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Link below, I wonder if anyone has bought one of these and not died? Id feel happy if it had a sticker on it saying zipp or some other posh make. Are they shite?
Farsports do one that I’d buy as I’ve been thrashing their wheels hard for years with no problems.
There are a couple of other ‘brands’ out there that also have a reputation to protect.
I wouldn’t buy a no-name bar and stem as the seller has much less skin in the game than you do!
I have a set of those, or at least something which looks very similar, on both my road bike and commuter, not had any issues with either
Yes, I would buy - although not that one, there's some considerably nicer looking ones on Aliexpress. E.g.:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001425216445.html
Not integrated bars and stem, but even though it's ~£35-90 more expensive, I'd choose either the PX Selcof or the Wiggle Prime.
Probably ordering the latter, currently dithering and delaying after the narrow widths can only be bought now with £20 bar tape!
I looked at those but didn't like the fact you can't okay around with stem length so bought the cannondale hollowgranm ones that look like one piece but aren't. A lot more expensive but cheaper than most of the one piece bar and stem combos.
I wouldn't.
I'm a believer than a factory churning out products such as carbon bars will be supplying their established customers/brands with their best A grade stock. The buyer will presumably expect a certain level of quality and strength to protect their brand reputation in return for repeat orders.
The B grade stuff that's not quite right or a bit suspect will no doubt end up in the unbranded direct sales shipment where reputation and the occasional snapped handlebar can just be brushed off via eBay messages. Also I expect they know these buyers are less fussy about this sort of thing and the cheaper price makes it a bit more disposable.
No I wouldn't, as above, Selcof or prime in a black friday sale won't be much more.
If I was going cheaper carbon then a recognised brand like farsport etc but beware of the copies. They are probabaly coping farsport now.
Besides, they weigh 350g that's about the same as a ali stem and bar.
If your going carbon then for me, it's to save weight as well as comfort. It would have to weigh under 300g but the lighter you get, the higher the risk.
My Synchros Hixon weights a shade under 300g, so the weight isn’t that far off the ‘genuine article’.
The Newmen stem & Thomson bar combo on my other bike is nearly 100g lighter though and the backsweep/rise can be tweaked.
OMG no! It's got curly ends!