https://shop.odysseybmx.com/collections/odyssey-bags?utm_medium=banner&utm_source=dig

Odyssey - Bar Testing

Serious Research and Development

27 Apr 2016

Video by Odyssey BMX

It's nice to know that what you're trusting underneath you will hold up to the job. Well, know you can check out the length's Odyssey go to ensure their bars and more than safe. 

"As part of our mission to make the best BMX parts possible, we continue to refine the 41-Thermal® process at all stages of manufacturing. Each step in the process is held under strict scrutiny, and we continue to examine the strength and durability of all our parts.In our previous Stampy tests, we have blown away the industry standard "EN tests" for forks and cranks, and now it’s time to take a look at handlebars. In our latest test, we have taken bars with very similar height, width, and sweep dimensions, and tried to replicate a lifetime of nose-diving into the ground and pulling up on the bars for a sprint to gain speed in a confined space. ###bb###As expected, when we tested our bars against our competitor’s bars that had similar geometry, we outperformed them once again. Our worst bar was 33% better than the best of the rest, and our best bar was over 400% more durable than the worst. So remember, when you are buying bars, although they may look very similar, they are not all “the same”.When you see how hard we push to make the best parts; to make them better and better every chance we get, it is easy to understand why our legendary lifetime warranty against bending and breaking is still around 17 years after we first introduced it. And when you see the contrast between our bars and our competitors, you can also quickly see why most of their warranties have long since been quietly canceled or modified with complicated terms and conditions that usually limit the warranty to manufacturing defects alone." - Odyssey

Previous

In The Cut - DUB Jam 2016

Liverpool's Pissed...

Next

90East - Downtown Los Angeles

East Coast streets meet West Coast streets...

https://shop.digbmx.com/collections/all-clothing

Related Content

Odyssey 30 15
Play Button

Odyssey 30•15

The whole squad crushing it in celebration of 30 years of Odyssey!

12 Dec 2015
Tom  Dugan 30 15 Bmx Street Odyssey
Play Button

Tom Dugan - Odyssey 30•15

Duganator blasting off

29 Dec 2015
ElectronicalCover-wide
Play Button

Odyssey Electronical Full Video

Chase Hawk, Mike Aitken, Taj Mihelich, Gery Young, Jimmy Levan and all the crew back in 2008

16 Oct 2015
Graduate Peg
Play Button

Odyssey - Graduate Peg

With Broc Raiford

15 Apr 2016
Odyssey 30 Year Jam Bmx
Play Button

Odyssey 30 Year Jam

Celebrating a massive feat in BMX

11 Dec 2015
Odyssey-Qbp-2015
Play Button

ODYSSEY X QBP 2015

This Odyssey squad is nuts

29 Jun 2015
matt-nordstrom-odyssey
Play Button

Odyssey - Matt Nordstrom 2015

A must-see

17 Jul 2015
jack-gruber-odyssey
Play Button

Jack Gruber - Welcome to Odyssey

Odyssey's latest recruit doing it down under...

4 Feb 2015
Odyssey  Clutch  Mechanism
Play Button

Odyssey - Clutch Freecoaster Mechanism

The inner workings explained

19 Jan 2016
https://shop.sundaybikes.com/collections/sunday-frames?utm_medium=banner&utm_source=dig

Latest Content

VANS ODYSSEY 2025 COLLECTION FF RAMP 003

"The inspiration was right in front of our eyes" The story behind the Vans X Odyssey 40 Year Collab

An interview with Nuno Oliveira (Odyssey) and Justin Villano (Vans)

25 Sep 2025
07 2025 Huffy Sledgehammer Launch Project 132

Product Drop: HUFFY Sledgehammer frame

Huffy returns to BMX...

22 Sep 2025
Snapshots: The 040 Jam in Malmö, Sweden
Snapshots: The 040 Jam in Malmö, Sweden
Snapshots: The 040 Jam in Malmö, Sweden
Snapshots: The 040 Jam in Malmö, Sweden

Snapshots: The 040 Jam in Malmö, Sweden

As seen from a jam organiser's perspective

1 Sep 2025
Team kevin peraza boh winner 2025

BATTLE OF HASTING 2025 - TEAM PERAZA TAKES THE WIN

Results, Livestream re-runs, DIG Highlights & more

27 Aug 2025
20250427 KOREA SAPPORO 311

Corey Walsh – "This is a rebellion towards things that can't be done"

Corey talks about his Vans and Cult 2025 video parts, both released in the same week.

3 Aug 2025
Dig book cover mock better CROP

DIG - THIS BIKE COULD BE YOUR LIFE - "DOCUMENTING OVER 30 YEARS of D.I.Y. BMX CULTURE" PRE-ORDER NOW OPEN

An all new photo book from DIG focusing on our magazine history and the rise of the mid-school

1 Aug 2025
Thumbnail 2

Product Drop - ODYSSEY '85 Splatter kit

Nord, Walsh stems and Hazard lite rims

29 Jul 2025
Shirt swell k0150m back

Product Drop - KINK 2025 APPAREL

For Fall/Winter

23 Jul 2025
Street Station Lyon 25 mcgrath 70

BMX Street Station 2025 x 'CASH UP' PHOTO JOURNAL

The Bros Bike Store is back to take over Lyon yet again!

16 Jun 2025
Big boyd black

Product Drop - ODYSSEY BIG BOYD RIMS

Boyd Hilder signature BIG BOYD rims in Black and Coffee.

11 Jun 2025
LOW Street station Saturday Jarvis 1 copy

MONSTER ENERGY 'CASH UP' 2025 - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Another Year - New Locations - Even More Jams!

26 May 2025
Street station graphic

STREET STATION RETURNS for 2025

"Not your average BMX jam"

26 May 2025

DIG Partner stores

More Videos

C7 Yjf61q KM Ehqdefault
Play Button

DAISEN JAM 2025 at BIG MOUNTAIN ROOMS

Two days in the school turned BMX park

22 Oct 2025
Cybbuo Pd ZS Uhqdefault
Play Button

Albe's $59 Game of Bike

Abuse & Neglect

21 Oct 2025
Erik thumb
Play Button

ERIK ELSTRAN - 'IN THE CUT' | GET WEEIRD

Get Even Weeirder

21 Oct 2025
Usi8 IEP Nq 4hqdefault
Play Button

JORDAN GODWIN - JETLAG

Another jaw-dropper in Monster Energy series

20 Oct 2025
SAEZS Le E Ztwhqdefault
Play Button
05 Dudb DO Nxchqdefault
Play Button

Satoski Enda - 47 to 50

Repping level 5

18 Oct 2025
Gwbk WJ7 Ly94hqdefault
Play Button

SAM GRACE - RAW CUT

FUL LFACE REQUIRED

18 Oct 2025
MQX1 ZM1 Nf Dkhqdefault
Play Button

Gaspar Guendulain Focus Bike Check - BSD

An alternative street machine

17 Oct 2025
M0 P6ju G Xu O Ehqdefault
Play Button
KW Vvcjw Mr Ihqdefault
Play Button

CASEY STARLING - PROJECT Xtras

"The Eiffel Tower is somewhere around here"

16 Oct 2025
Y Zzr Xz OR Dbwhqdefault
Play Button

Stephan Atencio | Sophie

He's back

16 Oct 2025
Uq3c Rb T6 G Jghqdefault
Play Button

SEAN GARDNER - SHF

A LOVELY BLEND OF TECH & STYLE

15 Oct 2025