Is it original? Are you asking if it’s a fake handlebar?
TooManyHobbies_02 on
PNW bars are pretty inexpensive so I highly doubt there is a company producing fakes. That looks normal to me, I’ve had a set of these bars before and never had any issues.
Wise_Code5804 on
If you’re worried it’s going to snap, buy a burly DH rated bar.
onlyrelevantlyrics on
Wall thickness will follow butting and material specifics. A 6000 series AL will have a thicker wall than 7000 series. The bar may be straight gauge (no butting – same wall thickness throughout) or be butted at the center, bends and taper out to the ends. Some might carry a butt right to the end. Really depends on the manufacturer and the material/process.
Renthal is built. They’re a MotoX company first so they go a little aggro on build quality across the pond. PNW is built in Taiwan, by a company building handlebars for everyone else.
EDIT: Oh. You said “rental”. Nevermind. 😉
EDIT AGAIN: What is a rental handlebar?
brightfff on
Lots of bars use different thickness of material. Different alloys have different strengths as well.
I would never buy a used handlebar, however. It’s a critical piece and you don’t want to deal with invisible damage due to a crash.
Patient-Value2141 on
Looks fine to me.
NoRelative8620 on
Picture isn’t even focus, it probably looks thinner from using a pipe cutter on it. I double people are going around making fake PNW handlebars
2003hyundaielantra on
Ah yes, all handle bars are actually supposed to be identical clones of each other. Of course that’s a fake pnw bar if it doesn’t exactly match your renthal that’s probably also fake cuz it doesn’t match a race face bar
MarioV73 on
I’m guessing that’s the alloy version of the PNW bar, since there appear to be metallic looking scars on the photo of the entire bar.
Alloy bars come in a few types of aluminum, 6000 series, 7000 series, 2014, etc. The stronger the alloy, the thinner the bar can be manufactured and still maintain its strength.
There are also different bar designs, lightweight alloy bar around 300gm up to burly downhill bars weighing around 500gm.
Obviously, the thinner name-brand bars are typically made of the stronger, more expensive alloy that adds cost, but you get a lighter bar.
Not knowing what your rental bike’s handlebar brand/model was, we can’t make a formal comparison here.
shamalamanan on
I’ve had PNW Loam bars on three bikes and I’ve hit some pretty decent drops. No issues.
Oli4K on
An Ultimate Use Nail (alloy) bar is even thinner. I think it is half the thickness at the edge. Yet it is rated for DH. The Renthal bar on my racing BMX is super thick on the other hand. Maybe that’s a Renthal thing? Anyway, I wouldn’t worry about it.
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Is it original? Are you asking if it’s a fake handlebar?
PNW bars are pretty inexpensive so I highly doubt there is a company producing fakes. That looks normal to me, I’ve had a set of these bars before and never had any issues.
If you’re worried it’s going to snap, buy a burly DH rated bar.
Wall thickness will follow butting and material specifics. A 6000 series AL will have a thicker wall than 7000 series. The bar may be straight gauge (no butting – same wall thickness throughout) or be butted at the center, bends and taper out to the ends. Some might carry a butt right to the end. Really depends on the manufacturer and the material/process.
Renthal is built. They’re a MotoX company first so they go a little aggro on build quality across the pond. PNW is built in Taiwan, by a company building handlebars for everyone else.
EDIT: Oh. You said “rental”. Nevermind. 😉
EDIT AGAIN: What is a rental handlebar?
Lots of bars use different thickness of material. Different alloys have different strengths as well.
I would never buy a used handlebar, however. It’s a critical piece and you don’t want to deal with invisible damage due to a crash.
Looks fine to me.
Picture isn’t even focus, it probably looks thinner from using a pipe cutter on it. I double people are going around making fake PNW handlebars
Ah yes, all handle bars are actually supposed to be identical clones of each other. Of course that’s a fake pnw bar if it doesn’t exactly match your renthal that’s probably also fake cuz it doesn’t match a race face bar
I’m guessing that’s the alloy version of the PNW bar, since there appear to be metallic looking scars on the photo of the entire bar.
Alloy bars come in a few types of aluminum, 6000 series, 7000 series, 2014, etc. The stronger the alloy, the thinner the bar can be manufactured and still maintain its strength.
There are also different bar designs, lightweight alloy bar around 300gm up to burly downhill bars weighing around 500gm.
Obviously, the thinner name-brand bars are typically made of the stronger, more expensive alloy that adds cost, but you get a lighter bar.
Not knowing what your rental bike’s handlebar brand/model was, we can’t make a formal comparison here.
I’ve had PNW Loam bars on three bikes and I’ve hit some pretty decent drops. No issues.
An Ultimate Use Nail (alloy) bar is even thinner. I think it is half the thickness at the edge. Yet it is rated for DH. The Renthal bar on my racing BMX is super thick on the other hand. Maybe that’s a Renthal thing? Anyway, I wouldn’t worry about it.