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[Closed] £100* to spend .... New flat bar needed .... Carbon or Ti

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So looking for a new flat bar .

I've not used Ti or Carbon for a bar before so new territory for me.

Thinking Thomson carbon or Kingdom bikes Ti.

Looking for flat but a reasonable amount of sweep.

Thoughts?

*ish ..... certainly not a lot more .....

 
Posted : 22/05/2014 1:10 pm
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Only ones I've found (at 740mm) with more than 8 or 9 degree of sweep are Syntace Vector Carbons (740mm 12degree).And they are £150ish.My Enve sweeps are ok but I don't see why the can't make them so they feel the same as the risers.

 
Posted : 22/05/2014 1:15 pm
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I've got some 3T Extendo bars, which are 740 wide with 12 degrees of back sweep. They're supposedly flat, but they're eccentric. I have found they've got too much sweep for me, so have effectively been using them as risers. Might be worth a look though if sweep is what you're after. Currently £70 at Wiggle I think.

 
Posted : 22/05/2014 1:31 pm
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I'm running exotic carbon bars 750mm and very light ... £65ish I think on the bay(bike fridge) ragged them a while no issue 8)

 
Posted : 22/05/2014 1:33 pm
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Possibly Kinesis Strut? IIRC the flat one has quite a lot of backsweep, and they're £80 at Winstanleys.

Crank Bros might do one as well, I didn't pay much attention to the flats

 
Posted : 22/05/2014 2:16 pm
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I've got a set of exotic 750mm on a bike I just bought - look mint but I'll be strapping things to the bar on this bike so will go standard aluminium. £37.50 posted?

Cheers,

Ian

 
Posted : 22/05/2014 2:26 pm
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kingdom ti flat bars here mate brilliant!

 
Posted : 22/05/2014 3:20 pm
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kingdom ti flat bars here mate brilliant!

Were they okay to deal with?

What sweep did you o for?

 
Posted : 22/05/2014 3:24 pm
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Just get Aluminium - plenty light enough - compliance/ dampening not needed for handlebars... Forks and tyres will sort that ...

 
Posted : 22/05/2014 7:57 pm

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