{"id":453,"date":"2011-02-19T19:58:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-19T19:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2011\/02\/19\/review-ritchey-wcs-10d-flat-bars\/"},"modified":"2011-02-19T19:58:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-19T19:58:00","slug":"review-ritchey-wcs-10d-flat-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redrocksreview.com\/index.php\/2011\/02\/19\/review-ritchey-wcs-10d-flat-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Review Ritchey WCS 10D Flat Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"
I ride a flat bar on my rigid mountain bike, which is sometimes a commuter, sometimes a single track machine and is currently waiting to do some light touring during spring break.<\/p>\n
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But lately my wrist has been bugging me on longer rides. the ergonomics of the old flat bar on this bike were not agreeing with me to say the least.  <\/p>\n

I saw on the Ritchey web site that the Ritchey Logic 10D WCS Flat bars give you the same hand 10\u00b0 sweep as a riser bar, only without the rise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The bars feel really nice. The 10\u00b0 bend is a really nice hand position. The bar features a clever center section where the finish is knurled for a sure fit with the stem. But you notice it most when you are trying to center the bar in the stem, it doesn’t spin around like every other bar. <\/p>\n

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I also run a Ritchey WCS Stem. The Ritchey stem is a super solid stem. I have been using the WCS stems on my road and cross bikes for years. What I also think is a cool feature of the Ritchey WCS stems is that all of the bolts are stainless steel.<\/p>\n

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I really like this 10\u00b0 bar, they did not flex at all while riding and cured what ailed me.  After a few rides on this bar my wrist problems went away completely. <\/p>\n

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 Ritchey says<\/a>:<\/div>\n
WCS Flat Mountain Bar w\/ 10D bend<\/b><\/p>\n