First of all, I'm curious why carbon bars weigh almost exactly the same as alu bars in the road world. On my mountain bike, the weight difference is more substantial.

I have Bontrager bars on my road bike that are alu and are 220g, comparable carbon bars at 2-3x the cost are 5g, maybe 10g lighter if anything at all.

If I end up going carbon anyway for the comfort (this is going on a cross bike), what are reputable brands for carbon bars? I imagine road bar failure could be one of the most devastating bike failures so I want a really reputable brand. Ritchey? Zipp? Easton? I'm sure ENVE is but at nearly double the cost of these others.