This new Imaginative and prescient Metron 5D Evo brings a brand new chapter to one of many longest-running built-in 1-piece carbon handlebar + stem cockpits on the highway racing scene. Imaginative and prescient says the 5D is the winningest handlebar in professional highway racing – having been on the highway race circuit for 9 years – and ridden to wins in any respect 3 Grand Excursions and 5 Monuments. And now its new EVO evolution refines that well-liked race-winning carbon bar in a lighter, stiffer, extra snug and sooner 1-piece highway bike cockpit. Oh, and it’s cheaper too!
Imaginative and prescient Metron 5D EVO built-in carbon highway cockpit
Round since mid-2016, the Imaginative and prescient Metron 5D was an early adopter of a whole 1-piece bar & stem setup with inner routing within the pursuit of improved aerodynamic efficiency. Keep in mind, that was again within the days of professionals nonetheless racing on rim brakes.
Only a couple years later, an ACR replace to the 5D cockpit made all of the cables disappear with absolutely hidden routing integration. And it heralded in a increase of cables routed by means of headtubes and headsets – for higher or worse. Now all we see on the most recent trendy highway bikes are 1-peice carbon cockpits with no seen cables.
Imaginative and prescient say they developed this newest iteration of the Imaginative and prescient Metron 5D EVO handlebar “alongside the world’s greatest athletes”. However now that extra novice cyclists are additionally driving built-in cockpits, they needed a extra refined and versatile resolution too.
What stayed the identical?
Imaginative and prescient’s new Metron 5D EVO nonetheless options the distinctive 10° ahead bend. That was designed to open the chest and elbows for higher respiration on the climbs. Every of its drops additionally nonetheless has the small 5mm offset to create extra room in your wrists and further spring stability – very like flared bars. And naturally, the ACR built-in cable routing carries over too.
What’s new?
It’s forty grams lighter, now simply 320g (110mm x 42cm).
It’s sooner because of improved aerodynamics from a 15mm decrease stack top in your steerer tube, now simply 40mm tall.
Plus, it’s each stiffer AND extra snug because of an improved carbon layup that higher damps highway vibrations.
And it is available in two depths to the ergonomic aero tops. The usual EVO-L dimension. And a brand new EVO-XL with a deeper profile to the highest wings to raised match riders with greater palms the place the bar just isn’t wrapped.
Improved compatibility
The brand new Imaginative and prescient Metron 5D EVO bar may also completely match extra bikes today. Imaginative and prescient has 3D-printed a brand new swath of ~12g composite ACR headset higher bearing cap cone spacers to seamlessly combine the brand new bar into most of the newest aero highway bikes. All together with your cables neatly tucked out of sight.
Whether or not you purchase a motorbike fitted with a 5D EVO bar, or if you happen to improve to the modern new cockpit.
These built-in spacers at the moment are obtainable for 30+ bikes from the likes of Argon18, BMC, Cannondale, Cervélo, Colnago, De Rosa, Issue, Large, Merida, Orbea, Pinarello, Scott, Specialised, Titici, and Trek.
Tech particulars
The complete carbon bar contains a compact 125mm drop and 80mm attain. The bar now is available in a matte 3K carbon end, with subdued gloss black & grey graphics.
It now is available in two sizes of the highest wing profile (L or XL). With 4 stem lengths of every, 4 bar widths, and all with a -6° stem angle.
The smaller diameter EVO-L bars are available in 90mm x 38 or 40cm; 100mm x 38, 40, or 42cm; 110mm x 40 or 42cm; and 120mm x 40cm. The bigger diameter EVO-XL bars are available in 110mm x 44cm; 120mm x 42 or 44cm; 130mm x 42 or 44cm; and 140mm x 42cm.
All measurements are for the digital stem size factoring within the ahead sweep, and the center-to-center width on the levers.
The brand new Imaginative and prescient Metron 5D EVO cockpit has absolutely inner ACR routing designed for hydraulic brakes and mechanical or digital shifting. And it consists of an built-in compartment for a Di2 junction field.
An out-front GPS mount is bought individually for an additional $22 that bolts to the underside of the stem.
Imaginative and prescient Metron 5D EVO – Pricing, choices & availability
The brand new Imaginative and prescient Metron 5D EVO handlebar now is available in 14 sizes. That’s greater than ever – to suit a fair wider vary of professional and leisure highway cyclists.
It doesn’t matter what dimension you want, all of them promote for a similar $698, together with an built-in aero high cap. Certain that’s a complete lot of cash to spend on a handlebar. However it’s the identical value and even fifty bucks lower than the earlier non-Evo model. Get the brand new bars already spec’d on some new highway bikes now. Purchase them direct from Imaginative and prescient’s USA webshop. Or by means of commonplace bike vendor outlets.
