Race Faces Next line includes a sidebar where theyve stashed the beefed up superlight parts. Its were their Next R 35 Handlebar belongs. The Next is their carbon superlight stuff; R is for Rally. Its more akin to Rugged, as the Next R stuff shares most of the design cues of Next, just a bit stiffer, tougher, heavier.

So it is with these Next R bars. You have the same 35mm clamp diameter as the Next barsmake sure you get a 35mm handlebar clamp stem along with these bars. They also use UD carbon-fiber. The bars have also been tuned for small-bump compliance. They are still super stiff and light. The difference is theyre stiffer and not quite as light so they can be deployed for more rugged applications. Bigger riders, bigger hits, heavier impactsthink aggressive trail, think all mountain, think enduro. Thats where these bars are at.

Theyve got a wide 800 mm width. The back sweep is eight degrees, the up sweep is five degrees. There are three rises: 10, 20, and 35mm.

The race Face Next R 35 Handlebar weighs 215g uncut in the 20mm rise.