Carbon MTB handlebars

[Spafsack]

Gents, your most favourite supplier: Rapide, he sells carbon bars, straight, flat, 750mm width, i have that guy, dont need more than this. https://www.rapide.co.za/product/rapide-controlstick-750c-carbon-flat-bars/

I have the control stick Good price, great service as always.

Edited January 25, 2022 by Spafsack

[LazyTrailRider]

2 minutes ago, Spafsack said:

Gents, your most favourite supplier: Rapide, he sells carbon bars, straight, flat, 750mm width, i have that guy, dont need more than this. https://www.rapide.co.za/product/rapide-controlstick-750c-carbon-flat-bars/

I have the control stick Good price, great service as always.

Sure, but most people in this thread don't want a straight, flat, narrow 750mm bar.

[Spafsack]

11 minutes ago, LazyTrailRider said:

Sure, but most people in this thread don't want a straight, flat, narrow 750mm bar.

Sure, for XC, but not for trail, downhill, i hear you, point taken.

[Jewbacca]

Why not just buy RevGrips?

https://revgrips.com/collections

[Myth]

32 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:

Why not just buy RevGrips?

https://revgrips.com/collections

I'd be interested to hear some real-world feedback on these...do you find that they work as advertised?

[Jewbacca]

17 minutes ago, Myth said:

I'd be interested to hear some real-world feedback on these...do you find that they work as advertised?

I have no idea.

I honestly have never really noticed the difference between Alu/Carbon bars nor the size of the stem bore.

I currently have a mix of steel 22.2mm clamp size bars, Alu 35 and carbon 31.8 and none of them feel 'betterer'. 

I notice my grips WAY more. So if I was a princess who could feel the pea through the mattresses, I would go to the grips before the bars.

Luckily I am a peasant Neanderthal with no idea 

Edited January 25, 2022 by Jewbacca

[Stephen_TM]

I had stock ibis handle bars that weren't  bad.Then I got myself Raceface next r ,For me personally there is a noticeable difference but that just me.

The entire 35mm thing is bs had to get new stem as well.

[MajG]

9 hours ago, RiverInTheRoad said:

35mm bars are one of the great wins of the marketing departments. Zero benefit except creating a new standard.

Stick to 31.8mm, they are much more comfortable. In carbon or alloy. I really enjoy my Spank Vibrocore bars.

Definitely agree on the vibracore from spank, might not be carbon but it reduced chatter better than on the lyne AMP carbon bars I had before.