Carbon Bars

ic.
ic. Posts: 769
edited September 2012 in Workshop
Quick question, would you continue to use these carbon bars? When removed, I've found a crimping where the stem clamps

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There does not appear to be any point at which the surface has been broken

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2020 Reilly Spectre - raw titanium
2020 Merida Reacto Disc Ltd - black on black
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Comments

  • LiamW
    LiamW Posts: 358
    Seems someone was bit too eager with the old allen keys. I'd be vary wary of using them. Some people may tell you it'll be fine and they could well be right but i'd always have this nagging doubt in my mind that they'll break eventually.

    Personally i'd bin them.
  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    I wouldn't use them... but that's because I've had carbon break on me before. The bars, in particular, are one thing you don't want breaking on you.
  • Hoopdriver
    Hoopdriver Posts: 2,023
    Hey, what's the worst that could happen...?
    http://www.My-Bicycle-and-I.com
  • tonye_n
    tonye_n Posts: 832
    Hoopdriver wrote:
    Hey, what's the worst that could happen...?
    Face plant for sure!
    Carbon will not fail gradually or gracefully. It will just suddenly crack.
    Think about this suddenly failing during a fast downhill decent.... In winter!

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