Our Philosophy

Our Philosophy

Controlled, consistent, precise, and tunable.

 

We know what you’re thinking. “Flexx Handlebars?! What are these?”

We’ve been manufacturing motorcycle handlebars for almost 20 years, the reviews speak for themselves in terms of added comfort, confidence, and performance.

Flexx Handlebars absorb abuse in the load path of the suspension while remaining precise in the steer path. This provides you, the rider, with the precision handling that you’re used to out of a traditional handlebar, coupled with next level abuse reduction.

Our philosophy has always been to minimize the abuse as naturally as possible. You shouldn't feel your bars move while riding, correct? We agree, but there are a lot of benefits if you do it in an unnoticeable manner, and that’s where our philosophy comes in. The fact that our handlebar travels in the same plane as the suspension is not by accident or oversight, it’s by design, in an effort to maintain traditional characteristics. Our philosophy demands that we don’t change the characteristic or input of the component for the sake of abuse reduction. We’ll only build an abuse reduction product that maintains a traditional feel and input. It’s more about what we don’t do, than what we do that helps you have a better day on the bike.

Think of the Flexx Handlebars as independent suspension for your hands, working in the same plane of your suspension to compliment the feel of the front fork. You control how soft or stiff the bar is.

The movement of the bar is articulating near the plane of the front suspension. A properly set up Flexx Handlebar should feel similar to a traditional handlebar on the trail, but you should feel like the front suspension is tracking better and notice less abuse at your hands and upper body throughout the ride. That’s not magic, that’s years of testing and development at play. That’s our philosophy. Subtle, yet amazing.

There has been discussion about minimizing abuse in a 360 degree manner. Suspension components are controlled in a precise and consistent manner. In other words, tied to a single plane, not multi directional movement. Multi directional movement degrades feel and adds vagueness in steering and control. We’re not willing to sacrifice control by allowing the bar to move in any direction possible.

With all the movement tied near the same plane of the suspension, adding a Flexx Bar provides increased confidence in the front end. From tracking, to small bump compliance, you'll notice the bar smoothing the terrain and allowing you to charge obstacles harder, while riding longer with less fatigue.

Please don’t hesitate to holler with any questions or concerns. We’re more than happy to help! 877.306.1801 or ridersupport@fasstco.com


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