A 720mm wide flat carbon handlebar that weighs 130 grams? Yes. When you see the name on the bar, you'll understand. Easton perfected the early top notch mountain bars with the Monkey Lite series, and the EC90 SL lives up to it's name and heritage as a stout, light cockpit centerpiece that delivers incredible control and damps vibration, while being seriously light. With 27.5 and 29" wheel bikes dominating the XC race and trail market, wider bars have followed. How wide is too wide? We think pushing 780-800mm on an XC bike and tight, woodsy singletrack is just too much. But 720, with 9mm back sweep? That is more like it, and a perfect counterpoint to the rotating mass of the larger wheels.

Easton's patented TaperWall carbon technology delivers the proper thicknesses of the EC90 Mountain Carbon blend to deliver incredible stiffness and strength. With the EC90 SL Carbon Handlebar, the 9 degree back sweep is more angular than previous bars, giving the engineers a shape that allows for significant strengthening, which counters torsional and downward forces on the bar. Your handling input and control that is fed through the bar to the stem and steerer is precise and direct. You never feel disconnected or sloppy, especially in serious stress zones like on a technical downhill where holding and defining your line requires subtlety and patience that comes from confidence and experience. For a rider, confidence starts with your cockpit and bike set-up. The EC90 SL waves the Easton flag defined over a decade ago, and though history alone means little, a history of excellence and World Cup success carries weight.