Carbon Stem and Bars - worth it?

[anonymous-user]

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[Your Dad]

anonymous said:

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Swapping to carbon will do nothing except lighten your wallet.

Besides, what happened to the Canyon?

[Banana Boy]

It's your bike, if it will make you happy then do it!

Ultimately though, it will only put a temporary plug into the void you're trying to fill... true happiness can only be found within.*

• that was my Zen moment for 2016! Thought I'd save it for the very end!

[Jimbo.]

Pointless! Shape aside, you can't tell one bar from another under the tape, and stems...meh. Unless you ride like Froome, then you'll rarely look at it.

The novelty will fade, the shiny-shiny be forgotten and you'll be wanting to waste yet more cash on pointless bling.

[moonigan]

Carbon bars help remove road buzz. I've used the 3T Ergonova to great affect on 3 bikes and would definitely recommend them.

[anonymous-user]

New wheels generally provide more bang for your buck. What wheels are you running currently?

[stripy7]

moonigan said:

Carbon bars help remove road buzz. I've used the 3T Ergonova to great affect on 3 bikes and would definitely recommend them.

Yes, exactly this, only downside is that you cant fit aero bars.

[okgo]

Nope.

I've had the Zipp SL-70 Aero ones, they're more flexy than the cheapo Deda ones I replaced them with.

[Your Dad]

There's still an elephant in the room.

[MadDad]

okgo said:

Nope.

I've had the Zipp SL-70 Aero ones, they're more flexy than the cheapo Deda ones I replaced them with.

I would agree, I took a friends bike with an ENVE finishing kit for a spin around the Chilterns - definitely reduced the road buzz a bit but they felt very flexy on the climbs. Also, I was on a club ride about 18 months ago when one of the drops on a riders bars snapped off in their hand (fractured just under the changer)! To this day no idea if there was pre-existing damage or a time induced fracture but 50 miles from home he lost his sense of humor....

[scherzkeks]

Aluminum for bars and stem. Carbon offers a minimal weight savings, but with plenty of drawbacks in longevity, safety, and cost.

[AyBee]

I'm considering a new bike which comes with carbon bars - I'll probably consider changing them for alu when it arrives because I'd hate to have a carbon bar snap on me whilst sprinting or otherwise.

[Your Dad]

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Does the Canyon not come with matching stem & bars?

[Magic919]

Some people replace the stem as part of a bike fit.

[Chicken Chaser]

I can't really see the point in carbon bars unless weight is critical, but I think a carbon seatpost is a decent upgrade

[Mr Gearchange]

Interesting comments on here regarding the fragility of carbon bars on a road bike.

My Downhill MTB has carbon bars on it (Renthal Fatbar) and it's seeing some serious drops/jumps and rock gardens. A breakage over the terrain it sees doesn't bear thinking about.