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01-25-10 | 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kimconyc

- Looks cool
- Better road buzz dampening

FWIW, I use carbon bars on 1 bike and Al on 2 other bikes. I've cracked a carbon bar while riding out of the saddle and in the drops and luckily did not eat it.

not really.

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Originally Posted by bigtea

A week or so ago I posted the link to an article about George Hincapie's training bike. Here's an article on his team bike. Note the alloy stem and bars. According to the article "...he opts for strength over weight in the cockpit". http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/...cemaster-slx01

look, no helmet either!

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