Description
ProTaper builds its Race Team bend for the riders on its own sponsored squads, which tells you what kind of feedback shaped it: fast, decisive, and tuned for racers who want the bar to disappear underneath them rather than announce itself. The Race Team ACF Handlebar carries the same unidirectional carbon fiber core as the rest of the ACF lineup, letting ProTaper cut wall thickness in the aluminum tube’s stress points without losing strength. That is how the bar ends up lighter in the hand while still holding up under the kind of hits that would fatigue a standard aluminum bar over a season of racing.
What is inside the bar
- Unidirectional carbon fiber core reinforces the aluminum tube from within
- Targeted wall thickness reduction cuts weight without weakening the structure
- Control+ geometry gives 220mm of control space, up to 40mm more than a typical 1-1/8 in. bar
- Race Team bend developed alongside ProTaper’s own sponsored race program
- Marketed as the first carbon fiber reinforced motocross handlebar on the market
Installation is a straight bolt-in for any standard 1-1/8 in. clamp, no special hardware required. It is a genuine ProTaper part backed by the manufacturer’s warranty, and IPD Racing keeps this bend on the shelf so a damaged bar does not turn into a missed race.
