carbon fiber handlebars?

[cannondalejunky]

k so my friend is building a new fr bike it'll be an evil imperial but with a sc fork...and he's wantin to put carbon fiber handlebars...anyone ever heard of doin that or done...will they last these are the bars he's wanting http://www.gearreview.com/maxm-mx-5.php

[peachy]

i had one (azonic cf-1)... it didn't last. brake lever gouge the clearcoat right thru the fibres.

[Mr Tiles]

I've got the FSA K-force dh bars and they rock! I picked them up online for around $60. I'm impressed with them.

[John M]

I am on my 2nd pair of Easton Monkey lites. My bike gets alot of shuttling and takes a occasional gost ride down some hairy Downhill trails. I do big drops and ride very hard. I have NO PROBLEM with then at all. Plus I am 210 lbs. If you;re looking to save a little weight.....I say go for it.- JM

[iridebikes]

carbon bars are awesome, as long as you don't crash. carbon is light strong, but doesn't hold up well to impacts. so if you crash good, then you're most likely needing to replace them. same thing with scratches. if you go through the clearcoat, then you might also need to replace them

[Muuqi]

Yes, as mentioned above, carbon bars are great as long as your take care of them and pay close attention to torque specs. Generally speaking, carbon fiber has a higher impact strength that steel, aluminum, or ti, but a good gouge or an over tightened brake lever can cause the whole bar to be compromised. So if you have the money and are willing to pay attention to them and be careful with torque then by all means go for it! A few tumbles down the trail won't really harm them, but it's the rocks that you gotta watch out for. If you keep them scratch and gouge free then they could last you quite a long time!

[Kanter]

I broke my Easton EC70 in about a month. Carbon sucks.

[madbob]

metal bends, carbon breaks, and leaves jagged edges. You tell me what you would rather have happen to your bars.

[skurfer333]

here's another vote for metal. If you're looking to save weight get on a treadmill or pump up your tubes with helium. Putting carbon bars on a freeride bike, let alone an EVIL seems rediculous to me. I'm sure the fine mechanics at EVIL who spent years overbuilding those frames would be ashamed. I'm not saying no one should run carbon on their bikes, but keep it away from mine.

[bikerpunk98199]

easton's or the new fsa carbon dh bars

[cannondalejunky]

here's another vote for metal. If you're looking to save weight get on a treadmill or pump up your tubes with helium. Putting carbon bars on a freeride bike, let alone an EVIL seems rediculous to me. I'm sure the fine mechanics at EVIL who spent years overbuilding those frames would be ashamed. I'm not saying no one should run carbon on their bikes, but keep it away from mine.


hey i totally agree with you...i've been tryin to talk him out of buyin that frame...cause it's the wrong frame to get if ur a weight wennie like he is...but o well

[lonewolfe]

I've been tempted but am just afraid of them breaking. I've been running EA70's for a few years and have never had one single problem. They are pretty light too for aluminum bars. I'm a big guy at around 240lbs.