Gravity’s Grid bar uses the oversized 35mm bar clamp standard and comes with a full 800mm width. It’s primarily designed for DH and freeride duties, but also for trail riding if you’re after the greater leverage and steering precision a wide bar can offer.
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The Grid is double butted from 6061 aluminium, has a quality, matt sand-blasted finish that’s resistant to scratching and also cut marks for trimming the bar narrower if needed.
The 5-degree up and 8-degree backsweep numbers are on the money and the Grid shape feels natural, but I ended up rolling the bar slightly more forward than usual to get my personal sweet spot.
On the trails, Gravity’s bar is massively stiff, to the point I found it transmitted every impact and got pretty tiring and harsh and longer descents and rough tracks. This gives a precise, connected feel to the bike, but there’s hardly any give or compliance in the way the bar feeds back what’s happening at the tyre.
The Grid will suit the heaviest and hardest charging shredders, rather than lighter riders or those looking for comfort or a well-damped ride quality because of this and is too solid feeling for me.
