Originally Posted by
terrymorse
the tiny amount of bending they do is elastic bending. Elastic structures cannot absorb vibrations.
Anyone who has owned an older alloy frameset/bar combo and gone to a really modern carbon frameset/bar combo that rides gravel or rough roads knows this is crap.
Same exact tires/pressure going from my old alloy Crockett with alloy bars to a modern TCX with carbon frame and bars it's light years different on rough terrain. The Crockett would beat the hell out of me. And I ran more bar tape on the Crockett.
Carbon layup strategy matters.