Race Face

Era SL 35mm Handlebar

What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:

"I've been running the Era SL on my Downcountry build for a full season, and the GL Tune is the detail that keeps me on it. On rough, punchy trail sections the bar absorbs enough chatter that my hands stay fresh through long efforts — it's not a soft bar, it just doesn't punish you. The flippable rise is genuinely useful too; I ran it in the minus position for a while and flipped it up when I changed my stem length, same bend and sweep either way."

Cockpit setup matters more on fast XC and Downcountry bikes than almost anywhere else — small changes in bar height change how the bike handles on steep, technical descents and how efficiently it transfers power on long climbs. Race Face designed the Era SL Handlebar around that reality, building a flippable +6mm and -6mm rise into a single bar so riders can make meaningful cockpit height adjustments without changing their fit or sweep angles.

GL Tune carbon layup sits at the center of what makes the Era SL worth its place on a fast build. At 170g, it's the lightest 35mm handlebar Race Face makes, and the UD carbon construction is tuned to a compliance sweet spot that stays responsive under power while smoothing out high-frequency vibration on rough terrain — the kind of fatigue that accumulates quietly over a long ride and shows up in the legs before it shows up in the hands. Pair it with the Turbine SL stem for up to 24mm of total cockpit height adjustability, and the Era SL becomes the centerpiece of a cockpit that can be dialed precisely for any riding style.