Crankbrothers Iodine 2 Riser Handlebar

Having switched everything across from my Airborne Goblin frame, it got me thinking about all of the components making up my bike and its current spec.  I though it would be a good idea to post a little bit of info on each along with my thoughts on why I selected each component along with how they are holding up.

The bars I'm running are Crankbrothers Iodine 2 Risers at 720mm.  I've found the wider bars increase the control I have and are a lot more comfortable as they suit my shoulder width more than the narrow 660mm bars I was running before.  The bars themselves have marks if you want to cut them down and also marks to help you make sure the are correctly aligned with your stem.  I'm definitely a wide bar convert, if anything my next set of bars will do away with the rise and be completely flat as pretty much all the riding I do here in NOVA is XC orientated and these bars as described by Crankbrothers are a little more on the AM side:

"In Crankbrothers' line, Iodine does battle in the all-mountain arena, and the Iodine 2 bar is a worthy contender. Constructed from 6061-series aluminum with a 30-millimeter rise."