Not too long ago we did a carbon handlebar shootout, as carbon bars are starting to change from being the stiffest option out there to fine-tuning the carbon layup to increase rider comfort. One of the bars featured in that test was the Truvativ Descendant Carbon handlebars, and Jeff, the founder and CEO of Worldwide Cyclery actually picked those as the best of compliance and all-around trail feel. The Descendant bars were not the most compliant but also far from the stiffest in the test. Truvativ decided to take this Descendant bar to the next level and improve the carbon layup even further, taking more time to look at the tune the flex, rider position/fatigue, and trail buzz.
Truvativ took input from both their engineers as well as their pro riders to see how they could improve the Descendant bar by putting the rider experience first in helping with trail noise, rider and arm fatigue to make those long days on the bike more enjoyable. Not only did the carbon layup get refined to increase all things mentioned above, but the two 800mm versions got a bump up in rise, now at 25mm from the previous 20mm rise.
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