It was going down Phillips Canyon that we rode together a few years ago...I dare you to replace it with a Revel.
It was going down Phillips Canyon that we rode together a few years ago...I dare you to replace it with a Revel.
Fatty.Goddamnit, cracked another Light Bicycle rear rim, I had just rebuilt it like two weeks ago.
looks optimized now.Gonna lose a toe nail and cased a rock...was a good rideView attachment 161499
Need to add a few other places...then it will be symmetrical and well placed...looks optimized now.
I remember it being overgrown, rowdy, and moosey.It was going down Phillips Canyon that we rode together a few years ago...
x231.8mm aluminum bars on all my bikes. I like the way they ride better, and I trust them to not explode a whole lot more.
Cheap knock off carbon bars. There's a statement that ends well.So what's the consensus on carbon bars these days? This happened to my buddy Saturday, but they were cheap knock-offs he got for cheap. We've been teasing him for years about that, glad he learned his lesson without getting hurt (how he didn't get hurt blows my mind - he cased a small gap in a fast bermy-flowy trail)
Anyways, my carbon bars are into their 4th season. I think it's time to replace them. So the question is : aluminum or carbon. I had been thinking of the OneUp with flex wings... but now I wonder if I shouldn't just stick with Chromag OSX bars... thoughts?
How he didn't get hurt is a massive amount of energy went into snapping that carbon, rather than if his arm were to try and suck up as much energy (snappy snappy).So what's the consensus on carbon bars these days? This happened to my buddy Saturday, but they were cheap knock-offs he got for cheap. We've been teasing him for years about that, glad he learned his lesson without getting hurt (how he didn't get hurt blows my mind - he cased a small gap in a fast bermy-flowy trail)
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Anyways, my carbon bars are into their 4th season. I think it's time to replace them. So the question is : aluminum or carbon. I had been thinking of the OneUp with flex wings... but now I wonder if I shouldn't just stick with Chromag OSX bars... thoughts?
I was going to ask what the one level above is for your DH bike then I remembered no one here rides actual DH anymore.I also like to step one level above what is the "normal", so for XC I use a more AM bar. For AM I use a more DH bar.
Exactly. Carry on.I was going to ask what the one level above is for your DH bike then I remembered no one here rides actual DH anymore.
Phew...
This is good to know and yeah id replace if it took a hit or compromised..but now it looks like answer or renthal ill be looking atI know there are exceptions, but every crank and handlebar I've personally seen snapped (not bent) for the past 5 years has been carbon.
Material science aside, I reckon the high cost of these parts makes people overly hesitant of replacing dubious or damaged parts sometimes. $50 bar creaks - you replace it. $200 bar creaks - you ride with headphones.
i'd wager a lot of the people that complain about shock noise are the same that lose their shit when a new bike doesn't have full internal cable routing.I also don't give a shit, personally. I'll still note it though, because it feels like a reasonable effort at completeness. If you're the weirdo who cares, I think it's fair to note it. I'll also include something to the effect of "I bet most people won't care though" because I also think that's true.
Have you tried just running one?i run a set of carbon DH bars on my xc bike.
He already said they're carbon. They'll be both left and right pieces soon.Have you tried just running one?
We talking about twix....I like.leftHe already said they're carbon. They'll be both left and right pieces soon.
I know you're talking about candy but that's what I'm going to start calling @jstuhlman's handlebarsWe talking about twix
It was on a flow trail, in a steep part. He cased a little step-down gap that leads into a berm. So he was going fast, and hit hard. But I'd wager that bar had been compromised for quite a bit before that, he just hadn't noticed it.Did he take a hit at all to compromise those bars or is it the "cheap Chinese knock off quality"?
I have deity carbon dh on 951 and carbon sworks dh on m9 both 800mm...no issues yet..back only a few months now but hammered the shit out of em and came in F"ing hard Sunday....cased a rock landing and guaranteed used my mass to keep my face and or chest out of the bars....so far so good....
I've done this before and bent pro tapers aluminum....(yes bend is better than break )..
Bent 2 sets on my crf450r out at Ocotillo and borrego...
Now I'm going to have to search this...curious to if I need to replace mine or failures with these...
Yeah I'm glad he's ok...that could have been really bad....really really bad...It was on a flow trail, in a steep part. He cased a little step-down gap that leads into a berm. So he was going fast, and hit hard. But I'd wager that bar had been compromised for quite a bit before that, he just hadn't noticed it.
The bar was also very old (like at least 10 years), and I think, a factory reject, which was why he got it cheap. Or it was just an Aliexpress knock-off. He was a dumbass for even putting that thing on his bike. I mentioned that to him quite regularly. I hope he learned his lesson, and I'm glad he didn't get hurt in the process.
Show him the video:It was on a flow trail, in a steep part. He cased a little step-down gap that leads into a berm. So he was going fast, and hit hard. But I'd wager that bar had been compromised for quite a bit before that, he just hadn't noticed it.
The bar was also very old (like at least 10 years), and I think, a factory reject, which was why he got it cheap. Or it was just an Aliexpress knock-off. He was a dumbass for even putting that thing on his bike. I mentioned that to him quite regularly. I hope he learned his lesson, and I'm glad he didn't get hurt in the process.
Edited for respect..Show him the video:
There is a better video that @jstuhlman posted years ago, I think from Snowshoe or somewhere? If I remember correctly his buddy launched a step down and both sides of his bars snapped like toothpicks on the landing.Show him the video:
Not sure this is the appropriate reaction to a video of someone dying.When you look up "cased" that should be the picture im the dictionary and Wikipedia to describe it...
I didn't know he died....I'll edit the post...still remains one of the nastiest cases I've seen even out at shelf reef here...Not sure this is the appropriate reaction to a video of someone dying.