Lightest aluminum bars?

[Freeridin']

Need some new bars for the trail bike. A minimum of 730mm and lightweight would be nice. I'm not confident with carbon bars.....so no carbon.

[TheTruth]

try carbon

[SCARY]

Consider carbon

[Freeridin']

....title changed.

[Wa-Aw]

Carbon is way stronger than light aluminum. Having bent a few alu bars. DH bars even

[Beef Supreme]

If you don't trust carbon bars, I highly doubt you want the lightest aluminum bar. A lightweight DH bar is around 300 grams. Most AM bars are not much lighter if any. There are a ton of them, Easton, Cromag, Answer, Diety, Raceface to name a few.

[Lelandjt]

Haha, what a difference a few years makes. I used to get constant comments on my carbon bars and how I was gonna lose teeth.

OP: If I was gonna get alloy bars right now they would be Easton or Raceface. But I wouldn't, I like my Easton Havoc carbons.

[no skid marks]

Diety Dirty 30s are light.

[norbar]

This is silly. Lightweight alu bars are a much more risky idea than a strong carbon bar from a tested company.

Gest Easton carbon bars. If you want more strength get the DH model. EOT

[HardtailHack]

I've bent cr-mo bars, alloy DH bars and cracked some carbon DH bars, none failed catastrophically .

Carbon bars are great but your choices are limited if you want to stick to light weight alloy, can you drop more weight by swapping out the stem?

[jonKranked]

drill some speedholes

[UiUiUiUi]

come on guys, stop being douche bags... or wait no don't, but maybe stick to answering the question and then suggest carbon?

personally i like the answer pro taper it's not really light with 335g, another option i like is the Syntace VECTOR 7075 HIGH20 (326g)

that said i will try the ENVE Carbon DH bar on my bike this season!

cheers

[iRider]

I see a Renthal Fatbar Lite in your future.

http://www.renthalcycling.com/File/p...tbar_lite.aspx

[jonKranked]

I see a Renthal Fatbar Lite in your future.

http://www.renthalcycling.com/File/p...tbar_lite.aspx

I see a DeWalt 18v cordless drill and a 5/16" drill bit in his future

[frango]

Why don't you try carbon h-bar? ;>