no more rrp carbon handlebars

[JetManiac]

I saw this thread and confirmed with RRP US distributor that they are recalling the carbon bars after a few failures. No info on where on the bars broke and if overtorquing on install was a factor or not. Bars can be returned in the US, broken or not.

XS bars are bent and/or broken more than any others in our experience, maybe XS bar riders are more extreme? One of the reasons fat bars were introduced is to make the area where bars are most likely to fail stronger. We have not seen any customers with fatbar failures.

Super aggro surf rider @Gliderskier bent several RRP fat riser bars, and switched to Aura fat risers which are working better for him. We compared them and they are thicker walled so we started stocking them as another option also, but I think the RRP fatbars are fine for most riders.

 

[Kaylee.S]

Did you happen to get any info on where/how to send them back? Whats the process? Get a credit with RRP?

Don't the xs bars have a hole drilled in them for the xs steering? Does that lead to the failures?

 

[JetManiac]

Did you happen to get any info on where/how to send them back? Whats the process? Get a credit with RRP?

Don't the xs bars have a hole drilled in them for the xs steering? Does that lead to the failures?

You should contact the company you purchased them from for assistance.

PM me for details.

 

[SmittySX]

Would be nice if XS did the same thing.

 

[Lumberjack]

I had trouble finding some riser bars than fit standard rrpsteering.(should of gotten fat steering but was new to the sport and didnt know better) ended up with ATP. Good luck breaking these! They have flat solid too.

 

[zzylstra]

@Kaylee.S I purchased them directly from RRP, Although I dont believe you will have a problem with them Im sorry I didnt forsee this recall happening and could have saved you the trouble.

 

[JetManiac]

@Kaylee.S I purchased them directly from RRP, Although I dont believe you will have a problem with them Im sorry I didnt forsee this recall happening and could have saved you the trouble.

JetManiac will take of Kaylee for you if any issue.

 

[zzylstra]

Thank you @JetManiac

 

[restosud]

lets not all jump on the recall bandwagon quite yet and exorcise the carbon bars from our sport!
rrp sold many carbon bars and only a handful broke.could be poor install or perhaps these had a small defect who knows!

in the meantime,if some of you have some 4* carbon bars,i'm buying. could use 2 of them.