Originally Posted by LastKraftWagen

Dude, DO NOT BUY THE CARBON!!!

You complain about people calling you a troll, telling them that if that is all they want to say then not to post, but you don't listen to the advice you are given by those who are actually trying to help you. Maybe, just maybe, if you don't want to listen to the advice of others, don't ask the questions...

Carbon fiber can be made stronger if the fibers are laid and "glued" properly [I know to all the others, trying to keep it simple], and is pound for pound (if both the carbon and alloy part weighed the same) is stronger when manufactured correctly, but carbon bars are never made to weigh the same as alloy bars [again all, I know], so the strength difference is not as big as in your video, and that $30 crap on eBay is not made to the same quality or strength as the brand name (more expensive) ones. You get what you pay for, and with eBay carbon often times not even that.

Plus, even when carbon is correctly manufactured, one little scratch, one chip, tighten one shifter or brake lever too tight, crash once, and your bar is no longer safe.

To find out what size bar you have, take it out of the stem (the part the bar is connected to), grab a ruler or measuring tape, and measure the hole. if it's close to 25mm or 1 inch, it is a 25.4mm bar...If its over 3cm its a 31.8mm bar that you need.

And once again, DO NOT BUY THE CARBON!

Originally Posted by AnkleWork

To the OP:
Many people here do not understand you and your needs.
Carbon fiber really is best for your handlebar and the cheapest one is the best of the best, because it is not too light and weak.

Just buy what you want and you will be fine.

Originally Posted by SmallFront

Forget the ebay thing and buy from an online bike shop. Seriously, you having a single look and deciding aluminium handlebars costs $100 is just ridiculous. If you insist on buying cheap chinese ***** from ebay, go ahead. I already told you to look for "alloy" rather "aluminium", because people tend to use that term instead.

Originally Posted by Stuntex

Check this out:
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Originally Posted by SmallFront

I don't know which country "IL" is, so that's not going to happen. But you still haven't grasped that go looking a single place which has, what? Ten handlebars? isn't really saying anything at all. And another thing: If you can buy from ebay, surely it won't be a problem buying from a real online retailer!? I linked to one from Great Britain, but there are many, many around - especially in the US where you can get stuff even cheaper than Europe. Yes, Race Face handlebars will cost you. You don't want that.

You are constantly looking for excuses not to buy an aluminium handlebar, based on the ridiculous notion that carbon handlebars is stronger than aluminium handlebars, that the cheapest and only handlebars you can get hold of is $100 and that your $30 CF handlebars will outdo them all.

You then provide a link to a single shop where almost all the handlebars linked are RaceFace.

Seriously, if you can buy from ebay, you can buy handlebars from an online retailer that has quite a deal more choice than ten riser handlebars from RaceFace.

Originally Posted by Stuntex

Ok.
First of all and I should've done that when I opened this thread is to show you a picture..
Maybe I need some more parts maybe something else is broken..
I will take pictures today and post here so please help.

Originally Posted by SmallFront

Do you seriously think I requested pictures? WTF!?

You need a new and stronger handlebar and perhaps a stronger stem to make sure that that doesn't break either. That is what almost all of us have been saying all along. It is not freaking rocket science.

Originally Posted by Stuntex

I didn't say you asked,I just said maybe something else broke and I need to buy more things.
Which stem should I buy now than?..

Originally Posted by SmallFront

Find some cheap alu handlebars and buy a stronger stem from them at the same time. First you find a shop with cheap handlebars, and then find the stem at the same place.

Originally Posted by SmallFront

Doesn't look like it.

Originally Posted by Stuntex

Then I only need a new handlebar right?

Originally Posted by SmallFront

Re-read our posts. We said that you need a stronger stem to be sure that that won't break down the road too

Originally Posted by Stuntex

wow..
this becomes too expensive..
will 50$ be enough?

Originally Posted by LastKraftWagen

I just put "alloy mountain bike handlebars" in the eBay search field and "$35.00" in the maximum price field and only came up with 1068 results...

Originally Posted by SmallFront

Hmm, seriously, we are saying to get a new stem while you're at it, because it is probably the same "quality" as the handlebars you broke.

Yes, by shopping around a bit, it should be possible. If you have very little money, see if the shop has some leftovers from people who have upgraded theirs.

The thing is, if you do "stunts" on a bike, be prepared to pay for upgrades, repairs, and/or spares. If you don't want to upgrade your stem and handlebars in order to be safe, then don't. At this point, I don't care anymore about your safety, because you yourself does not care at all. Go find a rust-bucket you can take the handlebars and stem off of. It will be cheap.

Originally Posted by Stuntex

Is this the one I need?

Originally Posted by Stuntex

Which one to order?

Originally Posted by crazyjons

You are going to need an allen wrench also. They are very expensive.

Originally Posted by LastKraftWagen

This is where you need to help yourself. Get a tape measure or ruler, measure how wide the hole on the stem where the handlebar is connected, put the two broken pieces of the bars together and measure how long it is, then look at the pictures on e
Bay and pick one. Only you can pick the one you need and want.