okay

oh dear god

thurstonboise

I don't know that vibration dampening is going to be designed into TT/Tri bars though. Short races, clean closed courses, comfort is obviously second to aerodynamics. I don't think it will be nearly as noticeable as switching to a carbon fork.
Edit: I know you already swapped to a carbon fork.

Velocità

just get one of these

j0e_bik3

CF (and other composites as well) have a natural "dampening" tendency,......so like a steel bar, they flex and return to the original shape, thus dampening some of the transmitted vibrations from the road to your hands.

there was actually a difference I could feel between aluminum and CF bars, I thought, and with the only other materials having a dampening action being steel (heavy) and titanium ($$$$$), I think CF bars would certainly NOT be "overkill" if vibration dampening was one of your priorities in selecting a bar.

but your probably going to have to chop and flip some CF bars, or make your own if you want a totally round cross section throughout.

trons

steel bars are stiffer than al bars...

jim-bob

If only there was some kind of bike designed for that kind of riding. Maybe something with a little longer wheelbase, maybe slacker angles, some clearance for fatter tires..

Oh well, I guess I'll just buy some stupidly expensive bars for my stiff twitchy track bike instead. Sigh.

cheeva

if u paint some cheap alu or steel bars like carbon fiber they become the same weight as it

just fyi

letsthrowfries

I think buying another bike would cost more money than his carbon horns...

You know, just saying.

okay

probably not

Hirohsima

Spooki:

Profile T2 Cobras do have the flat section, but they also have a super-wide 31.8 center section normally used to clamp clip on aerobars to.
https://www.profile-design.com/produc...rs/cobra-wing/

You just need to buy a lever that fits 31.8 and has a full hinge so you don't have to slide it past the flat area:
https://www.canecreek.com/crosstop-brake-levers.html

huerro

Holy ****. $40 to shave 7 grams. That is less than the mass of 3 pennies. Bike people are ridiculous.

j0e_bik3

COMPLETELY dependent on the design, length, tubing taper, materials, etc,...so NO steel bars are NOT "stiffer than al bars"

a steel bar will flex and return to it's original shape, where as aluminum when it bends, it STAYS bent, so you'd see the tubing thickness on al bars is THREE TIMES what you'd see on a cro-mo bar

but thanks for playing

jdms mvp

try riding aluminum bikes with aluminum forks and bars

then ride a steel bike with steel fork and bars

then ride a carbon bike with carbon fork and bars....

yes there is a difference...

deadforkinglast

By all accounts from people who would know (racers) you'll feel a much more significant difference if you just get tires that are a few mm wider for long rides. I moved from 23mm to 28mm on my road bike so that I could make it more comfortable without having to change anything else, which I already have set up well for me. CF handlebars are mostly just for weight savings.


But, I mean, that's not really an answer to your question. If you want carbon fiber bullhorns, you want carbon fiber bullhorns. If you want to make the ride more comfortable, you might try wider tires and thicker bar tape, wrapped more densely. You can still do these things WITH carbon fiber bullhorns for the ultimate in comfort. Short of getting a more comfortable bike, that is.

Madoner

i think that bontrager has a set

musicsucks

Because any time anyone else asks about buying expensive components spooki is the first person to call that person out as a poseur.

sp00ki

wow.
fyi, lying on the internet makes you look like a moron. or didn't you get the memo...

raster

So this got out of hand faster than Dr. Strangelove.

nateintokyo

do carbon fiber bars come from......carbon-based life forms??

(sorry, couldnt help myself, and 'carbon is murder!1' is too blunt)

LóFarkas

We only understand blunt in here...

wearyourtruth

i'm not sure why everyone hates carbon fiber or gives a crap what the OP puts on his bike... but another idea i had (other than the flop'n'chop) is what about a flat bar with bar ends? that'd fit a cross lever just fine. might not be too comfortable in the 'elbows' but the rest would be fine i would think?



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j0e_bik3

and I heard the weed in japan was pretty good,...sorry you couldn't find a sack

goldenskeletons

wearyourtruth, thank you for finally posting that.

i was waiting for somebody to finally get around to it.

TheScientist

This is how it works, trust me I'm a composites/polymer engineer...

oh and....

deadforkinglast

Spooki,

I think if you can't find any carbon fiber bullhorns, this is almost as good.