Handle bar considerations materials and benefits

nwmlarge
nwmlarge Posts: 778
edited March 2011 in Road buying advice
I am looking to reduce bar buzz.
I have experimented with the angle of the bars and brake lever placement and i'm happy with that aspect.
What is the ideal material for bars to be made from? and why ?

I have presently Aluminium Bars which seem a little dead.
I have used steel bars in the past and found them less buzzy.
Is there an distinct advantage to carbon ones or are steel as good as it gets ?

My frame is Steel.
running on 23 x 700 at about 110psi
i am 6'2" and 13 stone.
i am using Prendas Mountains Track Mitts.

hope you can help.
Mtb'ing is my usual forte and my 140mm pikes take out the buzz off road no worries!

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