Farsports F1 Integrated Handlebar/Stem

[ericlambi]

My F1 Garmin mount is 17g with bolts. Darimo et al. won't fit

This one is pretty long, but it's pretty common for them not to be snug versus the bar . . . I guess they have to leave room for larger computers. In this case I wonder if they even wanted to leave space for a cell phone as a computer?

Anyhow, in case of interest to anyone else, FarSports is apparently able to modify the bar to send the cables out the back of the stem. Trying to complete my purchase now.

[matcav]

My F1 Garmin mount is 17g with bolts. Darimo et al. won't fit

I never asked why I got this different mount from Farsport.
Ordered Oct 2020 from the official channel.

[Vivo66]

Mine is the two arm variant, apparently a bit lighter. Here's my supersix Ultegra Mechanical. Now 6.7kg with all original Ultegra bits inc Ultegra pedals, bottle cage and the F1 mount.

I managed to route my mechanical cabling through the small DI2 holes in the stem part, shifting is surprisingly as good as ever

[Erwin]

40 CM 3T Aeronova bars with my 100mm MCCK stem weight 263 grams all together. Light and not quite as aero although I'm satisfied with the set up.

No it's not. The Aeronova LTD weighs 192 grams. My stem 71 grams.

How do you fit a MCFK stem and the Aeronova bar together? Did you "snap in" the bar into the MCFK stem?

It seems the F1 is not produced any longer. It disappeared from their homepage.

[garbageman]

It seems the F1 is not produced any longer. It disappeared from their homepage.

Not sure why you get that impression. The redesigned Farsports website has a page for the F1: https://www.farsports.com/products/f1-handlebar-98

[Erwin]

Ah ok, but where are the dedicated bike/frame options now? I have looked at wheelsfar.com and under products no bars listed anymore. I had found the old F1 page by google and there it is "sold out": https://www.wheelsfar.com/f1-handlebar-p0096.html
But good I was wrong!

[garbageman]

The spacers are available separately at https://www.farsports.com/products/f1-handlebar-spacer
This post from farsportssandy explains why the page is gone from wheelsfar.com viewtopic.php?f=113&t=156164&start=1155#p1725332

farsports.com is for FAR brand, they are with fixed specs and Farsports own developed hubs. 95% are in stock ready for ship in 2-3 days.

wheelsfar.com are all customzied wheels, only hubs & spokes are in stock, Farsports produces the rims upon each order. Production lead-time is normally 20-25 working days.

[Juanmoretime]

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40 CM 3T Aeronova bars with my 100mm MCCK stem weight 263 grams all together. Light and not quite as aero although I'm satisfied with the set up.

No it's not. The Aeronova LTD weighs 192 grams. My stem 71 grams.
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How do you fit a MCFK stem and the Aeronova bar together? Did you "snap in" the bar into the MCFK stem?

It seems the F1 is not produced any longer. It disappeared from their homepage.
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Correct. I did have to snap the bar in. I did the same with my Blue AC1, same stem just Aerotundo bars on it. It just pops right in. Not a lot of force to do it. The 3T Aerotundo LTD's weighed 203 grams not the 193 grams advertized.

[ericlambi]

Anyhow, in case of interest to anyone else, FarSports is apparently able to modify the bar to send the cables out the back of the stem. Trying to complete my purchase now.

Got my bar today. Firstly, they are still measured wrong as mentioned earlier in this thread. I stressed about whether to order the length I actually wanted or subtract 1cm ... I ordered the length I did want, chose wrong. The reach is absurdly short though, so maybe it'll net, I don't know. Unfortunately I may never find out because my factory mod to open the back of the stem area for cable routing looks pretty terrible (not a symmetric clean cut, left some sharper edges. Obviously, you won't be able to see it, but I worry it made the bar unsafe. Probably will just bin this thing, unfortunately.

[C36]

Unfortunately I may never find out because my factory mod to open the back of the stem area for cable routing looks pretty terrible (not a symmetric clean cut, left some sharper edges. Obviously, you won't be able to see it, but I worry it made the bar unsafe. Probably will just bin this thing, unfortunately.

Pics? Do you mean you had Farsport making an opening on the back of the stem?

[ericlambi]

Unfortunately I may never find out because my factory mod to open the back of the stem area for cable routing looks pretty terrible (not a symmetric clean cut, left some sharper edges. Obviously, you won't be able to see it, but I worry it made the bar unsafe. Probably will just bin this thing, unfortunately.

Pics? Do you mean you had Farsport making an opening on the back of the stem?

Yes, that's correct, they opened the back for me. Photos attached. The one with the red words is a photo they sent me as an example, the other is the bar I was sent. The related issue is because they made that hole so large I can feel in there and see how thin the stem walls are. Maybe any other carbon stem or one piece would be same, but I just don't feel confident in it, especially after removing that much material. I love the wheels I've bought from FarSports, this product doesn't seem to be of comparable quality (again, just my impression!).

[Maddie]

Yo, that's a big hole for sure... What's the dimensions of the bar/stem? 380/110mm?

[Miller]

Plenty of alloy stems have a large opening in the same place. I don't think that part of the structure sees much stress (in my opinion).

[wheelsONfire]

Yeah, i would guess they know not to drill the structural part, so i would use it!

[RDY]

They made that way too big and did a very messy job of cutting it. I'd ask for a refund ...