Tech Specs: Imaginative and prescient Metron 5D Evo
Worth: €698.00
Weight: 320 grams – 110mm – 420mm dimension
Sizes: 90-140mm Size / 380 – 440mm width
Materials: Carbon fibre
Imaginative and prescient has at this time launched the most recent iteration of its built-in Metron cockpit within the type of the Metron 5D Evo. The handlebar has already been ridden to victory this 12 months at Tirreno Adriatico and O Gran Camiño forward of its official launch by Jonas Vingegaard.
Launched again in 2017, the Metron platform has confirmed a well-liked and profitable choice ever since. Imaginative and prescient says it’s the most profitable bar within the WorldTour with over 100 race wins to its title.
The most recent iteration, named the 5D Evo, sees it obtain a discount in weight to 320 grams (110mm x 420mm dimension), the general stack has additionally been lowered by 1.5cm to 40mm presumably to enhance aerodynamics and Imaginative and prescient says stiffness and vibration absorption capability have concurrently been elevated.
Nevertheless, Imaginative and prescient says it wished the Metron 5D Evo to be the most effective for passionate cyclists in addition to WorldTour racers who typically have barely totally different wants. The model says it has tweaked the ergonomics and launched an extra handlebar dimension choice, in addition to adjusting the bar’s grip depth to allow extra folks to really feel snug utilizing it on the bike.
The handlebar will likely be out there in two dimension choices: EVO XL and EVO L.
The Evo XL handlebars will cowl stem lengths of 110-140mm and widths of 420-440mm. Evo L handlebars will cowl 90-120mm stems and 380-400mm bars. All will are available at a minus six-degree angle however the Evo XL mannequin additionally contains a thicker handlebar high part.
The handlebars are Di2 appropriate and have an built-in junction field compartment, the drops function a 5mm offset and the bars themselves have a 10-degree ahead angle, the identical because the earlier Metron 5D handlebar.
The bars function a 125mm drop and 80mm attain, whereas the end is 3k carbon fibre with black graphics.
The handlebars are as it’s possible you’ll count on appropriate with the Imaginative and prescient ACR headset spacer which permits riders to adapt the built-in bars to their frames and gives a workaround for inside cable routing.
We’re testing a pair of Metron 5D Evo bars presently and can publish an in-depth evaluate quickly.
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