Szymon Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 (edited) What is your experience with carbon handlebars? This year I saw two broken Extention handlebars. Both ridden for the first year. I see that a lot of people ride with Comas handlebars. How about their durability? How often do you replace them with new ones? It would be nice to have light handlebar but also all teeth Edited November 7, 2023 by Szymon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoofty Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 I've used the Comas and the WAW crewkerz bars. I found the WAW too stiff for street, but the Comas is perfect. I've broken one Comas bar after it was damaged in a crash. It didn't fail catastrophically, just started to flex at the damage site. I have yet to replace a Comas bar due to age. My oldest one is almost 3 years old now and has been on multiple bikes and I don't use a torque wrench on it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted November 8, 2023 Report Share Posted November 8, 2023 (edited) Have been wondering the same thing. Aluminium snaps very suddenly, and I sometimes do break stuff. Thinking carbon might be safer. You don't notice the Comas being 1 cm smaller @Swoofty? At least, I'm very used to the Inspired Arcade bars. Was thinking about the Extentions too, but you mentioning two broken pairs @Szymon , not that great, can't imagine there being that many out there, and Extention feels like an AliExpress brand to me 😛 Then again, I've also seen the Arcade bar fail more than once (not mine, I only broke a Deity Highside bar, also aluminium). Edit: found a good deal on the Comas bars, will be giving them a shot, my Arcade bars are running on almost 4 years anyway. Edited November 8, 2023 by Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted December 2, 2023 Report Share Posted December 2, 2023 Quick update @Szymon, got some Clean carbon bars in the end, figured 730 mm would be better than 720. First impression was they look very well made and finished. One ride in and I didn't think I'd feel it much, but the geometry is also noticeably different from the Arcade bar, if run in the same position. I always run my bars perpendicular to the ground, and with this bar the bike feels bigger. Felt better for trials moves and a bit more effort and slight rebalance needed for manuals. It's also stiffer than the Arcade bar. I like it so far. Let's see how it lasts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuantumQuasarx Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) No thanks. Edited December 14, 2023 by Luke Rainbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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