Carbon handle bars, which though?
davey.davey
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Hi,
As the title suggests im after some carbon bars for my supersix evo. The standard ones are pretty ugly, heavy, and i want a change.
I quite like the look of the aero style , has anyone got any recommendations that they use themselves .
The 3T team stealth aeronova and aerotunda bars look nice, also easton ec70 look decent .
Oh yeah matte black with few/ no decals
Cheers for any suggestions
As the title suggests im after some carbon bars for my supersix evo. The standard ones are pretty ugly, heavy, and i want a change.
I quite like the look of the aero style , has anyone got any recommendations that they use themselves .
The 3T team stealth aeronova and aerotunda bars look nice, also easton ec70 look decent .
Oh yeah matte black with few/ no decals
Cheers for any suggestions
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Look cool, down to a relatively sensible price, fit your criteria above and should be of good quality.
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
Thanks for the suggestion though
Only just started looking tbh, just always assumed carbon was superior?
Would the carbon bars be more comfortable, ie soak up more road vibrations?
I believe so but others would disagree. E.g. YMMV
In cycling folklore, carbon bars do indeed 'soak up more vibrations' - but in reality, I'm not sure if physics agrees with that. Bar tape and tyre width/pressure have far more influence on ride quality than bar material.
Stick to Alu.
What he said.
I’m a sucker for bling but the carbon bar is pointless. Match it with a good quality aluminium stem like a Ritchie 220 WCS or a Deda Superleggero and you’ll end up with a similar weight to carbon and a much healthier wallet.
I had some hand me down carbon bars (Pro Vibe) for a time, they were lovely, but not (to me) worth what I could get for selling them on. I do kinda wish I still had them.
They were most definitely lighter than the alu equivalent (220g vs 285g), and had internal cable routing so you didn't have to faff around with electrical tape securing your cables into place - you just threaded them through and the bar tape was enough to do the rest.
I couldn't tell you if they were more comfy than an equivalent alu bar, but they certainly were comfy.
Honestly, if you have a high end bike and have bought all the easier weight savings that are available, or just plain want a bit more bling, it might be worth investing.
I'd fully agree that Carbon Fibre stems and bottlecages are a complete waste of money though.
Ive just bought a 3t team stealth apto stem , probably paid too much for a stem but i am very picky and love my bike ha!
I just want the best bars for my money thats all, not overly bothered of the material.
Will keep looking thanks everyone!
I use the aliminium ones, nice with the flatter tops.
WHY much swearing?
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
The Dale ones aren't great lookin but you can't see most of them. As to heavy, they are, but not massive. About 100g more than a carbon bar. The Dead Superlegerro will save you about 120g for example.
In terms of value, the Fizik R3 will save you 60g, looks nice and won't break the bank. Partner it with a Fizik stem and it all looks really great.
Deda Zero 100 is worth a look. That with its matching stem and a carbon Deda post. Sorted
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Fsa maybe little bit stiffer.
Im gonna go for the 3t aerotundo, i like the longer reach and deep drops, got great reviews. Plus they will look sweet with my new 3t Apto stealth stem.
My bikefit told i need 42cm width bars for my size, but have read these bars come up even narrower on the hoods. Could anyone who has experience with these bars tell me if they went for their normal size? Or go up a size to compensate for the flared width?
Im currently riding on 44cm bars
Then there's very little point in paying for a bike fit if you're just going to ignore the recommendations.
What did you not like about the aerotundo? And what made the aeronova much better for you? As far as i can tell, the reach is longer and the drops are lower, but apart from that theyre the same!?
I keep swaying between the tundo and Nova, just cant decide :?
Just buy both, try them both, send the ones you don't like back.
It's a 10 minute job to swap handlebars.
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
The Aeronova are a compact bar whereas the Aerotundo are a full D. It looked awful on my bike and they just didn't feel as comfortable on the drops. The reach to the shifters from the drops was more difficult too.
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