Taiwan Handlebars and Stems ???

[Grayduff]

My Specialized Frame is from Taiwan SO would the glossy new carbon Handlebars and Stems from a well known auction site, be as good .
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/new-245g-...sure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3cd0fadd8f..
a carbon stem and or handlebars is my next upgrade so would like to spend my money wisely, any help would be appreciated..

 

[VamP]

Given that decent aluminium bars weigh cca 220 g.... no.

Carbon stems are generally best avoided TBH. A good set of carbon bars will save you maybe 40 g, but will cost a lot more than £/g benchmark.

 

[fossyant]

I wouldn't. You just don't know if fake, and there is alot of that about. Too safety critical.

Get yourself some Ritchey (alloy) WCS bars and stem, from a UK on-line retailer. Both exceptionally light and almost the same weight as their carbon WCS. Also much stiffer !

 

[Grayduff]

Given that decent aluminium bars weigh cca 220 g.... no.

Carbon stems are generally best avoided TBH. A good set of carbon bars will save you maybe 40 g, but will cost a lot more than £/g benchmark.

Ok ta..

 

[Grayduff]

I wouldn't. You just don't know if fake, and there is alot of that about. Too safety critical.

Get yourself some Ritchey (alloy) WCS bars and stem, from a UK on-line retailer. Both exceptionally light and almost the same weight as their carbon WCS. Also much stiffer !

Thanks i will take a look

 

[fossyant]

I've got the Ritchey Pro stem and the WCS bars - these are on my commute bike. The bars are incredibly light and stiff - I ride with panniers so they are well upto a fully loaded bike.

The WCS also comes in carbon matrix stems, which is a fancy name for carbon covered alloy.

 

[Kestevan]

Or have a look at the superlight alloy stems from Planet X. Very light, very stiff and very cheap