Aluminum versus Carbon bar

[Cois]

F Marias..watse carbon bars gebruik jy saam met watse vurk?

Ritchey not sure what I have on the road bike. On the MTB where the bar is at the moment it runs with a RS Tora.

Know the Road Bike is equipped with a carbon fork. Switched the carbon bar to the MTB as the SS Road Bike had a low riding position, and the old bars from the MTB has a riser bar. The Carbon is a flat bar

[tunariaan]

nolipoli.. same with carbon

[DIPSLICK]

I ride Enve on my geared bike

but I wont use that on my ss with a niner rigid

They are awesome and light and I got many miles out of them but theres a big difference with impact between a bike with a shock and a rigid.

if enve makes downhill carbon bars I might look into them...unless you are a very very light rider

Guys from personal experiece do you guys find a difference?

currently a have a very broad Niner bar on my Sir and a rigid niner fork.

 

I race my bike and I ride quite technical. .would a high end bar like Enve make a difference on the softness.

Bumps ect doesnt really effect me but its always nice to play around with new stuff and ideas like you okes know.

i got a sir, with a niner fork and Ritchey bar, the bar makes a beeeg differernce for me, even changing the brand of fork to a NINER was day and night difference

[Cois]

It is probably important to get a good brand (never second hand!)

Agree...

Think I have a broken bar somewhere. Why do I think it was on my old road bike. Know I had a bent bar. Once bent, chuck it. It will break if you try to take the bend out...

[IdeJongh]

Have a nice and light Easton on my Dale

 

....... or got with AX Lightness

[V12man]

I ride Enve on my geared bike

but I wont use that on my ss with a niner rigid

They are awesome and light and I got many miles out of them but theres a big difference with impact between a bike with a shock and a rigid.

if enve makes downhill carbon bars I might look into them...unless you are a very very light rider

Enve does make DH bars.... Mr Minnaar rides them.... http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Enve-Minnaarbar-Greg-Minnaar-Replica-808-millimeter-Carbon-DH-Handlebar.html

[the nerd]

 

if enve makes downhill carbon bars I might look into them...unless you are a very very light rider

 

 

Like this?

 

http://enve.com/products/components/dh-minnaar-bar-bardhmn/

[the nerd]

Enve does make DH bars.... Mr Minnaar rides them.... http://www.pinkbike....-Handlebar.html

 

So faaast.... hahaha

[tunariaan]

Thx François. .

any okes here that ride SS ofroad..with a Rigid fork?

This will give us better info on the 2 differences..a fork do take a lot of the knocks..

[DJ84]

I ride a Rigid with the FSA bars (bought second hand).

You need to treat carbon and alloy bars the same way (check for any where, small knicks ect.).

[rouxtjie]

Thx François. .

any okes here that ride SS ofroad..with a Rigid fork?

This will give us better info on the 2 differences..a fork do take a lot of the knocks..

Yip....the keyword is ESI extra chunky...a non neg

 

PS its on KCNC SC bones bar....like a couch for my hands

Edited August 25, 2014 by rouxtjie

[DJ84]

Yip....the keyword is ESI extra chunky...a non neg

 

PS its on KCNC SC bones bar....like a couch for my hands

 

They should be sold with every rigid fork.

[Warren_G]

Yip....the keyword is ESI extra chunky...a non neg

 

PS its on KCNC SC bones bar....like a couch for my hands

Extra chunky just feels right!

[V12man]

Thx François. .

any okes here that ride SS ofroad..with a Rigid fork?

This will give us better info on the 2 differences..a fork do take a lot of the knocks..

Steel Rigid with carbon ridged fork and carbon bars is my go to offroad bike for everything but racing...... my go to bike for training is a steel bike with a steel rigid fork and carbon bars..... carbon bars are the only way to go - watch the Enve test in the link I posted above.... those toys are STRONG.

[Cois]

Remember the good old days of rigged steel... That was the days. Steel is so forgiving compared to the stiff Alu things we get today.

[Flippa]

Thx François. .

any okes here that ride SS ofroad..with a Rigid fork?

This will give us better info on the 2 differences..a fork do take a lot of the knocks..

Niner RDO fork with a Crank Brothers Cobalt alu bar. Oh, and a 2.35" Nobby Nic tyre.