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
So beware that if you have a problem the after sales service and customer care is not what it should be.- Less adjustability than a conventional setup Shame really as they’re not bad wheels for the money. I decided to cut my losses, keep the wheels and try to sell them on. The upshot is that I risk losing my money and being substantially out of pocket. They want me to send the wheels back at my expense and they stipulate that they take no responsibility for loss or damage. When I finally managed to get them to understand the problem they agreed to send me the wheels I had ordered but asked me to resell their wheels and they were going to charge me!! I declined their offer and eventually they agreed to a refund given that they hadn’t actually got 23mm wheels and we’re going to get them manufactured but couldn’t tell me how long this would take. When I emailed them they eventually responded that 23mm and 25mm tyres fit all of their wheels!! They completely misunderstood the issue. I ordered the 23mm wheels as I have very limited brake clearance on my bike not an uncommon problem with TT and Tri bikes. On the face of it they looked good value and they advertised the wheels with an external rim width of either 23mm or 25mm. I ordered a set of carbon wheels for my TT/Tri bike.
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