Originally Posted by
CommuteCommando
The main advantage of carbon fiber is to reduce weight, and considering I am a bit clyde and can take a bit of weight off my arse, the carbon would be most effective at lightening my wallet.
Can agree here--I got a pair of CF bars at a sensible price and they weighed in at 210 grams. Fitted them and they felt OK. Weighed the alloy bars I was taking off and they were 210 grams.
Comfort wise and I don't think there is a difference from the material. No weight loss but the CF bars felt a bit better but that was due to the aero shape on the flat and that they were 44 cm instead of the 42 of the alloy. I was just as happy with the alloy bars.