should handlebars and stem be the same brand?
03-13-10 | 04:32 AM
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if you have OCD, then match stem, bars and bar-tape.
or get a one piece carbon.
or get a one piece carbon.
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03-13-10 | 06:08 AM
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03-13-10 | 08:08 AM
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03-13-10 | 09:07 AM
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03-13-10 | 09:07 AM
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03-13-10 | 09:35 AM
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FSA Wing Pro bars\ Holland stem. (And sorry about the photo taken from the wrong perspective).
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03-13-10 | 09:41 AM
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my new cg-1 has matching forks, stem, bar and tape (easton)
03-13-10 | 10:48 AM
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FSA / FSA. But I would mix and match to go with the best of the best.
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03-13-10 | 10:50 AM
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I think the 3T bars and stem with the stripe looks the coolest, but they dont HAVE to be the same brand. Then again, there is the cool factor................ just sayin...
03-13-10 | 12:04 PM
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Control Tech bar & Forte stem
No, they don't have to match.
No, they don't have to match.
03-13-10 | 12:16 PM
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There isn't any law that I know of. I've often started out with matching on my bikes only to mix and match. I'm rather fond of Stella Azzura.
03-13-10 | 01:04 PM
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