Originally Posted by hypersnazz
So? Steel bends and it's just as useless. And I think you're forgetting that mountain bikers, particularly freeriders and downhillers, are MUCH harder on their sh*t than BMXers, and there's a fair amount of plastic on those bikes nowadays. The only difference is that steel and aluminum are cheap to replace.
i wasnt talking about dh and freeriding, i was talking about cross country. they do make carbon bars for dh, but most racers will still use an aluminum bar. it is harder to bend steel than to put a crack in carbon fiber. you can bend steel a little and it will be fine, if carbon fiber starts to go bad and that is it you cant use it.