carbon handle bars ?

mooro

anybody got any thoughts on lightweight carbon bars ? probably bontrager x or xxx.

are they more comfortable ?

Are they strong enough for my 13 stone of raw power ?

any advice appreciated .....

rohloff-rich

Mooro wrote:

anybody got any thoughts on lightweight carbon bars ? probably bontrager x or xxx.

are they more comfortable ?

Are they strong enough for my 13 stone of raw power ?

any advice appreciated .....

I've not had any experience yet, but got a set of Pro Carbons on the way from [url=http://www.aspirevelotech.com[/url] which I am looking forward to! Cheaper than most UK carbon bar prices I found too 8)

Monty Dog

IME I went from standard alumnium to FSA K-Force oversize carbon and there is a significant difference in stiffness - the carbon bars being way less forgiving. Because of the extra stiffness, you do tend to feel the road surface more too, so don't really help with comfort. You'll have no problems with flex however - pulling hard on the bars has a very real impact on steering too so make the handling feel more 'direct'

Brian B

I recently fitted Cinelli ram bars to my new bike and I have to ay that they are very comfortable as well as stiff. Dont get the same 'buzz' off the road as I did with my previous alu bars.

bahzob

After trying some on a loan bike forked out on some ITM Sword bars for my Roubaix. Bit of a paradox I know but in fact find them more comfortable and they give better handling.

Like a lot of things guess it down to taste and best to suck it and see