428 others Posted September 12, 2012 Share Hi Hubbers, How strong and reliable are carbon MTB handlebars? Is it possible to snap them in normal XC and marathon races eg Nissan series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukep Posted September 12, 2012 Share If you take a big enough fall you can snap/bend ali bars.I ride with carbon bars and have taken a few falls and my bars are 100%, I think it more about what bars you buy I.E a reputable brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg29 Posted September 12, 2012 Share I've seen two carbon bars fail with dire results. They may be light (and strong) but for the sake of a few 100 grams (if that) I'd stick with good old aluminium. JMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
428 others Posted September 12, 2012 Share Thanks Greg, that's what I'm afraid of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl O Posted September 12, 2012 Share If you want carbon, Syntace is the product I would suggest. (I am VERY biased though) CUBE, Specialised, Cannondale all use their products. (Although not always branded as Syntace) http://syntace.com/index.cfm?pid=1&pk=1405 428 others 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li Mu Bai Posted September 12, 2012 Share No issues with my carbon bars over 5 years of riding and many races. No matter what you have, a good fall will break anything.Carbon absorbs trail chatter nicely, not as hard on the hands as alum.Also care needs to be taken with attaching bar ends to a carbon bar, make sure you have the correct stoppers (alum bar end plugs) inside, and dont over tighten them, or CRUSH... Edited September 12, 2012 by Li Mu Bai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 12, 2012 Share or... if you go big spender, have a look at the Enve carbon bars. DH world champs was won on a set of Enve carbons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Posted September 12, 2012 Share on any bars all I can say is this . Torque wrench ! don't over tighten them . Edited September 12, 2012 by Iron Li Mu Bai and V12man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted September 12, 2012 Share I've had some Truvativ bars now for over 2 years on Scalpel, and taken some big tumbles into rock gardens etc. Brake levers bent but the bars have been fine. 100% confidence, at least at my level. BushGoblin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart69uk Posted September 12, 2012 Share I Put a Momsen Carbon Handle bar on my bike seems to be great, done a few hard rides with it and it seems perfectly strong enough. then again (touch wood) I try not to fall off my bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peewee1 Posted September 12, 2012 Share You guys are forgetting about Ritchey http://cart.cyclecraftsg.com/images/ritchey_superlogic_fb.jpg RossW, 428 others and Li Mu Bai 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
428 others Posted September 12, 2012 Share No issues with my carbon bars over 5 years of riding and many races. No matter what you have, a good fall will break anything.Carbon absorbs trail chatter nicely, not as hard on the hands as alum.Also care needs to be taken with attaching bar ends to a carbon bar, make sure you have the correct stoppers (alum bar end plugs) inside, and dont over tighten them, or CRUSH... That's exactly why I'm looking into getting carbon! Thanks for the reply's guys! Edited September 12, 2012 by Scottondale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBer wannabee Posted September 12, 2012 Share Dont buy cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 12, 2012 Share buy cheap and eat stem! 428 others 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted September 12, 2012 Share buy cheap and eat stem! hehehehheh, I love the taste of ENVE carbon, njom njom njom njom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted September 12, 2012 Share I've had some Truvativ bars now for over 2 years on Scalpel, and taken some big tumbles into rock gardens etc. Brake levers bent but the bars have been fine. 100% confidence, at least at my level. +1 noir carbon bars...tough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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