Carbon drop bar with flat tops less than $250???
07-25-19, 11:38 AM
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Carbon drop bar with flat tops less than $250???
Are there any carbon drop bars with flats on the top from a reputable manufacturer that are less than $250? 46cm width a plus!
Thanks.
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07-25-19, 12:00 PM
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The Easton EC70 Aero is a flat top bar. It is $212 all over the internet right now.
https://www.backcountry.com/easton-e...ar-eas0140?s=a
46 CM is going to be a challenge.
-Tim-
https://www.backcountry.com/easton-e...ar-eas0140?s=a
46 CM is going to be a challenge.
-Tim-
07-25-19, 12:59 PM
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The first option doesn't have flat tops, at least to my view.
The second with shipping is $242, almost $250.
The ec70 aero looks nice, no 46 though.
I'll probably order the FSA K-wing AGX 46cm from backcountry for $239 unless someone finds a real bargain.
Thanks guys.
The second with shipping is $242, almost $250.
The ec70 aero looks nice, no 46 though.
I'll probably order the FSA K-wing AGX 46cm from backcountry for $239 unless someone finds a real bargain.
Thanks guys.
07-25-19, 02:02 PM
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Cinelli Neo Morphe are going for under $200 in Amazon right now. I was able to get one for $90.00. Most comfortable bar I ever used.
07-25-19, 02:22 PM
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07-25-19, 03:14 PM
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The K-Wing AGX isn't really a 'flat top' bar, it's more ovalized. I thought from seeing pictures that it was much more aero shaped, but after using it the last few months it's really grown on me
07-25-19, 04:42 PM
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I have three Aeronova clones from an unreputable company that cost AU$40 each, delivered.
Tried to break em before I fitted them, couldn't. Haven't lost my teeth yet
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You will be hard pressed to find a bar that wide in an aero build. Mainly, because opening yourself up that wide is not aero. Combine that , with a general movement to smaller at widths, means that type of setup is a unicorn.
07-25-19, 05:54 PM
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Yeah, the cheap-arse Toseek bars I got only go up to 44.
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The company measures outside to outside, which I don’t believe is as common as center to center. In practice, those bars are effectively 44 cm.
SUPERZERO CARBON | RHM handlebar for racing bike | Deda Elementi
SUPERZERO CARBON | RHM handlebar for racing bike | Deda Elementi
07-26-19, 11:35 PM
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The company measures outside to outside, which I don’t believe is as common as center to center. In practice, those bars are effectively 44 cm.
SUPERZERO CARBON | RHM handlebar for racing bike | Deda Elementi
SUPERZERO CARBON | RHM handlebar for racing bike | Deda Elementi
HOWEVER, I just realized how much of a pain in the ass it will be to change the handlebars. The bike is a '16 scott solace premium with dura ace di2 and hydraulic brakes. It has the stock syncros round drop bars. Anyone know if this has internal cables in the handlebars? I was thinking if it did not, I could change them myself, but from what I've read, internal means taking everything apart and using new cables/etc. From what i gather, even guys who wrench a decent amount themselves take the bike to a shop for this.
Thoughts?
07-27-19, 05:06 AM
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Save some money and get them in Aluminum. Stiffer.
07-27-19, 08:26 PM
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It might make sense to replace hydraulic hoses. At a minimum, I'd check for spots where the hose might be wearing through but if not worn then replacing the hoses is not necessary.
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07-27-19, 09:13 PM
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Come to think of it, do you want your bars to be like a steel girder, transmitting 100% of every hit? Shock absorption is a feature, not a bug...
Mind you, when I put these cheapo aero bars on my main bike, I had this Kalloy Uno stem on there, which is like a cheap copy of a 3T Arx, weighing about 120g, and the front end was heaps noodly. Popped a beefy Zipp stem on, weighing another 20g, and it was perfect; it's like the springiness of the bars doesn't go to waste when I stand on it.
Mind you, when I put these cheapo aero bars on my main bike, I had this Kalloy Uno stem on there, which is like a cheap copy of a 3T Arx, weighing about 120g, and the front end was heaps noodly. Popped a beefy Zipp stem on, weighing another 20g, and it was perfect; it's like the springiness of the bars doesn't go to waste when I stand on it.
07-28-19, 02:50 AM
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Come to think of it, do you want your bars to be like a steel girder, transmitting 100% of every hit? Shock absorption is a feature, not a bug...
Mind you, when I put these cheapo aero bars on my main bike, I had this Kalloy Uno stem on there, which is like a cheap copy of a 3T Arx, weighing about 120g, and the front end was heaps noodly. Popped a beefy Zipp stem on, weighing another 20g, and it was perfect; it's like the springiness of the bars doesn't go to waste when I stand on it.
Mind you, when I put these cheapo aero bars on my main bike, I had this Kalloy Uno stem on there, which is like a cheap copy of a 3T Arx, weighing about 120g, and the front end was heaps noodly. Popped a beefy Zipp stem on, weighing another 20g, and it was perfect; it's like the springiness of the bars doesn't go to waste when I stand on it.
07-28-19, 06:46 AM
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Not currently in stock but listed at $176 here: https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ritch...carbon-bars-1/
I paid $187 a few years ago for mine.
I can attest to their perfect-ness. My only minor gripe was that feeding compressionless brake housing through the internal channels wasn’t the easiest task. But most people won’t have that issue.
I paid $187 a few years ago for mine.
I can attest to their perfect-ness. My only minor gripe was that feeding compressionless brake housing through the internal channels wasn’t the easiest task. But most people won’t have that issue.
07-28-19, 07:38 AM
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Oh yeah, you mean the beaded stuff? It's a right bastard, especially if the beads aren't tight on the liner, and free to move along it... Alligator i-link is like that, and even worse, thanks to the little bulges on one end of each bead. Jagwire Elite Link is way easier.
07-28-19, 07:57 AM
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...ha ha... I did the same on eight bikes about 1 1/2 years ago. So far so, good. Every now and then, I tried to push on them as hard as I could and nothing happened.
Anyway, they are more than adequate for my recreational riding, ~14mph/~80 cadence on mostly flat route)
Anyway, they are more than adequate for my recreational riding, ~14mph/~80 cadence on mostly flat route)