|   Flat bar material | cronometro
Oct 15, 2002 8:59 AM | | As I design my ridgid frame 29"er I am thinking of putting carbon fiber or titanium flat bars on it to help absorb some of the shock. Any one have any experiance with these? Maybe seat stems made of of CF or Ti? |
| Carbon & Ti. | banks
Oct 15, 2002 9:49 AM | | Highly recomend the Answer carbon bar; flexs/absorbs more than the Easton carbon bar. Moots Ti seat post is a secret wepon on any hard-tail. If you have the cash-o-la get a Ti stem from Moots.
Oh Yeah, Oury grips too. |
| Titec Ti Hellions here | martini
Oct 15, 2002 1:46 PM | | and I love them(1" rise[if that], so they're pretty low profile). Super absorbant, but then I've never ridden carbon, so I can't compare the two for you. There's a good deal on the IRD carbon (easton) bars at Jenson right now~ $55 or something like that. At that price it's tempting to try the carbon thing....
marty |
| Carbon bars | Stonedead
Oct 15, 2002 1:49 PM | | Supergo has some carbon flat weyless bars that run 610mm in width. I can't vouch for their durability, but they're cheaper than easton (and wider!). |
| Carbon bars | Mikec
Oct 15, 2002 8:22 PM | | Depends on what you plan to do with the bike. I do lots of long off-road training rides and races, and my experience (in training and racing) is that the carbon bars/posts/stems are really only sufficient for high frequency/low amplitude stuff--in other words "road buzz". Ti seems to really take the edge off of the lower frequency/higher amplitude stuff, like washboard, gravel, and small ledges. So if you plan to do mostly pavement and dirt roads, go carbon. Real trail riding--go ti.
Obviously carbon could be configured to work for the lower frequency stuff, but that's not where the market is right now. Hard telling if it'll get there.
Attached photo is of my primary race bike (yes, it's a 29"er), with assorted carbon (bars, rims) and ti (frame, post, stem) parts to provide the most desirable ride. I have since ditched the carbon bar for a ti version, and am happier that way. |
| Carbon bars | Cronometro
Oct 16, 2002 8:58 AM | | Ok I am thinking TI now. Is that a moots seat post? I am looking for a 28.6mm ti post that I don't need to sell a loved one to afford. However I can get a smoking deal on a carbon post that I could design for that post. |
| Carbon bars | Mikec
Oct 23, 2002 7:17 AM | | The post is an Airborne, it only comes in 27.2. |
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