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Old 06-28-2007, 07:38 PM   #1
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good info on carbon bars
a friend of mine sent me this link, some good beta on carbon bars.

http://www.raceface.com/components/P...BarsReview.pdf
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Old 06-28-2007, 10:45 PM   #2
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An interesting read for sure. I'd love to see that same test applied to aluminum bars. I bet we'd be surprised.

I don't trust any bike part. I replace my bar every season. I did break a bar once. I've been pretty cautious about that ever since. You owe it to your face/jaws/teeth/sternum/brain.
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Old 06-28-2007, 11:03 PM   #3
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Note that Jo Klieber, the head of Syntace (a german stem/bar/seatpost etc. company) invented the VR3 testing machine. I think he
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Old 06-28-2007, 11:36 PM   #4
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ugh i have a ritchey wcs carbon riser bar -
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ugh i have a ritchey wcs carbon riser bar -
you're in deep shit
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You have a ritchey? I'm not riding with you anymore Lee

I thought it was an interesting article. Germans eh? Its so incredibly tech. Carbon seems like a good material, even for DH, it just has a reputation for being light and flimsy. I'd like to see a ton of popular bars tested like that (aluminum, steel, carbon) just to see how they stack up against each other for weight and strength.

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And although they look cool, I am still afraid of carbon bars. Wouldn´t get one for AM/FR yet. Would you?
I've been using an FSA Carbon DH bar on my DH bike for a while now. I'm 200lbs and not much of a hucker but something like the A-line rock drop or the Neds natural dorp to falt (just for reference) hasn't been a problem. Maybe I got one of the 'good' FSA bars. I think its a fairly pricey bar though
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