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Chatty Matty’s Custom Handlebar Extenders Review – Deep and Wide

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Chatty Matty’s Custom Handlebar Extenders Review – Deep and Wide

“Just get the right-length handlebar,” they’ll say. But what if the right-length bar doesn’t come in the right shape? Or it’s not the right vintage? Or you just really like the bar you have? That’s why handlebar extenders exist. Problem is, none seem to be designed for aggressive riding. Except for the ones Travis found from a small fabricator tucked away in a vintage BMX forum.

Recyclable, US-made Forge+Bond Fusion Fiber Handlebars Now For Sale

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Recyclable, US-made Forge+Bond Fusion Fiber Handlebars Now For Sale

Welp, that didn’t take long. Just a couple days ago, Travis shared his first impressions of Forge+Bond’s prototype handlebar, but we didn’t know what it would cost. And we didn’t know when—or if—it would come to market. That may not seem like a normal way to announce a product, but this isn’t a normal product. 

Forge+Bond is probably doing a bunch of ongoing experiments with Fusion Fiber, their signature thermoplastic carbon material (see our first post about Forge+Bond for more details). The handlebars probably happened to be far enough along that they wanted to see what people thought. And maybe they saw a big uptick in traffic from the handful of reviews and handful of teasers that have been circulating. So, they picked a date and a price. The date is today, and the price is $265.

FORGE+BOND Introduces $1,250 American-Made Carbon MTB Wheelsets

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FORGE+BOND Introduces $1,250 American-Made Carbon MTB Wheelsets

This may be the most promising step forward yet in the potential of U.S.-made thermoplastic-style carbon components. We’ve talked a lot about FUSIONFIBER, the carbon rim material used on wheels from Revel and Chris King. And when the engineering team behind FUSIONFIBER launched their own brand, FORGE+BOND, it was positioned essentially as the tip of the spear. It’s who would be exploring what’s possible with this unique material and process. And not surprisingly, their debut wheels were aimed at the high-end carbon wheel market, including models laced U.S.-made hubs from Industry Nine starting at $1,900. But pricing in the carbon wheel game has gotten extremely competitive, so FORGE+BOND has now introduced the much more affordable Shift series to their wheel lineup, offering wheels with U.S.-made FUSIONFIBER rims for $1,250.