - Christchurch Central City
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| Address : | Passchier Handlebars 1st Floor/52 Cashel Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand |
| Phone : | 📞 +778 |
| Postal code : | 8013 |
| Website : | https://www.passchier.co.nz/ |
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Ryan Burnham on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A real game changer. With wrist issues and and riding a rigid fat bike, these bars gave just the right amount of flex to take the sting out. Only flexy where you want them to be, a great blend of beauty and performance.
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Dan Meyer on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ As someone who often gets sore hands from mountain biking, I was excited to check out the Gump 760 handlebar. The Gump is made from bamboo, and as such feels very different from the alloy, steel, and carbon bars I’ve used. In short, the Gump is VERY flexible. It was enough to be disconcerting at first, but I quickly got used to it and came to appreciate the flex on bumpy roads and trails. Passchier was quick to point out that the Gump is not intended for extreme downhill mountain biking but rather for easy trail, bikepacking, and commuting. I will admit that I rode some pretty rough trails at speed with the Gump, and it stayed in one piece. Not convinced? Passchier’s website has video of the testing the Gump has been subjected to, and suffice to say this bamboo is sturdy stuff.
Installing the Gump took just a teensy bit longer than other bars — it comes with clear stickers you apply where your brake and shifter clamps go to avoid marring the wood surface. The Gump also includes a carbon fiber sleeve in the center to protect from overtightening the stem clamp. One step you don’t need to take when installing the Gump is bar ends: it’s solid bamboo, so no need! I used ESI foam grips to maximize the comfort factor, and they’re what’s on most of my bikes anyway, which makes comparisons easier. The result? The Gump took the place of what I consider a pretty springy carbon bar, and with it I ended rides with far less hand pain than usual and feeling fresher to boot. The Gump’s width is a little less than I prefer, and the sweep is quite a bit more, at least for trail riding, but I found it to be ideal for dirt road cruising. The big miss, in my opinion, is the 0mm rise. I like at least a little rise in my handlebars, and so do most of the people I know. The only other downside I can think of is the price: $250 is a lot for a handlebar, no question. But if you’ve been suffering from sore hands and haven’t found a cure, you might be willing to pony up.
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Fayley A on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ My husband bought these as a gift (based on the YouTube review of Russ on Path Less Pedaled), because I ride the Munda Biddi … which is a 1000km gravel trail that winds from Perth to Albany through towns and free campsites.
I was surprised what a difference they made. The pain and tiredness in my wrists was all but gone at the end of each day.
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Geoff Wright on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Simply put there is no product quite like this on the market. If your are looking for bars that absorb force from the ground up and from your body down then these will end your search. The flex is like a fork ramping up, it is soft in the beginning then ramps up the closer you get to the end of its travel. Quite amazing that all this achieved with a material like bamboo.
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adam gilbert on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I've been riding these Passchier Gump handlebars for a month now and they are superb. I went for the 650mm length because I commute in a busy city, and they are perfect for nipping between obstacles. You can feel the bamboo flexing slightly, which softens the road and makes a very comfortable ride on rigid aluminium forks and skinny tyres. I also love that they are made from renewable bamboo, which is eco friendly and looks fantastic in the flesh.
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Jason Johnstone on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ These handle bars have completely change the way my bike rides. Its like upgrading your front suspension without spending hundreds or thousands on front forks. The vibration from bumps has been reduced so much that I hardly notice them now,
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Mark Watson on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I've been using the Gump 760 bar (22 degree sweep) for a couple of months now and and it's made my fully rigid 29er feel like a different, and much more comfortable, bike. I have no suspension at all, so on rough gravel roads and moderate single track, this bar has taken the sting out of road vibration. Some of that gets absorbed by the vibration damping quality of the bamboo, but most of it comes from the flex. These bars move! The flex gives the bike a pliant, slightly suspended feel and feels like a perfect match for this type of bike. They also look really cool and match the paint job on my bike quite nicely! Would use again!
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Jo Leask on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I am super happy with my new handlebars. They have a very natural feel position wise on the bike. I just completed the Whanganui/ Whangaehu Valley 3 day bikepacking loop. No more sore wrists, arms or neck at the end of a day's ride. A total game changer for my confidence on tackling some more longer multi day bike adventures. Plus they just look all round awesome.
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