Originally Posted by
Trsnrtr
I have 44 cm Profile carbon bars on my tandem and fear for my life when using the drops. Things are so flexy compared to my K-Wings that I fear they are going to snap. If Profile bars are flexy, I can't imagine what counterfeits are like.
Food for thought:
Elastic modulus + Geometry --> Stiffness/Flexy-ness
Yield/ultimate strength + Geometry --> Strength/Permanently bent
Fracture toughness + Defects + Geometry --> Fracture (what we saw in the video)
Of course in CFRP the fibre orientation plays a large role in modulus, strength, and fracture toughness.
All I'm trying to get across is that I could make you a $5 handlebar made from glass that is much stiffer than any CFRP handlebar you can buy.