Te mortuo heres tibi sim?
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: East coast
Posts: 3,486
Bikes: hardtail, squishy, fixed roadie, fixed crosser
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Have had two carbon bars, neither of which failed. An older IRD Mosaic. Nice bend/sweep, sold the bike it was on, a rigid XC hardtail. Recently tried Titec carbon riser. Snap, crackle, pop noises greeted me from the very first.
Double checked that it wasn't overtorqued, checked for cracks and so on. No grease. No overtightening of the levers/grips/shifters. Had a local shop take a look as well, just to be sure I wasn't missing something. Nothing was slipping/moving that I could find, either. Maybe it's fine, but the noise annoyed and worried me enough that I found myself not trusting the damn bar. I hate that. It impinges on riding joy. No cracks or anything found upon removal.
Maybe it's only making nose, but it annoyed the hell out of me. Swapped back to an alu bar: Sunline V-1 OS. Great feel, bend, and sweep. Looooooove the width. It's quiet. I"m much happier, and don't give a rats ass that it's slightly more weight.