Good to know. Thanks.used to run 'em for DH. the monkeylight dh ones that is. never had an issue. a buddy of mine who was notorious for breaking stuff never had an issue either (and he was regularly doing 20' drops).
Fatigue life? Does carbon even *have* a fatigue life?I'm up in the air on this as well. Paid $40 for some Monkeylight Carbon DH bars and some buddies tell me I shouldn't run them. Supposedly a little stronger but fatigue life not so good. Can anyone validate?
my friend Chris that I referred to above nearly overshot the landing on road to nowhere @ diablo, he landed with maybe a foot or 2 left of transition (close to a 30' vertical drop). Broke his frame in 6 spots. Bars were fine.Fatigue life? Does carbon even *have* a fatigue life?
I think the "issue" with carbon bars is their habit of failing catastrophically as opposed to failing non-catastrophically.
Not sure if there is any data on this either way...
Wish I could answer that. That is why I seek the brilliance of other monkeys. Research takes to much time.Fatigue life? Does carbon even *have* a fatigue life?
Along with that point, though...I think the "issue" with carbon bars is their habit of failing catastrophically as opposed to failing non-catastrophically.
Good point, Ive seen Alu bars snap but never bend...Along with that point, though...
I have never personally seen aluminum bars fail non-catastrophically either. I've seen lots of broken off aluminum bars but never one that was just badly bent. Not saying it doesn't exist, but I think the "security" that's felt behind metal bars is largely imaginary.
i´ve seem 2 in the last 3 months.Along with that point, though...
I have never personally seen aluminum bars fail non-catastrophically either. I've seen lots of broken off aluminum bars but never one that was just badly bent. Not saying it doesn't exist, but I think the "security" that's felt behind metal bars is largely imaginary.
Ive got some... as with all carbon stuff, it's kind of hard to put your finger on why it feels better but it does... alum bars vibrations are more harsh I think.Worth the money or stick with Alum. I was thinking of getting the SIXC by RF.
Yup - that's why I quoted the word "issue"... there's lots of anecdotal evidence regarding these things but not a whole lot of actual data that I can find...Along with that point, though...
I have never personally seen aluminum bars fail non-catastrophically either. I've seen lots of broken off aluminum bars but never one that was just badly bent. Not saying it doesn't exist, but I think the "security" that's felt behind metal bars is largely imaginary.
That might happen. Then again - an alu bar might snap and impale you with a nice jagged bit of metal. I'd think the alu death might be at least quicker...Thanks for all the input on the carbon bars. Here I though the way my boys were talking that I'd go down, snap the bars and impale myself sending slivers into my heart and die a slow death.
I think a slower death might be worth saving a few grams.That might happen. Then again - an alu bar might snap and impale you with a nice jagged bit of metal. I'd think the alu death might be at least quicker...
Every material known to man has a fatigue life. However, many many materials have so favorable an endurance limit that we often assume they have an infinite fatigue life. This is the case with steel, carbon composite and your mom.Fatigue life? Does carbon even *have* a fatigue life?
I think the "issue" with carbon bars is their habit of failing catastrophically as opposed to failing non-catastrophically.
Not sure if there is any data on this either way...
You just reminded me of the photo sequence of West Coast Hucker on MTBR with that OMG gash out of his 'moob'. That sh*t was gnarly.That might happen. Then again - an alu bar might snap and impale you with a nice jagged bit of metal. I'd think the alu death might be at least quicker...