MT Zoom kit

I have been using bars, stem and seatposts for over 10 years now and never had any issues.

Used bars and bottles and a few other bits, always been decent kit.

I have been using bars, stem and seatposts for over 10 years now and never had any issues.

+1 I have a kcnc post, stem and MT zoom bars on my race bike which have continuous use for 5 years, no issues.

Ditto. KCNC stem and Mt Zoom bars on race bike with pretty extreme use over the years/ No issues at all. Bought lots of small parts of them too. Genuine, friendly (localish) company who do a lot of XC racing themsleves.

Great stuff.
Used there bars for years.
Super light and better value than some of the bigger brand gear.

I was one of the many who used Mt Zoom kit for many years and always found them great to deal with and they are very competent racers (understatement!) so understand good kit.

I think over the pandemic they have had to look to other suppliers and my most recent bars were shocking. One side had the kind of thickness CF you would expect, and no joke, the other side was paper thin. This isn't an exaggeration as my calipers were reading closer to 0 than 0.1mm. They went straight back. Another set snapped clean in two with a relatively minor slow speed crash, more like laying the bike down roughly. I also found the stem lacking as I could get it to twist on the steerer, on my SS when gurning up rocky climbs. Small bolts, low torque and thin stem material maybe?

Personally, I think other brands have moved on a lot with the kit they provide and the type of riding most people do on XC bikes has moved on a lot so the advantage Mt Zoom once had over similar kit on weight and price has kind of gone a bit now. Aside from the bars and stem, I have gotten on well with all the other bits. Seatposts are hard to beat.

Lyti (via dulight.fr) offer similar products. Kalloy Uno stems are hard to beat. Darimo do sub 100g 740mm wide bars for under £150 if you really want the lightest weight. Berg, Procraft, New Ultimate, even Tune are similar money and same weight or lighter bars. I've accepted some weight for (hopefully) peace of mind with boring ol' Bontrager bars. Newman kit is also popular and generally light and good value. I'd also get the shape and size you need above choosing any particular brand.

I should also add that Mt Zoom always sorted out any issues and offer crash replacement on their kit I believe, so if you did go for them, then you would be well looked after

I've got a set of the 760mm flat bars on my XC FS, they're nice but like the above they are very very thin at the outside edge, they're still in one piece after over 2 years of use, quite a bit of racing and a couple of crashes.

I have however just got a set of these Prime Prima XC bars from Wiggle, they're lighter than advertised at 200g on the nose for the full width, and feel like they're better built than the Mt Zoom ones, as in they're not paper thin at the end.

Looking for 7 or 8 degrees backsweep flat bar. No bright graphics.

The selcof flat carbon bars at px are hard to look by.

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The selcof flat carbon bars at px are hard to look by.

I know. They look nice too.

Maybe those with a MT zoom stem or something similar.

i've had a front mt zoom thru axle, been perfect

I found those Selcof ones really uncomfortable for some reason, I think they're too flat & straight for me

Anyone know of any bars that are flat with 7 or 8 degrees backsweep?

Also a matching stem thats 50/60mm 31.8 clamp, +-6 degree rise?

Stem:

Search on ebay for "KALLOY UNO AL 7050 Ultra Lightweight Stem 1-1/8 in 31.8, 7 Degree Black"

Graphics come off very easily with nail polish remover, leaving a plain black finish and easily matched to whatever bars you settle on.

Buy some Ti bolts for £10 and you have a cheapish, robust, 76g stem

Just looked and they're shipped from China. I'd quite like it this year.

4th-6th May delivery listed on eBay

If you search Kalloy Uno on Amazon you’ll find the slightly heavier version for less money and next day delivery. Ignore the name on the item description- the giveaway will be the Uno text on the side.

These stems are the holy grail of budget weight weenie bikes and have been super popular for years. Extra bonus is the logos come off very easily with nail polish remover