How do carbon bars and seatposts affect your ride?

How much different do they feel?
Are the worth upgrading to on my Scott scale 50?
What other weight saving mods are good bang vs buck?
Are the worth upgrading to on my Scott scale 50?
What other weight saving mods are good bang vs buck?
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I bought carbon bars the other month and I love them!
2012 Wilier Cento Uno:
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/7134480/
Commute bike: http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/9065383/
(Foam) grips, tyres and tubes, saddles and seat posts, are a good (economical) start. Its a slippery slope!..
I've had a few KCNC products that appear to be great value for money on a £-grams basis. Ti Pro light seat posts and the qr's, v light and seem good 'value'.
Go on you know the Scott deserves it
*C. Late 1950's Fixed Gear
*1940 Raleigh Dawn Tourist with rod brakes
If you shop around and settle on a cheap-ish brand like FSA or Truvativ you can pick them up at a reasonable price too.
Just make sure you check the width of the bars and make sure you get all the grease out your seat tube before you stick the new post in!
Scott snail http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1801990/
Klein bad attitude http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1802002/
Bet that rides pretty damn sweet!
Scott snail http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1801990/
Klein bad attitude http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1802002/
is there any other tips re: carbon as a material? I know it can be brittle, and also that for some reason it shouldn't meet grease... any other things i shoudl know`
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As for saving weight, i think you might want to look at the wheelset, tyres and tubes, as they make the most difference
Current post is a Bontrager ally one, is a swap to a Ritchey carbon an upgrade? Ignoring weight, I'm thinking strength in a crash, and the seat clamp area, will it be better?
I do a lot of sailing and I have lots of experience of working with and building in CF. CF and ally together is a big no no in terms of promoting corrosion, surely sticking a carbon seatpost down an ally frame is bad news, epsecially once the lacquer gets scratched on the setpost?
I keep hearing about CF giving a more compliant ride, is there any point at all on a full susser XC which I ride?
Finally, I admit it, I'd really love one for the bling factor, as my black anodised one is starting to look a little tired where nature's grinding paste has been at it, especially where the saddle bag fits and also around the seat tube entry as I move it up and down on rides. Will a CF one keep looking good or will it get munched quickly? I do a fair bit of muddyish riding and I tend not to use a crud catcher on the back.
Just be interested to hear from anyone who has done the upgrade...thanks!
On-One Inbred
Giant TCR A0
Claud Butler Dalesman
Then I rad the fact that you already have a FS, I would have thought that it would make onloy minimal difference on a FS bike as the rear shock should de a good job of suppressing trail buzz. Finally with respect to your anodised coating munching saddle bag, I would say that you'll probably need some sort of sacrificail layer between the bag and your post in order to stop the post wearing away, it sounds very similar scenario to plastic hydraulic hosing eating away at the bike frame.
I'd say have a go with one of the bontrager x-lite acc posts if you are going to imerse yourself into the joys of cf.
http://www.pedalon.co.uk/acatalog/bontr ... tpost.html
Scott snail http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1801990/
Klein bad attitude http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1802002/
The one I was going to go for was the Ritchey one, I need to check the weight etc versus the stock Bontrager I'm currently running, I guess my concern would be that there's no point in going for pimp CF if it's going to get scratched really easily.
This is the fella, what do you reckon?
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... eat%20Post
On-One Inbred
Giant TCR A0
Claud Butler Dalesman